Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out)

Grado en Antropología Social y Cultural (Plan a Extinguir)Translated

Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Pozuelo de Alarcón · Spain

A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in Spanish and English, in Pozuelo de Alarcón.

Price€16.92–€113.71/ credit · 2026/27 · depending on citizenship
Next dateBachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027⁠Starts
LanguageSpanish and English⁠
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 6 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

47 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

How does study run?

6 lines through 4 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

From society, ethics and law to thesis

Share of modules by theme in each year. Our classification by module titles.

Maths and foundationsBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawResearch methodsProjects and labsThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Maths and foundations
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 47 modules

Year 1 · 10 modules · all basic · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 10 modules · all required · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 9 modules · all required · 54 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 1 module · all thesis · 6 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

Modules · 17 modules · all elective · 114 ECTS
ModuleECTS
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
18
6
6
6

Source: ucm.es, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationGRADO EN ANTROPOLOGÍA SOCIAL Y CULTURAL⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time, Part timeInferred
DeliveryOn campus⁠
CampusSomosaguasInferred
Places110 places⁠
Codes and faculty
Curriculum year
  • Text2009-2010⁠
  • MeaningImplementation⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More research methods than 5 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out) Complutense Madrid47
Bachelor's Degree in Sociology Complutense Madrid59
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More research methods than usual

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Research methods
8% here
5% typical

Less here than typical

Specialist subjects
0% here
4% typical

About the same as typical: projects and labs, business and management, internship, maths and foundations, thesis, languages and communication, society, ethics and law.

Which year differs most?

Year 3 stands out most

The same mix of themes, cut by year of study. Our classification by module titles.

Year 1

Close to similar programmes

This programme

Year 3

More projects and labs 11% against 0% at most

This programme
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Free electives
What is only here?

31 modules not found at 6 similar programmes

Matched by title, so treat it as a hint to check.

Society, ethics and law

23
  • Introduction to Social Anthropology
  • Political Science 1: Actors and Processes
  • Political Science 2: Institutions and Decision-Making Structures
  • Anthropology of Kinship and Family
  • Anthropology of Knowledge and Cultural Knowledges
  • Political Anthropology
  • Classical Anthropological Theories
  • Current Anthropological Theories
+15 more
  • Cultural Anthropology of Spain
  • Anthropology of Gender
  • Anthropology of Religion
  • Ecology and Cultural Processes
  • Cultural Differences and Human Rights
  • Applied Anthropology
  • World History of Protest
  • Population and Society
  • Social Cognitive Psychology
  • Anthropology of Education
  • Anthropology of Health and Illness
  • Anthropology of Art
  • Culture and Cultural Heritage
  • Anthropology of the Body and Emotions
  • Science, Technology and Society

Research methods

3
  • Epistemology of Ethnographic Practice
  • Ethnographic Research Project Design
  • Research Techniques with Audiovisual Media

Business and management

2
  • Economic Anthropology
  • Anthropology of Tourism

Projects and labs

2
  • Fieldwork 1: Observation and Interviews
  • Fieldwork 2: Ethnographic Analysis and Writing

Languages and communication

1
  • Linguistic Anthropology
Where you'll study

Studying in Madrid

What is the campus like?
City sizeOver 1 million people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 3,506,730 in 2025
Distance to the centre≈ 3.9 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation
HousingRooms run by the institution⁠
RankingARWU 2026: 201-300, world⁠
FacilitiesLibrary⁠, Sports hallInferred, Swimming pool (nearby)⁠
FoodCafeteriaInferred, CanteenInferred

The rest of what we hold on Complutense Madrid is on its page.

What it costs

At least €6,863.72 for the first year

What does the first year cost?

≥ €6,863.72 first year · 2026/27 · non-EU · our sum

Tuition 2026/27 · 60 credits€6,822.60
Application fee€40
Insurance, first year€1.12

Not published: visa fee and living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (2)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionNon-EU citizens2026/27€113.71 / credit
TuitionEU/EEA citizens2026/27€16.92 / credit
What changes the price?

4 things that move it

×6.7
EU/EEA€16.92
non-EU€113.71

Your passport changes the rate.

Grant

Becas para residentes en Colegios Mayores UCM

Grant

Ayudas del programa de acogida a personas refugiadas

Grant

Ayudas al estudio Concepción Arenal

Is that expensive?

A typical price

Among 14 similar programmes, in euros / credit

This programme €114

Costs more than 6 of 13 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €18 and €114.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 14, cheapest first
How to start

Starts: Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
Spanish requirementB2 CEFR minimum
What do they ask for?
Prior educationUnknown
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

4 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, Spain

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmeBachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out) Complutense MadridSimilarBachelor's Degree in Political Science 2009 Plan (Plan Being Phased Out) Complutense MadridSimilarBachelor's Degree in Sociology UB
Price€113.71 / credit · 2026/27€113.71 / credit · 2026/27€17.69 / credit · 2026/27
Duration4 years4 years4 years
LanguageSpanish and EnglishSpanishCatalan, Spanish and English
Next dateNot publishedNot publishedNot published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

Complutense Madrid · Pozuelo de AlarcónSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Sociology

Grado en SociologíaTranslated

€16.92–€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · by citizenship

68% society, ethics and law · 8% business and management

BachelorPart-timeScholarshipsSpanish

UBSpain

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Grado en Trabajo SocialTranslated

€17.69 / credit · 2026/27 · all nationalities

72% society, ethics and law · 11% internship

BachelorInternshipThesisCatalanSpanish
Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

64 facts from 6 official sources

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64facts with a quote
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out) is a bachelor's programme in social sciences and psychology at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in Spanish and English.

The institution publishes 47 modules, of which 17 are optional. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are society, ethics and law (63%), business and management (8%) and research methods (8%).

How much does Bachelor's Degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology (Programme Being Phased Out) cost?

€113.71 / credit · 2026/27 · non-EU; prices differ by citizenship (EU/EEA citizens: €16.92; Non-EU citizens: €113.71).

When is the next deadline or start?

Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

Spanish and English.

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain.

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Everything we hold

All 18 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Admission · 1 with values
Language requirementCEFR: B2 · Scope: University rule · Language: Spanish · Applies to: applicants from foreign education systems whose mother tongue is not Spanish⁠
Programme · 13 with values
CampusSomosaguasInferred
QualificationGRADO EN ANTROPOLOGÍA SOCIAL Y CULTURAL⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Curriculum yearText: 2009-2010 · Meaning: Implementation⁠
DeliveryOn campus⁠
Duration4 yearsInferred
Language of instructionSpanish and English⁠
LevelGrado · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
LocationSomosaguas, Pozuelo de AlarcónInferred
Places110 places⁠
Start ruleNote: Inferred from the institution-wide academic calendar; the programme page does not state its own start, and an individual programme may start on another date. · Rule: Bachelor classes start 2 September 2026; second semester 18 January 2027 · Scope: Institution calendar · Applies to: Grado · Start date: 2 Sep 2026 · 2026/27 · Second term start: 18 Jan 2027Inferred
StructureFacultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología · Type: Managing centre⁠
Study modeFull time, Part timeInferred

Institution record: Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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