Study Anthropology at Otago

• Overview
• Contact details
• Qualifications
• Papers
• Programme Requirements
• Minor Subject Requirements for undergraduate programmes

Overview

Anthropology combines the study of the cultural grounding of social life with the material evidence of the human past.

In Social Anthropology we study the relationships between and within groups of people who are ‘not like us’ – from whichever group of people it is that ‘we’ as researchers might belong. Through comparison we discover the surprising differences in everyday living around the world.

In Archaeology we study the material evidence of the human past – from monument structures like the ceremonial statues of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to smaller portable artefacts such as posts and stone tools – to better understand our human origins, and societies and environments of the past.

Please note: Students who wish to specialise in Archaeology will need to major in Anthropology.

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Contact details

Email anthropology@otago.ac.nz
Website Social Anthropology programme

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons))
• Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc)
• Diploma for Graduates (DipGrad)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts)
• Master of Arts (Coursework) (MA(Coursework))
• Master of Arts (Thesis) (MA(Thesis))
• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Papers

See the full list of Anthropology (ANTH) papers

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Programme Requirements

Bachelor of Arts (BA) majoring in Anthropology

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two 100-level ANTH papers	36
200-level	One of ANTH 208, ANTH 210 or ANTH 211 Two further 200-level ANTH papers BIOA 201 Biocultural Human Skeletal Biology, may be substituted for one 200-level ANTH paper.	18 36
300-level	Four 300-level ANTH papers BIOA 301 Biological Anthropology of the Human Skeleton, may be substituted for one 300-level ANTH paper.	72
Plus	198 further points; must include 54 points at 200-level or above. Up to 90 points may be taken from outside Arts	198
Total		360

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Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)) in Anthropology

Papers
ANTH 490  Dissertation, or ANTH 495 Dissertation, or ANAT 490 Dissertation Three further 400-level ANTH papers BIOA 401 Advanced Biological Anthropology may be substituted for one 400-level ANTH paper

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Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Anthropology

The Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) programme in Anthropology is the same as the programme for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honours (BA(Hons)).

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Master of Arts (Coursework) (MA(Coursework)) in Anthropology

Papers
ANTH 590  Research Dissertation Two of: HUMS 501  Writing and Revision for Graduate Research HUMS 502  Research Methods in the Humanities HUMS 503  Key Debates in the Humanities Three 400-level ANTH papers

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Master of Arts (Thesis) (MA(Thesis)) in Anthropology

Thesis
Thesis 5 Note: Students who have not completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA(Hons)) in Anthropology or a Postgraduate Diploma in Arts Subjects (PGDipArts) in Anthropology must complete the required papers for the BA(Hons) in Anthropology prior to undertaking the thesis.

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Minor Subject Requirements

Anthropology as a minor subject for a BA, MusB, BPA, BTheol, BSc, BAppSc, BCom, BHealSc, or BASc degree

Available as a minor subject for a Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Music (MusB), Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA), Bachelor of Theology (BTheol), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Applied Science (BAppSc), Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Bachelor of Health Science (BHealSc), or Bachelor of Arts and Science (BASc) degree

Level	Papers	Points
100-level	Two 100-level ANTH papers	36
200-level	Two 200-level ANTH papers	36
300-level	One 300-level ANTHpaper	18
Total		90

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