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On completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Write an essay demonstrating awareness of key anthropological concepts
- Demonstrate knowledge of some key anthropological facts
- Demonstrate awareness of diversity of human cultures
- Understand key features in the discipline of anthropology
Week 1: What is anthropology? Key concepts, key debates
Week 2: The story of human evolution
Week 3: The body
Week 4: Inequality
Week 5: Exchange
Week 6: Social organization
Week 7: Hunter-gatherers
Week 8: Ritual and symbolism
Week 9: Relationships and identity
Week 10: House and home
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 10 |
Tutorial | 5 |
Specified Learning Activities | 56 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 29 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Quizzes/Short Exercises: Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Fortnightly online MCQ's (10 questions per test). | Week 2, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8, Week 10 | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Short assignment (750 words). | Week 6 | Graded | No | 30 |
No |
Assignment(Including Essay): Final Essay (2000 words). | Week 12 | Graded | No | 60 |
No |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Students will benefit from immediate feedback on the MCQs, providing a baseline for their performance Students will receive individual feedback on the first assignment. This will include clarification of the level of understanding of the key concept chosen, which will feed into final assessment. Final assessment feedback will focus on the construction of a formal university essay.
Name | Role |
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Dr Jess Beck | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Joanna Bruck | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Assoc Professor Meriel McClatchie | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Graeme Warren | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Grace Rinehart | Tutor |