Charlottesville,
VA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Anthropology - Culture and Communication in Charlottesville United States | University of Virginia
University of Virginia
|
Charlottesville United States
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
53,822
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
The Anthropology concentration in Culture and Communication provides an academic framework for exploring how people communicate across diverse cultures, examining both physical interactions and technology-driven connections worldwide. This field spans from intimate personal conversations to large-scale international exchanges involving trade, migration, governance, and social progress. Students develop analytical skills and comprehensive perspectives valuable in our interconnected world, where cultural nuances in communication can determine success or failure, fairness or discrimination, and sometimes survival itself. The curriculum draws from linguistic anthropology, cognitive anthropology, and related disciplines, incorporating insights from sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse studies, media analysis, and artistic expression. Students learn to navigate varying communication styles and cultural frameworks that influence teamwork, relationship-building, and global interconnectedness.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.0
Qualification Requirements
High School Transcripts.
Typically, the most important factor in the admission evaluation process is demonstrated academic achievement in a challenging secondary school program.
The admission committee looks for applicants who have completed the most rigorous academic courses available in their secondary schools and recommends that prospective students should exceed minimum high school graduation requirements. We require an official transcript. The secondary program should include no fewer than 16 academic courses and must include the following courses:
English 4 units
Mathematics 4 units
Foreign Language 2 units
Science (from among biology, chemistry, and physics) 2 units (*)
Social Studies 1 unit
A TOEFL or IELTS score should not be more than two years old. Depending on the school, most admitted graduate students attain a minimum total score of 90 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL (including sectional minimums of 22 in speaking, 22 in writing, 23 in reading and 23 in listening). The minimum paper-based TOEFL score requirement is usually 600, and the minimum IELTS score requirement is 7.0.
Typically, the most important factor in the admission evaluation process is demonstrated academic achievement in a challenging secondary school program.
The admission committee looks for applicants who have completed the most rigorous academic courses available in their secondary schools and recommends that prospective students should exceed minimum high school graduation requirements. We require an official transcript. The secondary program should include no fewer than 16 academic courses and must include the following courses:
English 4 units
Mathematics 4 units
Foreign Language 2 units
Science (from among biology, chemistry, and physics) 2 units (*)
Social Studies 1 unit
A TOEFL or IELTS score should not be more than two years old. Depending on the school, most admitted graduate students attain a minimum total score of 90 on the internet-based (iBT) TOEFL (including sectional minimums of 22 in speaking, 22 in writing, 23 in reading and 23 in listening). The minimum paper-based TOEFL score requirement is usually 600, and the minimum IELTS score requirement is 7.0.
Tuition
USD
53,822