A Major in Anthropology
The Anthropology major requires 36 credit points of Senior Anthropology units. Students are able to choose whether to do a broad-based major in Anthropology or a major in Culture and Development.
The Anthropology major can be comprised of any senior units listed below. These are divided between thematic (eg. development, gender), regional (eg. Aboriginal Australia) and theoretical (eg. culture and the unconscious) units. You may choose any combination.
Culture and Development Major
The Culture and Development major requires 18 senior credit points from the designated pool of Culture and Development units and 18 senior credit points from the general Anthropology or cross-listed units. The designated pool of Culture and Development units includes:
ANTH 2625 Culture and Development
ANTH 2626 The City: Global Flows and Local Forms (not offered in 2008)
ANTH 2627 Medical Anthropology
ANTH 2628 Migration and Migrant Cultures
At least two of these units will be offered each year on a rotating basis.
Senior Units of Study in Anthropology
Senior Units of Study, 2008
Semester 1
ANTH2601 Ethnography of Mainland & Southeast Asia
ANTH2605 Aboriginal Australia: Cultural Journeys
ANTH2606 Culture and the Unconscious
ANTH2625 Culture and Development
ANTH2628 Migration and Migrant Cultures
ANTH3601 Contemporary Theory and Anthropology
Semester 2
ANTH2623 Gender: Anthropological Studies
ANTH2627 Medical Anthropology
ANTH2629 Race and Ethnic Relations
ANTH2653 Economy and Culture
ANTH3602 Reading Ethnography
