The training program focuses on equipping students with professional and modern knowledge and skills, contributing to the development of the community, society and country. Anthropology in Vietnam has its foundation in Ethnology, which was established in the 1930s with the academic influence of France. During the 1960s-1980s, many young Vietnamese intellectuals graduated with PhDs in Ethnology in the Soviet Union, Eastern European socialist countries and in Vietnam, creating a generation of Ethnology experts who conducted extensive research on cultural, social, economic and ethnic relations issues in Vietnam. These research results contributed positively to identifying the composition of 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam, helping the Party and State build and perfect policies on ethnicity, culture and Vietnamese people.
In the context of Doi Moi since 1986, many young Vietnamese intellectuals have been trained in Anthropology at advanced universities in Europe, America, and Australia. Since the early 2000s, Ethnology in Vietnam has been transformed and developed into the field of Anthropology following the model in North American, Australian, Western European countries... Anthropology in Vietnam not only has the ability to integrate internationally but also continues to train Anthropologists with professional knowledge and skills, understanding the realities of the country, society, culture and people of Vietnam, making practical contributions to the work of planning, implementing and evaluating policies of the State and organizations at home and abroad.
The current faculty of the Faculty of Anthropology and Religious Studies are teachers with extensive experience in research and teaching at universities in Vietnam and abroad. They were trained at prestigious universities around the world such as the University of Amsterdam, Leiden (Netherlands), Australian National University (Australia), Cambridge University (UK), Paris Graduate School of Social Sciences (France), University of Toronto (Canada)...
Faculty of Anthropology, Faculty of Anthropology and Religious Studies
Basic areas of knowledge in AnthropologyAnthropology is currently divided into five sub-disciplines: Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Archaeological Anthropology, and Applied Anthropology. In which, Anthropology explains the biological origins of humans, evolutionary development, and genetic diversity of humans. Cultural Anthropology studies human societies through ethnographic description. Linguistic Anthropology is concerned with the nature of language and human language use. Archaeological Anthropology or archaeology deciphers past societies. Applied Anthropology implies that Anthropologists apply anthropological approaches, methodologies, and knowledge to solve problems of social practice.
The Bachelor of Anthropology is one of the training programs at all three levels (Bachelor, Master, Doctor) of the Faculty of Anthropology and Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU. The unit has a long history, prestige and many achievements in education, training and scientific research as well as contributions to the policies of the Party and State on ethnic and religious issues. The training programs are all highly international thanks to the reference to the Anthropology training model of advanced universities in the US, Canada, Australia... Thanks to that, students majoring in Anthropology study many subjects compatible with the training programs at universities of developed countries. The faculty's teaching staff applies modern teaching methods in the form of seminars, project-based learning, group study, group discussion, etc.
In the trend of strong digital transformation, the Anthropology bachelor's training program has increased the development of new courses such as Visual Anthropology and Digital Anthropology with updates from many prestigious universities in the world. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Truong Giang, Head of the Department of Anthropology and Religious Studies, shared: “Digital Anthropology will help us move towards diverse possibilities when we apply digital tools and methodologies to create more comprehensive, participatory and empowering community projects. There are many communities on the internet. In-depth research shows that those communities also have their own customs, criteria, operating mechanisms... When we understand them, we can find appropriate methods to create impulses, which will be a very attractive issue and bring good effects to society.”
With the teaching motto of putting students at the center, the Faculty always supports students to develop their thinking and practice according to their abilities and passions. In a dynamic, open and creative academic environment, students of the Faculty of Anthropology and Religion learn comprehensively: from basic knowledge in the classroom to experiences, research practice in the field, participation in extracurricular activities at museums, NGOs, exchanges with international students and scientists.
Dr. Frank Proschan, Fulbright Scholar (USA) teaches at the Department of Anthropology
Internship - practice is an important activity for students majoring in Anthropology - students go to the community to learn about their cultural life to have cultural experiences and practice research skills. The purpose of the internship is to: (i) create conditions for students to apply knowledge of ethnographic fieldwork to field work and use qualitative and quantitative research methods to collect and process information on research subjects (specific residential communities) in the field; (ii) thereby better understand the theoretical knowledge learned, and at the same time see the difficulties and challenges in researching specific topics in the research area, (iii) thereby requiring students to be aware of the requirement to flexibly and creatively master the basic issues of the research problem from both theoretical and methodological perspectives.
Working session with the Evaluation Team of the ASEAN University Network-Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) version 4.0 in 2023
With a vision to 2035, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU promotes the strengths of a university of basic sciences, focuses resources on building the University of Social Sciences and Humanities into a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research university with a team of excellent and leading experts; develops a number of new training majors and specialties, pioneers in playing a core role in training and researching basic sciences of the country to reach regional and international levels; ranks in the top 100 universities in Asia and the top 500 universities in the world, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has implemented quality assessment of many training programs. In particular, assessment according to AUN-QA standards is the university's major goal to improve the quality of training programs of international stature. The Bachelor of Anthropology program has completed two quality assurance assessment cycles by the ASEAN University Network-QA in 2017 and 2023, thereby affirming the quality of training and expertise at the regional and international level.
Wide open job opportunitiesWith the knowledge, skills and humanistic qualities equipped in school, Anthropology students upon graduation have the opportunity to work in many professions in the social and humanistic fields with the following job positions:
- Teaching and researching on cultural, ethnic, religious, social issues...
- Institutes and research centers, as well as political, cultural and social organizations; universities and colleges with related majors;
- Human resource management, office management, tour guide, tour operation management...
- Project management expert; expert in evaluating the effectiveness of funded projects;
- Officials of the Ethnic Committee and the Religious Committee;
- Staff of Administration - General Department, Organization - Personnel Department;
- Department of Propaganda, Department of Culture - Information and Tourism;
- Editors and reporters of written newspapers and electronic newspapers;
- Editors, reporters, announcers of radio and television stations;
- Officials specializing in ethnic and religious issues... in military and police agencies...
- Central and local government agencies related to the field of economics, politics, society and culture;
- Media agencies: press agencies, radio stations, television stations...
- Companies, mass organizations, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other organizations that need to use anthropological knowledge;
- Military and police agencies...
Anthropology at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU is not only a major, but also a journey of self-discovery and the world around us. From focusing on the cultural, social and economic aspects of the ethnic groups living in Vietnam, to having a comprehensive and in-depth view of the cultural and social diversity of Vietnam and a better understanding of the challenges and development opportunities of each ethnic group. Furthermore, based on current analysis, Anthropology is capable of making predictions about the development trends of ethnic groups in the future. This is a major of profound significance and brings many development opportunities for passionate and enthusiastic young people.
What are you waiting for? VNU-USSH is welcoming you to register for admission to Option 1.Anthropology does not require any special qualities to be successful in a career. However, the following are considered important assets to help you succeed in Anthropology:
- Passion for Anthropology, love of learning and research is one of the keys to success.
- The ability to master a popular foreign language will help you broaden your horizons and reach beyond national borders.
- If you have creativity, imagination, and clear thinking, it seems that you are destined for anthropology.
If you love this interesting field of study, please feel free to apply to the Faculty of Anthropology and Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU to have the opportunity to study in a professional training environment!
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Anthropology
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