Programme Specification for the 2020/1 academic year

BA (Hons) Anthropology

1. Programme Details

Programme name	BA (Hons) Anthropology	Programme code	UFA3HPSHPS30
Study mode(s)	Full Time	Academic year	2020/1
Campus(es)	Streatham (Exeter)	Programme start date	09/2014
NQF Level	6 (Honours)

2. Description of the Programme

By studying Anthropology you can fully explore how relevant this discipline is for the study of our globalised world. Anthropology offers a distinctive comparative outlook on human social and cultural life. The discipline has traditionally focused on the study of small-scale and pre-industrial societies, and at Exeter you will have opportunities to learn about anthropological discoveries in this area. However, Anthropologists have increasingly applied their distinctive insights to modern living, and today are as interested in the practices of multinational companies and the impact of natural resource exploitation on local communities as in the rituals and ceremonies of native Amazonians.

At Exeter, you will be introduced to a range of core topics in current anthropological discussion and debate, and will also have the opportunity to take a variety of modules exploring topics such as human-animal interactions, global health, postcolonial politics, development, cultures of race and ethnicity, consumerism and the anthropology of music and sound.

Studying Anthropology will equip students with a full range of critical analytical perspectives as well as research methods to start their own exploration of the nature and complexity of human social life.

3. Educational Aims of the Programme

The aims of the Anthropology programme are to:

develop an awareness and understanding of the range of human cultural diversity;
encourage students to appreciate human cultural diversity from a variety of socio-cultural perspectives;
develop an appreciation of the dynamic character of anthropology and its constituent disciplines;
develop practical research skills alongside a critical awareness of various theoretical perspectives;
develop the students’ ability to apply knowledge and understanding to the principles and methods of anthropology and to demonstrate comprehension of the problematic and varied nature of research involving human subjects;
introduce students to the core areas of socio-cultural anthropological theory and practice and to provide and opportunity for reflection on current practice and developments in the field;
promote the practice of life-long learning and equipping students with the ability to work autonomously;
acquire a range of transferable skills, appropriate for the workplace or postgraduate study, which might include project design, writing and presentation skills, basic IT skills, and the ability to analyse data and to evaluate and present reasoned arguments.

4. Programme Structure

5. Programme Modules

The following tables describe the programme and constituent modules. Constituent modules may be updated, deleted or replaced as a consequence of the annual programme review of this programme.

You may take elective modules up to 30 credits outside of the programme in each stage as long as any necessary prerequisites have been satisfied, where the timetable allows and if you have not already taken the module in question or an equivalent module.

If you are interested in taking a module from outside your course or programme of study you should first discuss this with your academic tutor or programme leader. All module choice requests require the approval of your College (and the College offering the module) and should be fully justifiable on academic or career grounds.

The first year gives you a foundational knowledge of anthropological theory and concepts, and how to think critically about the key challenges of studying diverse human societies. You will also be introduced to the fundamentals of the archaeological study of human society in the past, and gain important analytical techniques that will be useful across a range of subjects and research tasks.

In the second year you will advance your grasp of anthropological knowledge and methods through a set of compulsory modules. You will learn about the current issues and problems that attract anthropologists’ attention, and acquire the research methods that anthropologists use in their studies; you will even develop your own small research project where you can put these skills to the test. Optional modules enable you to develop specialist knowledge on a range of topics.

The centre-point of the final year is the dissertation. This provides you with the opportunity to explore an area of interest and to demonstrate what you have learned over the previous years of your degree. You will also take up to three other specialist modules to create a programme of work fully reflecting your interests.

