Undergraduate Course: Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology (SCAN08002)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Focusing on the practice of Social Anthropology and the value of ethnographic work, this half-course demonstrates the importance of anthropological methods in understanding both connections within societies and connections between societies. Exploring a number of key ethnographies, it concentrates on the tension between the universal and the particular. It also examines some of the ways in which anthropological insight can have a variety of more direct applications (eg through advocacy, policy influence or development work). In this fashion, it draws out anthropology's relevance and value for the complex multicultural world in which we all live. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 345 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
163 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Students will be required to complete one assessed essay of around 1500-2000 words (40% of the overall mark) and a degree examination consisting of one 2-hour paper (60% of the overall mark). You MUST pass the exam to pass the course. |
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| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology | 2:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Social Anthropology 1B: The Practice of Social Anthropology | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Through critical debate and analysis, students will gain a clear understanding of the relevance of social anthropology and its findings
- They will enrich their appreciation of social commonalities and differences both within and between nations
- They will develop the analytical skills necessary to see the world in an anthropological way
- They will develop the ability to apply moral and practical reasoning in culturally sensitive ways
- They will strengthen their own cultural self-awareness
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Plus 1 tutorial per week, starting in week 2. There is also an occasional video session. |
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Dimitri Tsintjilonis
Tel: (0131 6)50 3934
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Lisa Kilcullen
Tel: (0131 6)51 5067
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