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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2007/2008
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Social Anthropology with South Asian Studies (MA)
Degree Type: Combined Honours
POS Code: C0373
UCAS Code: L6T3
NYT Course S L CT
1 Social Anthropology 1Ah: An Introduction J 8 20
Social Anthropology 1Bh: The Practice of Social Anthropology J 8 20
ONE OF
  Indian Civilisation 1 G 8 40
  Sanskrit 1 G 8 40
Further courses A-Q 7/8 40
2 Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field J 8 20
Social and Political Enquiry 2 J 8 20
Social and Political Theory 2 J 8 20
FORTY CREDITS FROM
  South Asian Studies 2A AND J 8 20
  South Asian Studies 2B J 8 20
  Indian Religion and Philosophy 2 G 8 40
  Asia and Africa 2 E 8 40
  Sanskrit 2 G 8 40
Further courses A-Q 7/8 20
3 TWO Core Courses in Social Anthropology* J 10 40
Courses in Social Anthropology OR South Asian Studies (normally including one Regional Analysis course on South Asia) † J 10 80
Imagining Anthropological Research J 10 0
4 TWO Core Courses in Social Anthropology* J 10 40
Courses in Social Anthropology OR South Asian Studies† J 10 40
Dissertation in Social Anthropology (normally on a South Asian topic) ‡ J 10 40
* Social Anthropology Core Courses include Kinship: Structure and Process; Anthropological Theory; Ritual and Religion; and Consumption, Exchange, Technology (these four usually done in third year); and Belief, Thought, and Language; and Culture and Power (these two usually done in fourth year).
† At least 60 credits of level 10 courses must be from South Asian Studies.  For details of Regional Analysis courses see the Social Anthropology Honours Handbook.
‡ Students are expected to use part of the summer vacation of their third year on research for the Dissertation.
In order to progress to Honours, students must normally have achieved a mark of 50% or more in all required second-year courses.
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