| Unit name | Peoples, Culture and Language |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ARCH10017 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Adom Philogene Heron |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
| Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
| School/department | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
Why is this unit important?
Across the world, human societies display remarkable diversity - and remarkable similarities.
How does this unit fit into your programme of study?
In this unit students will be introduced to the major theoretical, methodological and empirical ideas in the discipline of social anthropology.
This unit therefore aims to:
An overview of content
Across the world, human societies display remarkable diversity - and remarkable similarities. In this unit students will be introduced to major theoretical, methodological and empirical ideas in the discipline of social anthropology. Students will learn about social anthropology as a discipline and the importance and history of the discipline within anthropology and the human sciences. The unit covers the major theoretical developments in the history of anthropology to the current day and introduces the methodology of social anthropology through the tools of fieldwork and ethnography. This unit also introduces theory through case studies in classic domains of social life: culture, religion, kinship, politics, economics, as well as more recent or interdisciplinary areas of interest: classification, social control, personhood, gender, ethnicity, globalisation.
How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit
The unit aims to foster both a critical and comparative approach to claims about cultural diversity. Students will gain experience surveying a wide range of ethnographic material, including classic texts/films and more recent work. The unit provides a grounding in fundamental concepts that they can then apply both generally as well as to specialised areas within Social Anthropology.
Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
Weekly lectures and seminars supported by self-directed activities
Tasks which do not count towards your unit mark but are required for credit (zero-weighted):
Essay plan, 500 words (0%, required for credit – formative) [ILOs 1-5]
Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):
Essay, 2000 words (100%) [ILOs 1-5]
When assessment does not go to plan
When required by the Board of Examiners, you will normally complete reassessments in the same formats as those outlined above. However, the Board reserves the right to modify the form or number of reassessments required. Details of reassessments are normally confirmed by the School shortly after the notification of your results at the end of the academic year.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ARCH10017).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The assessment methods listed in this unit specification are designed to enable students to demonstrate the named learning outcomes (LOs). Where a disability prevents a student from undertaking a specific method of assessment, schools will make reasonable adjustments to support a student to demonstrate the LO by an alternative method or with additional resources.
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
