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    Overview

    An introduction to the fundamental concepts and history of general anthropology, including archaeology and social anthropology.

    This paper introduces the key concepts of anthropology for students with little or no previous knowledge of the subject. It will show how the different branches of contemporary anthropology have emerged and coalesced to become the most broad-based subject taught at tertiary level, which links disciplines as diverse as history, geology, biology and sociology.

    This course is focused on the two primary fields of anthropology taught at the University of Otago: archaeology as the anthropology of the past and social anthropology with its emphasis on recent historical and contemporary peoples and cultural expressions.

    The broad sweep and theoretical coverage of ANTH103 provides students with foundation knowledge that will be relevant to many other humanities and science papers while preparing anthropology majors for the more specialised social anthropology and archaeology courses taught at the University of Otago.

    About this paper

    Paper title Introduction to Anthropology
    Subject Anthropology
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 1 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $981.75
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Restriction
    ANTH 101
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Contact

    Professor Ian Barber or Dr Hannah Bulloch

    Teaching staff

    Co-ordinator (Archaeology):Professor Ian Barber
    Co-ordinator (Social Anthropology): Dr Hannah Bulloch

    Paper Structure
    • Archaeology (Block One)
    • Social Anthropology (Block Two)
    Teaching Arrangements
    Taught via lectures and tutorials.
    Textbooks

    Archaeology: Renfrew, C. & Bahn, P. 2016 (seventh edition). Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice. London: Thames and Hudson.

    There is no textbook for the Social Anthropology block of the course. Required readings will be available on eReserve.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Information literacy, Self-motivation.
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    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete this paper will gain:

    • New awareness and knowledge of when, where and how diverse human cultures and societies have emerged across the globe
    • New insights into and understanding of the history, foundation theories and current debates in archaeology and social anthropology
    • Foundation knowledge to support study of more specialised Anthropology and Archaeology papers

    Timetable

    Semester 1

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    L1 Tuesday 12:00-12:50 9-13, 15-22
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-22

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    T1 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 11-13, 15-22
    T2 Wednesday 10:00-10:50 11-13, 15-22
    T3 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 11-13, 15-22
    T4 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 11-13, 15-22
    T5 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 11-13, 15-22
    T6 Wednesday 16:00-16:50 11-13, 15-22
    T7 Thursday 09:00-09:50 11-13, 15-16, 18-22
    T8 Thursday 12:00-12:50 11-13, 15-16, 18-22
    T9 Thursday 15:00-15:50 11-13, 15-16, 18-22
    T10 Thursday 16:00-16:50 11-13, 15-16, 18-22
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