SA3065 Anthropology of Economic Life

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 1

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Key module information

SCOTCAT credits

30

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 9

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

To be confirmed.

This information is given as indicative. Timetable may change at short notice depending on room availability.

Module coordinator

Prof M M High

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Module description

This module provides an introduction to the main anthropological approaches to economic life. It explores both classical and current analytical frameworks for understanding how people live and organise their lives in different ways. Students should be aware that this module is not intended to be an economics course for anthropologists and others. Instead, grounded in the comparative and ethnographically-based discipline of anthropology, it brings together a wide range of regional, cultural and historical material.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

BEFORE TAKING THIS MODULE YOU MUST PASS SA2002

Assessment pattern

3-hour Written Examination = 50%, Coursework = 50%

Re-assessment

6,000-word Essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 1-hour lecture (x 11 weeks), 1 x 2-hour seminar (x 11 weeks) and 1 other contact hour (x 11 weeks) 2 hours of film viewing.