Stage 1

90 credits of compulsory modules, 30 credits of optional modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT1003	Imagining Social Worlds: Texts	15	No
ANT1004	Introduction to Social Anthropology-Theorising the Everyday World	15	No
ANT1005	Introduction to Social Anthropology: Exploring Cultural Diversity	15	No
ANT1009	Theories and Approaches in Anthropology	15	No
ARC1010	Themes in World Archaeology	15	No
ANT1011	Imagining Social Worlds: Qualitative Research	15	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT S1 BA Anthropology SH opt 2019-0
ANT1007	Media and Society	15	No
SOC1019	Contemporary Society: Themes and Perspectives	15	No
SOC1020	Contemporary Society: Field and Case Studies	15	No
SOC1037	Introduction to Social Analysis: Classical Social Theory	15	No
SOC1038	Introduction to Social Analysis: Contemporary Social Theory	15	No
SOC1039	Social Issues: Part I - Introducing Crime and Deviance	15	No
SOC1040	Social Issues: Part II - Themes in Criminology	15	No
ARA1010	Politics and Economy of the Contemporary Middle East	15	No
ARA1018	Introduction to Islam	15	No
ARC1030	Investigating British Archaeology	15	No
ARC1040	Artefacts and Materials	15	No
ARC1050	Objects: Contexts and Display	15	No
ARC1060	Ancient Civilisations: The Mediterranean and Near East	15	No
SSI1005	Introduction to Social Data	15	No
SSI1006	Data Analysis in Social Science 1	15	No

Total Credits for Stage 1

Stage 2

60 credits of compulsory modules, 60 credits of optional modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT2002	Ethnography Now	15	No
ANT2003	Current Debates in Anthropology	15	No
ANT2004	Into the Field	15	No
ANT2005	Current Debates in Anthropology: Practice	15	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT S2 BA Anthropology SH opt 2019-0
ANT2009	Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities	15	No
ANT2010	Human-Animal Interactions	15	No
ANT2012	The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology	15	No
ANT2013	Visual Anthropology: Methods and Perspectives	15	No
ANT2014	Cultures: Food	15	No
ANT2015	The Deep Past, History and Humanity	15	No
ANT2016	Anthropology of the State	15	No
ANT2017	Anthropology of Islam	15	No
ANT2021	Anthropology of the Middle East	15	No
ANT2035	Philosophical Anthropology	15	No
ANT2024	Environments in Public	15	No
ANT2108	Institutional Ethnography	15	No
ANT2084	Ethnomusicology	15	No
ANT2085	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control	15	No
ANT2086	Addiction	30	No
ANT2087	Disability and Society	15	No
ANT2088	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society	15	No
ANT2089	Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism	15	No
ANT2097	Environment and Society	15	No
ANT2103	Senses and Society	15	No
ANT2107	Culture and Wellbeing	15	No
ANT2105	Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance	15	No
ANT2023	Theory and Methods of Food Preservation	15	No
ANT2022	Permaculture and Gardening with Nature	15	No
ANT2109	Anthropology of Forced Migration	15	No
ARA2118	Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East	15	No
ARA2134	Ethnography of the Middle East	15	No
ARA2150	Muslims in Britain	15	No
THE2219	Religion and Holocaust Memory in Public Life	30	No
SOC2014	Media in Society	15	No
SOC2021	Understanding Social Inequalities	15	No
SOC2030	Sociology of Art and Culture	15	No
SOC2034	Gender and Society 1	15	No
SOC2035	International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology	15	No
SOC2036	International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime	15	No
SOC2037	Pharmaceutical Cultures	15	No
SOC2039	Sociology of Family and Gender	15	No
SOC2077	Data Analysis in Social Science II	15	No
SOC2094	Data Analysis in Social Science III	15	No
SOC2096	Cyborg Studies	15	No
SOC2112	Introduction to Terrorism Studies	30	No
SOC2116	Sociology and Demography of Religion	15	No
SPA2001	Debates, Issues and Practices	15	No

Total Credits for Stage 2

Stage 3

30 credits of compulsory modules, 90 credits of optional modules.

Compulsory Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT3040	Anthropology Dissertation	30	No

