First year modules
SA1001 Anthropology in the World
20 credits
Short loan reading list for SA1001
The module explores topical and controversial issues in the relation between environment and human social life, drawing on the full variety of human societies. It explores such themes as the environmental determinism of human customs, economic development, and 'uprooted peoples'.
| Semester: | 1 |
| Credits: | 20 |
| Time: | IMPORTANT: LECTURES ARE HELD IN TWO LOCATIONS 4pm Purdie Lecture Theatre on Tues and Thurs, 4pm Buchanan Lecture Theatre Mon & Fri |
| Teaching: | Three lectures each week, weekly seminars and tutorials. |
| Assessment: | Three assessed essays = 60% Two hour examination = 40% |
| Coordinator: | Dr Mattia Fumanti |
| Additional lecturers: | Dr Mattia Fumanti (mf610) Dr Paloma Gay y Blasco (pgyb) Professor Nigel Rapport (njr2) Professor Tristan Platt (tp) |
SA1002 Ways of Thinking
20 credits
Short loan reading list for SA1002
The module concentrates on the modes of thought and systems of belief of non-Western cultures and on the social significance of language in human communication both in our own culture and in more 'exotic' ones.
| Semester: | 2 |
| Credits: | 20 |
| Time: | 4.00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in the Buchanan Lecture Theatre |
| Teaching: | Four lectures each week, weekly seminars and tutorials. |
| Assessment: | Continuous Assessment = 40%, 2 Hour Examination = 60% |
| Coordinator: | Dr Stephanie Bunn |