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Degree Programme Table: Social Anthropology and Politics (MA Hons) (UTSANPO)

Year 1, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal tutor.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08004 Introduction to Politics and International Relations As available 20
    SCAN08007 Fundamentals: Studying Anthropology As available 0
    SCAN08009 Fundamentals: Reading and Writing Anthropology As available 0
    PLIT08011 Political Thinkers As available 20
    SCAN08013 Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course As available 20
    SCAN08012 Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters As available 20




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


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

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2015/16, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Students intending to transfer to single honours Politics must take Introduction to Political Data Analysis.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 6 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    PLIT08006 International Cooperation in Europe and Beyond As available 20
    SCAN08008 Fundamentals: Ethnographic Theory As available 0
    SCAN08006 Fundamentals: Anthropological Practice As available 0
    PLIT08008 Comparative Politics in a Globalized World As available 20
    SCAN08005 Ethnography: Theory and Practice As available 20
    SCAN08011 Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts As available 20




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


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

     


    Year 3, Academic year 2015/16, 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.
    THIRD YEAR COMPULSORY COURSES - In third year, students MUST take 20 credits from the list of SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY CORE COURSES: Kinship: Structure and Process 20 credits; Ritual and Religion 20 credits; Anthropological Theory 20 credits; Consumption, Exchange Technology 20 credits. Students MUST also take 20 credits from the list of POLITICS CORE COURSES: Global Justice and Citizenship 20 credits; Approaches to Politics and International Relations 20 credits. If considering taking the DISSERTATION IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, students must also take IMAGINING ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH (zero credits).
    If considering taking the Politics dissertation, students are stronly recommended to take RESEARCH DESIGN IN POLITICS & IR,


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


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 7 set(s) of course options with the following rules.



    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  

    Notes:THESE ARE THE SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY THIRD YEAR COMPULSORY COURSES - In third year, students MUST take 20 credits from this list of SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY CORE COURSES. If considering taking the DISSERTATION IN SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY, students must also take IMAGINING ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH (zero credits).
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10054    Global Justice and Citizenship   20  
    PLIT10060    Approaches to Politics and International Relations   20  

    Notes:THESE ARE THE POLITICS THIRD YEAR COMPULSORY COURSES. Students MUST take 20 credits from this list of POLITICS CORE COURSES.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 0 credits course level 10, as available
    SCAN10037     Imagining Anthropological Research     (0 credits)

    Notes:This course attracts a zero credit rating. However, if you intend taking the dissertation in Social Anthropology you must take this course as preparation.
     

    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10062    Anthropology of Health and Healing   20  
    SCAN10043    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    SCAN10044    Social Development   20  
    SCAN10034    The Anthropology of Death   20  
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10070    Contagion   20  
    SCAN10066    Anthropology and Environment   20  
    SCAN10067    The Anthropology of Africa   20  
    SCAN10069    Latin American Anthropology   20  
    SCAN10058    Anthropology of Violence   20  
    SCAN10010    The Invention of History   20  
    SCAN10068    Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction   20  
    SCAN10032    Belief, Thought and Language   20  

    Notes:Across years 3 and 4 students must take at least one and normally not more than two Regional Analysis courses (see Social Anthropology Honours handbook for details).
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10083    Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    PLIT10049    Environmental Politics in Europe   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    PLIT10104    Contemporary Issues in Political Science   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10106    Research Design in Politics and International Relations   20  
    SSPS10027    Statistical Modelling   20  
    PLIT10107    Contemporary Issues in Political Theory   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  

     
    AND   

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


    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10062    Anthropology of Health and Healing   20  
    SCAN10043    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    SCAN10044    Social Development   20  
    SCAN10034    The Anthropology of Death   20  
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10070    Contagion   20  
    SCAN10066    Anthropology and Environment   20  
    SCAN10067    The Anthropology of Africa   20  
    SCAN10069    Latin American Anthropology   20  
    SCAN10058    Anthropology of Violence   20  
    SCAN10010    The Invention of History   20  
    SCAN10068    Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction   20  
    SCAN10032    Belief, Thought and Language   20  

    Notes:Across years 3 and 4 students must take at least one and normally not more than two Regional Analysis courses (see Social Anthropology Honours handbook for details).
     

