Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2014-2015 (archived)

Module ANTH44015: Thinking Anthropologically

Department: Anthropology

ANTH44015: Thinking Anthropologically

Type	Open	Level	4	Credits	15	Availability	Available in 2014/15

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combination of Modules

None

Aims

To explore some of the recent developments in the theory of socio-cultural and medical anthropology
To enable students to assay critically current theoretical debates in socio-cultural and medical anthropology and to engage with them in their research
To enable students to understand how anthropological fieldwork is influenced by the researcher's theoretical orientation

Content

Selected current issues in the theory of socio-cultural and medical anthropology

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

In-depth knowledge of selected current issues in the theory of socio-cultural and medical anthropology
In depth knowledge of the history of symbolic, interpretive, phenomenological and critical perspectives and how these approaches have been employed in a range of cultural settings.
An understanding of how anthropological fieldwork is influenced by the researcher's theoretical orientation

Subject-specific Skills:

To develop ability to formulate theoretically informed research aims
To develop ability to present an effective argument (both orally and in writing) that demonstrates an awareness of the complexity of selected theoretical issues

Key Skills:

Communication: students will be taught how to communicate clearly (both orally and in writing) their understanding of the material they have read
Improving their own learning and performance: students will learn to use a variety of web tools for searching the primary and secondary literature

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

weekly seminar throughout the year

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total/Hours
Lectures	11	weekly	1 hour	11
Seminars	5	fortnightly	1 hour	5
Preparation and Reading				134
Total				150

Summative Assessment

Component: Essay		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Essay	3000 words	100%

Formative Assessment:

formative to be 1000 word essay plan

■ 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