Module ANTH3341: Anthropology Field Course

Department: Anthropology

ANTH3341: Anthropology Field Course

Prerequisites

• Methods and Explanations (ANTH2031) AND Biology, Culture and Society (ANTH2021) OR Methods & Analysis I: Research Techniques (HUSS2021) AND Methods and Analysis II: Research Project (HUSS 2111)

Corequisites

• Dissertation in Anthropology (ANTH3141) OR Dissertation in Anthropology (ANTH3162) OR Dissertation (Medical Anthropology) (HUSS3352) OR Dissertation (Biological Anthropology) (HUSS3342) OR Research Proposal (HUSS3512)

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To give students practical experience of quantitative and qualitative anthropological methods including the collection, management and interpretation of data, through direct application of these methods during fieldwork.

Content

• Practical experience of field research methods in both biological and sociocultural anthropology.
• Use of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods in anthropological fieldwork.
• Management and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
• Analysis and reflection on ethical issues in qualitative and quantitative anthropological research.

Learning Outcomes

• An appreciation of the appropriateness of different fieldwork research methods to specific lines of anthropological enquiry.
• Understand the relationships between anthropological method and theory.
• Appreciate some of the ethical issues inherent in anthropological enquiry.

• Conduct an anthropological study using a range of appropriate fieldwork techniques.
• Analyse and interpret anthropological fieldwork data.
• A comprehensive overview and thorough grounding in the use of anthropological field methods.
• A thorough understanding of the ways in which anthropologists collect and interpret field data.

• Design a research project that is of interest, and significance and which draws on an appropriate range of methods
• Work with others in collaborative activities.
• Maintain and present a detailed record of research through verbal presentations and writing.
• Apply ethical guidelines in research.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• The primary method of teaching is through practical experience of fieldwork.
• Fieldwork will be preceded by an orientation workshop in June of the previous academic year.
• Fieldwork will be supplemented by a programme of on-site presentations and seminar to explore key lessons and concepts related to the intended learning outcomes.
• Assessment is through written coursework submitted following the course but based on fieldwork work achieved during the field course period.
• The assessments are designed to assess both the extent of students' knowledge and understanding, and their ability to apply it in a fieldwork setting.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

Formative feedback will be provided on aspects of work undertaken during each day of the field course and on an oral presentation relating to the fieldwork report

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University