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Degree Programme Table: Geography and Social Anthropology (MA Hons) (UTGGPSA)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies.


  • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    GEGR08007 Human Geography Semester 1 20
    GESC08001 Earth Surface Systems Semester 2 20
    SCAN08003 Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction Semester 1 20
    SCAN08002 Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_8) , as available.

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 3 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN08004 Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field Semester 1 20
    SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 Semester 2 20
    SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 Semester 2 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 8' (ROU_N_UGGEGR1_8) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR08003    Economic and Political Geography   20  
    GEGR08001    Environmental Sensitivity and Change   20  
    GEGR08002    Geomorphology   20  
    GEGR08004    Social and Cultural Geography   20  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_8) , as available.

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN10037 Imagining Anthropological Research Semester 2 0
    Notes: If planning to submit a Social Anthropology dissertation.




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Geoscience- Multiple UG Courses- Level 9' (ROU_N_UGGEGR2_9) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR09013    Geography Matters   20  
    GEGR09012    The Nature of Geographical Knowledge   20  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Social Anthropology Core Courses - Level 10' (ROU_SCANCC_10) , as available.
                     
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10032    Belief, Thought and Language   20  
    SCAN10030    Culture and Power   20  

    Notes:Kinship: Structure and Process; Anthropological Theory; Ritual and Religion; and Consumption, Exchange, Technology are usually done in third year; and Belief, Thought, and Language; and Culture and Power are usually done in fourth year.
     

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Geography" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Geography Level 10' (SUB_GEGR_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    (GEGR10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Geography'   (as selected)  

    Notes:Students wishing to take the Geography Dissertation must taken Research Design in Geography (10 credits) and either Quantitative Methods in Geography or Qualitative Methods in Geography (10 credits each) in their 3rd year.
     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following "Social Anthropology" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Social Anthropology level 10' (SUB_SCAN_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    (SCAN10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Social Anthropology'   (as selected)  

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from Schools of Geoscience & Social and Political Studies- Geography and Social Anthropology (MA)- Level 10' (ROU_N/J_UTGGPSA_10) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    GEGR10053    Geography Dissertation   40  
    SCAN10036    Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)   40  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following "Geography" Subject Collection:
    'Subject Collection schedule Geography Level 10' (SUB_GEGR_10) , as available.
    Code   Description / Course Name   Credits
    (GEGR10*)   All Level 10 courses with a primary subject of 'Geography'   (as selected)  

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Social Anthropology Core Courses - Level 10' (ROU_SCANCC_10) , as available.
                     
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10032    Belief, Thought and Language   20  
    SCAN10030    Culture and Power   20  

    Notes:Kinship: Structure and Process; Anthropological Theory; Ritual and Religion; and Consumption, Exchange, Technology are usually done in third year; and Belief, Thought, and Language; and Culture and Power are usually done in fourth year.
     

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