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Social (or cultural) anthropology is concerned with the study of the variety of the world's societies and cultures - their structures, histories, beliefs and practices, their similarities and their differences, and increasingly with their complex interaction.
Traditionally anthropologists have been concerned with non-western cultures and have worked, for example, in Africa, India, South America, New Guinea, Australia and the Pacific. However, studies are now made throughout Europe and the West, and the scope of anthropology encompasses all cultures. Importantly this includes the ways the anthropologist's own culture shapes the inquiry into the cultures of others. To enter into another culture is automatically to render problematic many aspects of one's own. Anthropology can then be understood as a study of 'otherness' that provides us with a critical vantage point from which to reflect on ourselves.
Most anthropological research is interdisciplinary as well as cross-cultural; anthropologists frequently utilise significant insights and theories developed by philosophers, historians, ecologists, feminists, psychologists, linguists and biologists. Characteristically, anthropology's particular contribution is the result of cross-cultural perspectives made possible by intensive and long-term fieldwork involving participation in the daily life and language of the community studied.
There are no prerequisites for First Year Anthropology subjects.
Second/Third Year Anthropology subjects are available to any student who has completed at least 50 points of First Year studies.
A Major in Anthropology usually consists of nine 12.5 point subjects, totalling 112.5 points. It comprises:
two First Year subjects in Anthropology: 121-051 Social Order and Social Change and 121-052 Varieties of Human Experience (25 points) and;
seven Second/Third Year subjects in Anthropology (87.5 points), at least three of which must be chosen from the designated core of four listed below:
121-058 Sentiments and Structures
an additional four subjects may be chosen from the following:*
121-055 Keeping the Body in Mind
121-057 Ethnic Nationalism and the Modern World
121-059 Exploring Culture Through Film
121-062 Sorcery and the Anthropology of Evil
121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements
121-064 Evolutionary Psychology
121-067 Cooperation and Conflict
121-069 Evolution of Consciousness
*Of the four Second/Third Year non-core subjects, students may include no more than two relevant subjects taught in other departments subject to the prior approval of the undergraduate coordinator in Anthropology.
The prerequisites for entry to Fourth Year Honours in Anthropology are:
completion of all the requirements for the BA and;
completion of a Major in Anthropology and;
an average grade of H2B or higher over the Second/Third Year subjects within the Major.
Entry to Honours must be approved by the Anthropology Honours coordinator and the Faculty of Arts Honours course adviser.
For details of entry procedures and timetable for submission of applications, students should contact the Honours coordinator.
| Pure Honours | |
|---|---|
| Students undertaking pure Honours in Anthropology must complete: | |
| 121-073 Anthropology Honours Thesis | |
| or | |
| 121-080 Anthropology Honours Thesis (MYE) | |
| and | |
| 121-104 Reading Anthropology | |
| 121-072 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology | |
| 121-081 Problems in Ethnological Theory | |
| 121-085 Explanation and Understanding | |
| and one elective subject from the following: | |
| 121-084 Directed Study in Anthropology | |
| 121-082 Contemporary Anthropological Theory | |
| 121-516 Gender, Environment and Development | |
| 110-078 Understanding Contemporary Indonesia | |
| 110-058 Chinese Religion and Ritual | |
| 166-059 The Emerging World (Dis)Order | |
| 166-066 Globalisation and its Discontents | |
| 131-130 Approaches to Social History | |
| 131-132 Gender, Globalisation and Development | |
| 136-069 Disease and Culture | |
| 136-080 Theories of Modernity | |
| 136-082 Imagined Societies | |
| 136-079 Reading Texts in Social Theory | |
| Students wishing to take a subject other than those listed above should consult the Fourth Year coordinator. | |
| Combined Honours | |
|---|---|
| Students intending to undertake combined Honours in Anthropology and another area of study should consult the Anthropology Honours coordinator about structuring their course. | |
| Thesis in the combining department: | |
| 121-072 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology | |
| and two elective subjects from the following: | |
| 121-084 Directed Study in Anthropology | |
| 121-081 Problems in Ethnological Theory | |
| 121-085 Explanation and Understanding | |
| 121-082 Contemporary Anthropological Theory | |
| 121-516 Gender, Environment and Development | |
| Thesis in Anthropology: | |
| 121-073 Anthropology Honours Thesis | |
| 121-072 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology | |
| 121-104 Reading Anthropology | |
| and 37.5 points of coursework from the combining department. | |
A BA with Honours in Anthropology can lead to a Graduate Diploma in Anthropology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Anthropology), or Masters and PhD degrees.
Graduate anthropologists with higher degrees are employed in the public and private sectors as professionals with expertise in matters concerning culture. Consultant anthropologists also offer their services as self-employed professionals advising governments and businesses on cultural issues relating, for example, to development, trade, health and legal matters.
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Web: http://www.anthropology.unimelb.edu.au
121-051 Social Order and Social Change
121-052 Varieties of Human Experience
121-054 Applied Medical Anthropology
121-055 Keeping the Body in Mind
121-056 The Human Cosmos
121-058 Sentiments and Structures
121-060 Power, Ideology and Inequality
121-062 Sorcery and the Anthropology of Evil
121-063 Culture Change and Protest Movements
121-065 Working with Value
121-068 Redefining Nature
121-069 Evolution of Consciousness
121-073 Anthropology Honours Thesis
121-080 Anthropology Honours Thesis (MYE)
121-081 Problems in Ethnological Theory
121-082 Contemporary Anthropological Theory
121-072 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology
121-084 Directed Study in Anthropology
121-085 Explanation and Understanding
121-104 Reading Anthropology
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