SA3902 An Anthropology of Global Social Issues

Academic year

2024 to 2025 Semester 2

Further information on which modules are specific to your programme.

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.

Availability restrictions

Only available to those enrolling on the MA Combined Studies or already enrolled on the MA/BSc General degree taken in the evening.

Planned timetable

Thursday, 6.30pm-9.30pm

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

Module coordinator

Dr K L Lane

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module Staff

Dr Karen Lane

This information is given as indicative. Staff involved in a module may change at short notice depending on availability and circumstances.

Module description

This module invites students to critically assess what anthropological perspectives of the 'local' can contribute to an understanding of the 'global'. The module aims to show how ethnographically grounded research offers a unique lens for studying global social issues and new perspectives to guide action and policy aimed at tackling them. We will do this by approaching six global issues through ethnographic and theoretical perspectives to see how anthropology, more than an academic discipline, is a critical tool to approach the 'real' world. In doing so, we will get glimpses of anthropology's past, rethink its role in the present, and imagine its future(s).

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisites

MUST HAVE PASSED ANY SOCIAL SCIENCE OR HUMANITIES EVENING DEGREE MODULE

Assessment pattern

Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment

5,000-word Essay = 100%

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact

1 x 1 hour lecture, 1 x 2 hour tutorial