Why is the gulf between poor and rich getter ever bigger? What if you were born in Mali? And why are there people in Europe who label refugees as freeloaders?
In a world in which the differences between people are getting bigger, you, as an anthropologist, are looking for ways of understanding one another better. You will get to work straight away on issues from your own surroundings, city, country or region. Your own senses are your research tools: you observe, listen, interview and sometimes follow people for even months at a time. As a student of Cultural Anthropology, your goal will be to discover what is going on under the surface.
In the course of the Bachelor’s programme in Cultural Anthropology you will interact with people from different backgrounds. VU Amsterdam itself is also diverse and international, and you will see that in the lecture rooms. Internationalisation at home. Your fellow students come from all corners of the globe and are of many different origins. You learn from and with one another. You will also work with students from other disciplines to look for solutions to social challenges such as globalisation, diversity and digitalisation.
You are free to follow your own path and to choose what interests you. VU Amsterdam cooperates closely with organisations and companies so that you can apply your knowledge and skills straight away in the real world. You will work on new ways of solving current social issues, both worldwide and local. You will study how people live, what choices they make and why. You can use your knowledge straight away to make a difference.
Would you prefer to follow Cultural Anthropology in Dutch? Take a look at Culturele Antropologie en Ontwikkelingssociologie.
The start date of Cultural Anthropology is September 1st.
Facts and figures
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