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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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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: Fortnightly online MCQ's (10 questions per test) | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Alternative linear conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
Continuous Assessment: Book review. Comparing and contrasting what 2 of the core texts say about a selection of key anthropological concepts. (750 words) | Week 6 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: Final Essay (2000 words) | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 60 |
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 |
Marc Morris | Tutor |
Grace Rinehart | Tutor |
Eleanor Meghan Swallow | Tutor |
Eleanor Swallow | Tutor |
Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Fri 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 2 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 4 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Fri 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 5 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 6 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Wed 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 7 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Mon 15:00 - 15:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 8 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Mon 16:00 - 16:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 9 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Wed 10:00 - 10:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 10 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Wed 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 11 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Thurs 13:00 - 13:50 |
Tutorial | Offering 12 | Week(s) - 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 | Fri 10:00 - 10:50 |