Undergraduate Course: Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field (SCAN08004)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Anthropology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
This course provides a broad understanding of major theoretical trends in social anthropology. Building on Social Anthropology 1B, this half course centres on key debates which have formed and continue to influence the discipline from the beginning of modern anthropology to the present day. Among these key issues are functionalism, structuralism, symbolic anthropology, feminism and difference, materialism, and the politics of representation. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Visiting students should usually have at least 1 introductory level Social Anthropology course at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this) for entry to this course. We will only consider University/College level courses.
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| Prospectus website |
http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/visiting-exchange/courses |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 15:00 - 15:50 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 15:00 - 15:50 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 15:00 - 15:50, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre B |
| Additional information |
Plus 1 tutorial per week, starting in week 2. |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain a broad appreciation of different theoretical perspectives and of how these perspectives have shaped ethnographic writing.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- identify these theories in ethnographic studies and assess them critically with respect to persuasiveness of the arguments;
- judge whether ethnographic studies should have an 'argument' and to what extent they can provide an account of people's everyday experience. |
Assessment Information
| One Essay of between 1,500-2,000 words (40% of the overall mark) and one two-hour unseen exam paper (60% of the overall mark) |
| Please see Visiting Student Prospectus website for Visiting Student Assessment information |
Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Lotte Hoek
Tel: (0131 6)50 6970
Email: lotte.hoek@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs May Rutherford
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: may.rutherford@ed.ac.uk |
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