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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018
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Degree Programme Table: Social Anthropology with South Asian Studies (MA Hons) (UTSANAS)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
After enrolling on your courses, please be sure to meet with your Personal Tutor.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Fundamentals: Studying Anthropology

Must be passed

SCAN08007 0 credits
Social Anthropology 1A: The Life Course

Must be passed

SCAN08013 20 credits
Social Anthropology 1B: Anthropology Matters

Must be passed

SCAN08012 20 credits
Fundamentals: Anthropological Practice

Must be passed

SCAN08006 0 credits

Course options

Courses from School of Literatures, Languages and Cultures- Multiples UG Courses-Level 8

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Indian Civilisation 1
ASST08010 40 credits
Sanskrit 1
ASST08011 40 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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 exchange.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Fundamentals: Ethnographic Theory

Must be passed

SCAN08008 0 credits
Ethnography: Theory and Practice

Must be passed at 50%

SCAN08005 20 credits
Social Anthropology 2: Key Concepts

Must be passed at 50%

SCAN08011 20 credits
Fundamentals: Reading and Writing Anthropology

Must be passed

SCAN08009 0 credits

Course options

Core Options for South Asian Studies - Year 2

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Sanskrit 2
ASST08012 40 credits
Indian Religion and Philosophy 2
ASST08013 40 credits
South Asian Studies 2A
SAST08001 20 credits
South Asian Studies 2B
SAST08002 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: 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

You must take these courses
Imagining Anthropological Research
SCAN10037 0 credits

Course options

Social Anthropology Core Courses - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Culture and Power is usually taken in Year 4.
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10

Select between 0 and 80 credits of the following courses
The Invention of History
SCAN10010 20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
SCAN10043 20 credits
Social Development
SCAN10044 20 credits
Himalayan Ethnography
SCAN10049 20 credits
The Anthropology of Food
SCAN10052 20 credits
Pictures: The Anthropology of Images and Mediation
SCAN10060 20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Healing
SCAN10062 20 credits
The Anthropology of Africa
SCAN10067 20 credits
Contagion
SCAN10070 20 credits
The Anthropology of Monsters: Demons, witches, cyborgs and other fabulous creatures
SCAN10072 20 credits
Urban Anthropology
SCAN10074 20 credits
The Anthropology of Language
SCAN10076 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Social Anthropology
SCAN10080 20 credits
AND

South Asian Studies Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 80 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses
Notes:
Across years 3 and 4 at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.

Year 4 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation (MA Social Anthropology)
SCAN10036 40 credits

Course options

Social Anthropology Core Courses - Level 10

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Culture and Power is usually taken in Year 4
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Social Anthropology Honours Electives - Level 10

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
The Invention of History
SCAN10010 20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
SCAN10021 20 credits
Anthropological Theory
SCAN10022 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
SCAN10023 20 credits
Culture and Power
SCAN10030 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology
SCAN10031 20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
SCAN10043 20 credits
Social Development
SCAN10044 20 credits
Himalayan Ethnography
SCAN10049 20 credits
The Anthropology of Food
SCAN10052 20 credits
Pictures: The Anthropology of Images and Mediation
SCAN10060 20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Healing
SCAN10062 20 credits
The Anthropology of Africa
SCAN10067 20 credits
Contagion
SCAN10070 20 credits
The Anthropology of Monsters: Demons, witches, cyborgs and other fabulous creatures
SCAN10072 20 credits
Urban Anthropology
SCAN10074 20 credits
The Anthropology of Language
SCAN10076 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Social Anthropology
SCAN10080 20 credits
AND

South Asian Studies Level 10 courses

Select between 0 and 40 credits from South Asian Studies Level 10 courses
Notes:
Across years 3 and 4 at least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.
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