Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology

• Four-year Tribhuvan University undergraduate program focused on human culture, society, behavior, and social transformation, preparing students for research and applied roles in development, community work, and cultural studies.
• Introduces core anthropological theories, cultural analysis, social institutions, and development perspectives.
• Provides conceptual grounding across social anthropology, cultural anthropology, human ecology, and applied anthropology.
• Emphasizes ethnographic observation, social research, and understanding of Nepalese societies.
• Integrates compulsory English/Nepali components per TU’s BA structure.
• Prepares students for roles in research, social development, cultural documentation, and further academic study (MA Anthropology, Sociology, Development Studies, etc.).

Curricular Structure in Table

(Representative TU BA Anthropology structure; tied to annual system)

Features
• Strong theoretical foundation in classical and modern anthropology
• Nepal-specific cultural and development focus
• Fieldwork-driven: research methods + practicum + report writing
• Exposure to applied anthropology, social change, ecological anthropology
• Prepares students for development-sector roles requiring cultural insight

Admission Process
• Completion of +2 or equivalent with pass division
• Submit application to the offering campus
• Screening/merit-based admission as per campus policy
• Document verification and seat confirmation

Job Prospects
• Social science researcher in NGOs/INGOs
• Field researcher for development, cultural, and demographic studies
• Community mobilizer in health, education, and development programs
• Project assistant/officer in social research units
• Cultural documentation and heritage–related roles
• Social inclusion and policy support roles
• Monitoring and evaluation assistant
• Museum/cultural resource assistant
• Entry roles in social analysis, community outreach, and anthropology-based consultancy