SA1001 Anthropology in the World

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

20

The Scottish Credit Accumulation and Transfer (SCOTCAT) system allows credits gained in Scotland to be transferred between institutions. The number of credits associated with a module gives an indication of the amount of learning effort required by the learner. European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits are half the value of SCOTCAT credits.

SCQF level

SCQF level 7

The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF) provides an indication of the complexity of award qualifications and associated learning and operates on an ascending numeric scale from Levels 1-12 with SCQF Level 10 equating to a Scottish undergraduate Honours degree.

Planned timetable

4.00 pm

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Module coordinator

Dr E E Skrzypek

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Module Staff

Team taught

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Module description

This module introduces students to the distinctive characteristics of social anthropology as a discipline: how anthropology engages with the question of what it means to be human through participant observation in specific social contexts, and what we can learn through cross-cultural comparison. We consider what anthropology can offer our understanding of the contemporary world, and focus on questions such as: what does anthropological research look like, and who has the right to speak for whom? How do anthropologists study relationships of care and situations of power and conflict? How is human identity shaped?

Relationship to other modules

Co-requisites

IT IS RECOMMENDED TO ALSO TAKE SA1002

Assessment pattern

100% Coursework

Re-assessment

100% Coursework

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

Weekly contact: 3 lectures and 1 tutorial

Scheduled learning hours

40

The number of compulsory student:staff contact hours over the period of the module.

Guided independent study hours

150

The number of hours that students are expected to invest in independent study over the period of the module.