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Degree Programme Table: Social Anthropology with South Asian Studies (MA Hons) (UTSANAS)


Year 1, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: September

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


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN08003 Social Anthropology 1A: An Introduction As available 20
    SCAN08002 Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology As available 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    ASST08010    Indian Civilisation 1   40  
    ASST08011    Sanskrit 1   40  

     

    Select exactly 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 2, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN08004 Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field As available 20
    SSPS08004 Social and Political Enquiry 2 As available 20
    SSPS08002 Social and Political Theory 2 As available 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SAST08001    South Asian Studies 2A   20  
    SAST08002    South Asian Studies 2B   20  
    ASST08013    Indian Religion and Philosophy 2   40  
    ASST08012    Sanskrit 2   40  
    HIST08021    Asia, Africa, Australasia: Peoples, Empires and Nationalism 2   40  

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W, as available

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students who have passed courses to the required value of 240 credits, and achieved marks of 50% or more at the first attempt in all required second-year courses for their registered degree, are automatically entitled to progress to honours. Students who are planning on spending their Junior Year Abroad must successfully progress to honours before they can proceed on their JYA.


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN10037 Imagining Anthropological Research As available 0




    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, 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:From this list--Kinship: Structure and Process; Anthropological Theory; Ritual and Religion; and Consumption, Exchange, Technology--are usually done in third year.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 80 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Normally including one Regional Analysis course on South Asia. For details of Regional Analysis courses see the Social Anthropology Honours Handbook.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 80 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Across years 3 and 4 at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.
     


    Year 4, Academic year 2011/12, Starting month: August


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    SCAN10036 Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology) As available 40
    Notes: (normally on a South Asian topic). Students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for the Dissertation.




    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, 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:From this list of courses, Belief, Thought, and Language, and Culture and Power are usually taken in fourth year.
     

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from Social Anthropology Level 10 courses, as available

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses, as available

    Notes:Across years 3 and 4 at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.
     

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