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Undergrad Anthropology + Languages?

hi everyone :smile:
is anyone aware of or has done an undergrad in anthropology (social or general) where theyve done 2 languages alongside it?
i currently do a level spanish and id love to continue it for uni, but id also love to do another language alongside it. i cant find any from some basic searches so was just wondering if anyone else is aware, or has done one
thanks:smile:
Reply 1
Original post by caitking
hi everyone :smile:
is anyone aware of or has done an undergrad in anthropology (social or general) where theyve done 2 languages alongside it?
i currently do a level spanish and id love to continue it for uni, but id also love to do another language alongside it. i cant find any from some basic searches so was just wondering if anyone else is aware, or has done one
thanks:smile:

Remember that most Unis will offer extra-curricular language classes - ie. you don't have to be doing languages as a formal part of your degree to keep learning the language.

Examples :
University Language Centre - LEAP courses - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
University Language Programme | Nottingham Trent University
Reply 2
Original post by McGinger
Remember that most Unis will offer extra-curricular language classes - ie. you don't have to be doing languages as a formal part of your degree to keep learning the language.
Examples :
University Language Centre - LEAP courses - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
University Language Programme | Nottingham Trent University


hi:smile: yes im aware more unis offer this, but i was wondering if any have them as an actual part of my degree
Original post by McGinger
Remember that most Unis will offer extra-curricular language classes - ie. you don't have to be doing languages as a formal part of your degree to keep learning the language.

Examples :
University Language Centre - LEAP courses - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures - The University of Manchester
University Language Programme | Nottingham Trent University


I was in a similar~ish predicament with wishing to study languages alongside my subject (Maths), which very much limited my options for those with the languages tituarly as part of the degree. You may find a better option by keeping up the languages in your spare time but factoring that into your decisions. For example, when looking specifically for Maths with Modern Languages degrees, one of my options, as much as the course sounded wonderful, was in London so, with the cost and time of commuting, I would be in a similar situation as I would have been at another university with an evening class anyway.

Note: That's not to discount London universities generally, I just happened to live near enough that it didn't make financial sense for me to live out in later years.
Usually two languages would represent a full degree study load, so it's unlikely you could study two in parallel with anthropology throughout the course. It may be possible to for example, study one language in first year as an option then another language in the subsequent years. This may be easier to facilitate and achieve a good level of proficiency if you already have an A-level in one of the languages.

There might be a few courses that facilitate this more directly, for example at SOAS I believe you can combine anthropology with "languages and cultures" as your second subject, which enables you to study a variety of the "smaller" languages as SOAS and I don't believe there's a requirement to study a single language throughout (indeed many of the more niche ones may only have a single level or two levels worth of modules). Of course, SOAS just offers Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages which may or may not be appealing (hopefully as a would be anthropologist they would be...!).

As above otherwise it may also be possible to do anthropology with a single language for credit, then do additional language courses not-for-credit through your unis language centre.
Reply 5
Original post by artful_lounger
Usually two languages would represent a full degree study load, so it's unlikely you could study two in parallel with anthropology throughout the course. It may be possible to for example, study one language in first year as an option then another language in the subsequent years. This may be easier to facilitate and achieve a good level of proficiency if you already have an A-level in one of the languages.
There might be a few courses that facilitate this more directly, for example at SOAS I believe you can combine anthropology with "languages and cultures" as your second subject, which enables you to study a variety of the "smaller" languages as SOAS and I don't believe there's a requirement to study a single language throughout (indeed many of the more niche ones may only have a single level or two levels worth of modules). Of course, SOAS just offers Asian, African and Middle Eastern languages which may or may not be appealing (hopefully as a would be anthropologist they would be...!).
As above otherwise it may also be possible to do anthropology with a single language for credit, then do additional language courses not-for-credit through your unis language centre.


thank you!! :smile:

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