Anthropology and Gaelic

About this course

Anthropology and Gaelic studies is a pairing that brings together the scientific and humanistic study of what it means to be human with an in-depth engagement with Scotland's oldest living language and the cultural world it carries. Anthropology examines human societies, cultures and behaviours across time and place, drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, comparative analysis and theoretical frameworks from sociology, biology and psychology to understand the full range of human social organisation. Scottish Gaelic studies provides a specific and rich example of that diversity, examining a living minority language with deep historical roots in Scotland and connections to other Celtic languages and cultures. At the University of Aberdeen you will study across four years of full-time study, including a year abroad that places you in a wider cultural and perhaps Gaelic-speaking context. You wil

Where its graduates go

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• 50 / 100Business and Financial Project Management Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
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