136-278 Applied Anthropology: Solving Practical Problems At Home and Abroad

Note

Available as 136-378 at 3rd-year level.

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

At least second-year standing in anthropology, sociology, economics, agriculture, forestry, geography, engineering, biology, medicine, education, commerce, law or development.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Application of anthropology research, skills, and information to explain circumstances and behaviours of practical import and then use that knowledge to help solve practical problems. This subject will survey applied anthropology work in Australia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Africa, and the USA. Topics will include work in economic development, social impact assessment, medicine, education, international business and marketing, and the protection of ecosystems. Emphasis will be on studying actual cases, on the design and implementation of applied projects as part of multi-disciplinary teams, and on developing career paths. Students completing this subject should be able to: Design individual career paths for working as anthropologists or use anthropological skills outside academia. Understand how anthropologists can and do help solve practical problems at home and overseas. Work effectively on applied projects as members of multi-disciplinary teams.

Assessment

Two essays totalling 3000 words and two 1-hour tests.