Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of the many societies and cultures of the world and their complex interaction. Anthropology’s global comparative scope is complemented by a local focus; its unique perspective is made possible by intensive participation in the daily life and language of the communities studied. Contemporary social anthropology asks broad and detailed questions about what it means to be human in a globalising world, as well as providing a critical vantage point from which to reflect on ourselves and others.

On successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

• apply critical and comparative analytical skills to the identification and resolution of problems within complex changing social and cultural contexts; and
• demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of selected fields and intellectual debates in social and cultural anthropology; and
• apply an independent and creative approach to knowledge based on an appreciation of interplay between theory and ethnographic inquiry; and
• articulate the relationship between diverse and contested forms of knowledge and practice and the social, historical and cultural contexts that produced them; and
• communicate effectively in a variety of written and oral formats; and
• act as intellectually informed and ethically aware participants within a community of scholars, as citizens and in the workforce; and
• collaborate effectively in groups to meet a shared goal with people whose disciplinary and cultural backgrounds may differ from their own; and
• work with independence, self-reflection and an appreciation of cultural diversity to meet goals and challenges in the workplace and personal life.

Anthropology

MAJOR

A major in Anthropology consists of eight 12.5-point subjects (total 100 points) as follows:

Level 1 (25 points)

• ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity (compulsory subject)
  AND
• One Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended); OR
• DEVT10001 The Developing World

Level 2 (37.5 points)

• ANTH20012 Engaging the World in Theory and Practice (compulsory subject)
• At least one level 2 core subject
• maximum one level 2 elective subject (12.5 points)

Level 3 (37.50 points)

• ANTH30013 Theory and the Anthropological Imagination (compulsory capstone subject)
• At least one level 3 core subject
• maximum one level 3 elective subject

Total 100 points

MINOR

A minor in Anthropology consists of six 12.5-point subjects (total 75 points) as follows. As not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, please see below for a separate list of subjects that can be taken.

Level 1 (25 points)

• ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity (compulsory subject)
  AND
• One Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended)

Level 2 (25 points)

• Two core subjects

Level 3 (25 points)

• Two core subjects

Total 75 points

The capstone subject is not available in the minor or as breadth studies outside the BA. Not all subjects listed in the major are available to students completing a minor, level 2 subjects included in the minor, see below.

*Please note that the Anthropology major has had a name change. Students who commenced prior to 2013 can complete the 'Anthropology & Social Theory' major or the 'Anthropology' major.

Level 1 Subjects

Students completing a major in Anthropology must complete ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity (compulsory) and one Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended) OR DEVT10001 The Developing World.

Level 2 Compulsory Subject

Students completing the major in Anthropology must complete the following subject.

Level 2 Core Subjects

Students completing a major in Anthropology must complete a minimum of one of the following level 2 core subjects.

Level 2 Elective Subjects

Students completing a major in Anthroplogy may include a maximum of one of the following level 2 elective subjects:

Level 3 Capstone Subject

Students completing a major in Anthropology must complete the following compulsory capstone subject:

Level 3 Core Subjects

Students completing a major in Anthroplogy must complete a minimum of one of the following level 3 core subjects:

Level 3 Elective Subjects

Students completing a major in Anthropology may include a maximum of one of the following level 3 elective subjects:

Minor: Level 1 Subject

Students completing a minor in Anthropology must complete ANTH10001 Anthropology: Studying Human Diversity and one Arts Foundation Subject (MULT10018 Power highly recommended).

Minor: Level 2 Core Subjects

Minor: Level 3 Core Subjects