Anthropology at University of Aberdeen
Anthropology (MA (Hons), L600) at University of Aberdeen asked for BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on abdn.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBC
Selective112 points · around BBB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check abdn.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 112
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 10% had fewer than the 112 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L600 · L6 anthropology
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
75%
still studying
UK 94%
15%
left higher education
UK 5%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%94%
Learning opportunities78%87%
Assessment and feedback85%83%
Academic support82%93%
Organisation and management82%84%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice70%81%
10 final-year students · 79% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£23k5 years£28.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working10% working and studying5% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 85% in work or study
30%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 44%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 77%
30%
use what they learned
UK 44%
- Administrative occupations20%
- Sales occupations15%
- Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations10%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Welfare and housing associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 70% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Aberdeen, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- AB24 3FX
Subjects
anthropology social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- Old Aberdeen
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Anthropology at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brunel University of London | Anthropology BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBC | under 96 |
| SOAS University of London | Arabic and Social Anthropology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Manchester | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Anthropology BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Anthropology BA/BSc (H) | 120 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Archaeology and Anthropology BA (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Aberdeen | Anthropology this course | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bradford | Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Wales Trinity Saint David | Anthropology and History BA (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Plymouth | Anthropology BA (Hons) | 104 points | 112–127 |
| University of Dundee | Forensic Anthropology BSc (Hons) | CCC - CCD | 160–175 |
See all 191 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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