If you are interested in understanding the world in all its social complexity; if you want to interact with people, conduct research on politically relevant questions, learn critically reflective methods of inquiry and analysis, and experience how your knowledge of societal, cultural, economic and political issues will deepen and expand – then social anthropology is the right discipline for you!

To read more about social anthropology and the Department in Zurich, visit our main page and profile. To learn about research conducted at the Department, visit our research page. For more information on the structure of studies in Zurich, see below.