Major Thesis - Anthropology

Subject ANTH90002 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points:
Level: Research Higher Degree
Dates & Locations: This is a time-based subject, taught on campus at Parkville.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Regular meetings with supervisor throughout period of enrolment.
Total Time Commitment: An average of 40 hours each week.
Prerequisites: Entry to Master of Arts in Anthropology - 102KB.
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: Knowledge gained in successful completion of a Bachelor of Arts honours degree or Postgraduate Diploma
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.

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Coordinator

Dr Tamara Kohn

Contact

Professor Andrew Dawson

dawsona@unimelb.edu.au

Dr Tamara Kohn

tkohn@unimelb.edu.au

Subject Overview:

The Anthropology Major Thesis is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research in an area of Anthropology. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research.
Objectives:

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

  • be able to devise an anthropological research question, and design a program of research from which an answer to the research question can be developed.
  • have written a sustained evidence-based thesis in a style comprehensible to non-experts in the field.
  • have demonstrated an aptitude for original research in anthropology at a higher degree level.
Assessment: one 30,000 word thesis
Prescribed Texts: Appropriate texts will be determined in consultation with Thesis supervisor
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

Students who successfully complete this subject will:

  • show initiative in self-directed research.
  • demonstrate an ability to identify, collect and collate data relevant to a research question.
  • demonstrate an ability to critically analyse and evaluate data.
  • be able to communicate the aims and outcomes of research intelligibly and economically.
Links to further information: http://www.ssps.unimelb.edu.au/study/ads/
Related Course(s): Master of Arts in Anthropology (Thesis)

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