Degree
Major
80 credit points
Major in Anthropology
Overview
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Degree/s offering this major
Bachelor of Arts
Summary
Key features
- Turn your passion for anthropology into a profession
Build the types of human-centred and insight-driven skills that are valued by employers across a wide range of professional settings.
- Turn insight into real-world impact
Help shape policy and intervention strategies by understanding how people live and think, and where change can be most effective.
- Examine real-world issues through an anthropological lens
Engage with issues through people’s lived experiences, discovering how their stories shape communities and societies locally and globally.
- Benefit from our links with global partner organisations
Connect with communities, NGOs, and research institutions both across Australia and internationally.
Career outcomes
With a rapidly evolving job market, graduate employability remains our priority. We’re working closely with a range of industries and sectors to ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. View graduate professions and potential employers.
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Faculty of Arts
The Faculty of Arts is home to a passionate community of scholars committed to equipping you with skills for the future via transformative education and world-leading research. Through our interdisciplinary approach to teaching and research, you'll develop capabilities to address local, national and global challenges.
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Studying at Macquarie
Our vibrant and leafy campus forms part of one of the largest business and technology precincts in Australia. To ensure you have the right skills when you graduate — whether you're starting your first job or taking your career to the next level — we offer flexible study options, personalised degrees and practical experiences.
Benefits of studying at Macquarie
Major structure
What you’ll study
A major allows you to focus on an area of study, such as Anthropology, within more generalist degrees. It’s recorded on your testamur and academic transcript.
Major requirements
80 credit points
Essential units
80 credit points
Complete each unit below.
Essential units are units that you must complete to qualify for your degree.
How can I study this major?
Anthropology is available as a major as part of the below degree/s:
Further course details
For further details and specific course requirements, visit the Handbook >
Guide to University terminology
Use our handy guide to better understand common study terms.
Career outcomes
Set your career in motion
Professions
- Business consultant
- Community planner
- Community relations manager
- Content specialist
- Corporate anthropologist
- Cultural adviser
- Diversity consultant
- Human resources professional
- Journalist
- Multicultural liaison officer
- NGO evaluator or administrator
- Policy adviser
- Project manager
- Public health officer
- Qualitative researcher
- Talent or casting agent
- User experience (UX) designer
Employers
- Advocacy organisations
- Community organisations
- Consulting firms
- Cultural and heritage organisations
- Government agencies and departments
- Health organisations
- Indigenous development organisations
- Legal service providers
- Media, creative or communications agencies
- Multinational corporations
- Museums
- NGOs
- Policy institutes
- Public service
- Regulatory authorities
- Start-ups
- Technology and telecommunications companies
- Trade unions
- UX design companies
- Universities
Career information
Job and Skills Australia – an Australian Government initiative – provides accessible labour-market data, research and tools to help you understand Australia’s current and projected workforce-skills needs.
Multiply your employability
In-built internships
Study a degree with built-in practical experiences, and get an invaluable head start in your career.
Higher graduate earnings
Join the ranks of arts graduates whose mid-career earnings outstrip many specialist professions.
Co-designed degrees
Study a degree co-designed with industry, and graduate with the knowledge and skills employers want.
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