Undergraduate Course: Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology (SCAN08002)
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 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Social Anthropology |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
|
Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Focusing on the practice of Social Anthropology and the value of ethnographic work, this half-course demonstrates the importance of anthropological methods in understanding both connections within societies and connections between societies. Exploring a number of key ethnographies, it concentrates on the tension between the universal and the particular. It also examines some of the ways in which anthropological insight can have a variety of more direct applications (eg through advocacy, policy influence or development work). In this fashion, it draws out anthropology's relevance and value for the complex multicultural world in which we all live. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
|
| Delivery period: 2010/11 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
|
WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: 350 |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | 16:10 - 17:00 | | | | | | Central | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | | 16:10 - 17:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 16:10 - 17:00, Zone: Central. David Hume Tower, Lecture Theatre A |
| Additional information |
Plus 1 tutorial per week, starting in week 2. There is also an occasional video session. |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | | 2:00 | 16 sides | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| Students will gain a clear understanding of the rationale behind the ethnographic fieldwork and the way it contributes to the disctinctive character of Social Anthropology as a discipline. Having explored a number of different ethnographies, they will be familiar with the challenges anthropology presents. They will be aware of the complexity of social life in particular ethnographic contexts and be able to avoid ideological simplifications and prejudices. Above all, they will be in a position to appreciate the way in which anthropologists utilise their ethnographic material in accounting for social and cultural variation in the world and developing a theoretical perspective on culture and society - a perspective which can also have a variety of more practical applications. |
Assessment Information
| Students will be required to complete one assessed essay of around 1500-2000 words (40% of the overall mark) and a degree examination consisting of one 2-hour paper (60% of the overall mark). |
Special Arrangements
| A quota of 350 students, with preference given in the following order: (1) First year students admitted to a degree including Social Anthropology (including BA Humanities & Soc Sci) and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) First year students whose main subject is in SSPS, or whose main subject has a joint degree with Social Anthropology (including Religion and Combined Studies); (3) Students taking second-year SSPS half-courses; (4) First Year students taking BA Humanities & Social Science; (5) other first year students in CHSS. |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Joost Fontein
Tel: 07753306778
Email: j.fontein@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs May Rutherford
Tel: (0131 6)50 3932
Email: may.rutherford@ed.ac.uk |
|
copyright 2011 The University of Edinburgh -
13 January 2011 6:42 am
|
University Homepage