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10083    Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    PLIT10049    Environmental Politics in Europe   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    PLIT10104    Contemporary Issues in Political Science   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10106    Research Design in Politics and International Relations   20  
    SSPS10027    Statistical Modelling   20  
    PLIT10107    Contemporary Issues in Political Theory   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  

     




    Year 4, Academic year 2015/16, 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, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10036    Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)   40  
    PLIT10030    Dissertation (MA Politics)   40  

    Notes:If taking the Dissertation in Social Anthropology students are expected to use the summer vacation of their third year on research for their Dissertation.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    SCAN10021    Kinship: Structure and Process   20  
    SCAN10023    Ritual and Religion   20  
    SCAN10044    Social Development   20  
    SCAN10030    Culture and Power   20  
    SCAN10022    Anthropological Theory   20  
    SCAN10037    Imagining Anthropological Research   0  
    SCAN10062    Anthropology of Health and Healing   20  
    SCAN10032    Belief, Thought and Language   20  
    SCAN10031    Consumption, Exchange, Technology   20  
    SCAN10034    The Anthropology of Death   20  
    SCAN10043    Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives   20  
    SCAN10070    Contagion   20  
    SCAN10066    Anthropology and Environment   20  
    SCAN10067    The Anthropology of Africa   20  
    SCAN10069    Latin American Anthropology   20  
    SCAN10058    Anthropology of Violence   20  
    SCAN10010    The Invention of History   20  
    SCAN10068    Anthropology of Sex and Reproduction   20  
    SCAN10071    South Asian Public Culture: Keywords   20  

    Notes:Notes: Across years 3 and 4 students must take at least one and normally not more than two Regional Analysis courses (see Social Anthropology Honours handbook for details).
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    PLIT10018    International Political Economy   20  
    PLIT10036    Politics of the Middle East   20  
    PLIT10053    Theories of International Relations   20  
    PLIT10074    Freedom In Political Theory   20  
    PLIT10075    Global Politics Of Sex And Gender   20  
    PLIT10080    Comparing Scottish Devolution   20  
    SCIL10065    Nations and Nationalism   20  
    SCIL10062    Designing and Doing Social Research   20  
    SSPS10001    Contemporary Feminist Debates   20  
    SCIL10063    Doing Survey Research   20  
    SCIL10033    Armed Force and Society   20  
    SCIL10070    South Asia: Culture, Politics and the Economy   20  
    SCIL10067    Globalization   20  
    SCPL10024    Analytical Perspectives in Social Policy   20  
    PLIT10084    US Foreign Policy   20  
    PLIT10063    Human Rights in International Relations   20  
    PLIT10091    Parliamentary Studies   20  
    PLIT10062    EU as Global Actor   20  
    PLIT10068    Europe and International Migration   20  
    PLIT10094    Global Security   20  
    PLIT10095    International Politics of Money   20  
    PLIT10096    Democracy & its Discontents   20  
    SCPL10010    Children's Rights   20  
    PLIT10083    Parties & Party Systems In Contemporary Democracies   20  
    PLIT10090    African Politics: Theories and Debates   20  
    PLIT10088    Understanding Indian Politics   20  
    PLIT10049    Environmental Politics in Europe   20  
    PLIT10100    Public Policy: Agenda-Setting   20  
    PLIT10098    Public participation in democracy and governance   20  
    PLIT10104    Contemporary Issues in Political Science   20  
    PLIT10093    Political Work   20  
    PLIT10106    Research Design in Politics and International Relations   20  
    SSPS10027    Statistical Modelling   20  
    PLIT10107    Contemporary Issues in Political Theory   20  
    SSPS10026    Social and Political Science in Practice   20  

     


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