Optional Modules

Code	Module	Credits	Non-condonable?
ANT SF BA Anthropology SH opt 2019-0
ANT3004	Living Cities: Migration, Place and the Politics of Identities	15	No
ANT3005	Human-Animal Interactions	15	No
ANT3012	The Human Condition: Classic Readings in Anthropology	15	No
ANT3013	Visual Anthropology: Methods and Perspectives	15	No
ANT3014	Cultures: Food	15	No
ANT3015	The Deep Past, History and Humanity	15	No
ANT3016	Anthropology of the State	15	No
ANT3017	Anthropology of Islam	15	No
ANT3021	Anthropology of the Middle East	15	No
ANT3035	Philosophical Anthropology	15	No
ANT3041	Environments in Public	15	No
ANT3080	Institutional Ethnography	15	No
ANT3084	Ethnomusicology	15	No
ANT3085	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society Part 1: Medicine and Social Control	15	No
ANT3086	Addiction	30	No
ANT3087	Disability and Society	15	No
ANT3088	Health, Illness and Bodies in Contemporary Society: Part 2: Bodies in Society	15	No
ANT3089	Cultures of Race, Ethnicity and Racism	15	No
ANT3097	Environment and Society	15	No
ANT3103	Senses and Society	15	No
ANT3107	Culture and Wellbeing	15	No
ANT3109	Contemporary Capitalism, Critique and Resistance	15	No
ANT3023	Theory and Methods of Food Preservation	15	No
ANT3022	Permaculture and Gardening with Nature	15	No
ANT3024	Anthropology of Forced Migration	15	No
ARA2118	Gender-Identity and Modernity in the Middle East	15	No
ARA2134	Ethnography of the Middle East	15	No
ARA2150	Muslims in Britain	15	No
SOC3013	Gender and Society 1	15	No
SOC3028	Media in Society	15	No
SOC3030	Sociology of Art and Culture	15	No
SOC3034	International Criminal Justice: Comparative Criminology	15	No
SOC3036	International Criminal Justice: Application of Theory to Transnational and International Crime	15	No
SOC3080	Pharmaceutical Cultures	15	No
SOC3094	Data Analysis in Social Science III	15	No
SOC3096	Cyborg Studies	15	No
SOC3108	Sociology of Family and Gender	15	No
SOC3112	Introduction to Terrorism Studies	30	No
SOC3118	Sociology and Demography of Religion	15	No
THE3219	Religion and Holocaust Memory in Public Life	30	No
SPA3001	Debates, Issues and Practices	15	No

Total Credits for Stage 3

6. Programme Outcomes Linked to Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
A: Specialised Subject Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of social anthropology as the comparative study of human societies. 2. Show an appreciation of the importance of empirical fieldwork as the primary method of gathering data and is the basis for the generation of anthropological theory. 3. Demonstrate a detailed knowledge of specific themes in social anthropology (including kinship, gender,sexuality, power, ethics , politics,economics, subsistence, environment, religion, globalisation, communication and representation) and the intellectual debates concerning them. 4. Display a realisation that knowledge is contested, and that anthropology by its nature is dynamic, constantly generating new priorities and theories. 5. Show an informed awareness of and sensitivity to human diversity, an appreciation of its scope and complexity and recognition of the richness of experience and potential it provides. 6. Show an acquaintance with the theory and history of anthropology. 7. Display knowledge of the values, ethics and traditions of different cultures, including a detailed knowledge of particular areas of the world as a result of regionally focussed courses. 8. Display a familiarity with a range of methods of representing data. 9. Show a reflexive awareness of ethical issues concerned with the study of social worlds and representation of others, of the nature of knowledge, and the role of the anthropologist or ethnographer in the collection and presentation of data. 10. Show an awareness of social and historical change, and knowledge of some paradigms and modes (including indigenous ones) for explaining it. 11. Show an appreciation of the interconnections between various aspects of social and cultural life, belief systems, global forces, individual behaviour and the physical environment.	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
B: Academic Discipline Core Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
12. Understand how human beings are shaped by and interact with their social, cultural and physical environments. 13. Provide ethnographic description and analysis. 14. Interpret a range of texts within their historical, social and theoretical contexts. 15. Apply anthropological knowledge to a variety of practical situations, personal and professional. 16. Plan, undertake and present scholarly work that demonstrates an understanding of anthropological aims, methods and theoretical considerations.	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods

Intended Learning Outcomes
C: Personal/Transferable/Employment Skills and Knowledge
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) On successfully completing this programme you will be able to:	Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) will be...
	...accommodated and facilitated by the following learning and teaching activities (in/out of class):	...and evidenced by the following assessment methods:
17. Demonstrate independence of thought and analytical, critical and synoptic skills. 18. Demonstrate communication and presentation skills (using oral and written materials and information technology). 19. Display scholarly skills, such as an ability to make a structured argument, reference the works of others, and assess different forms of evidence. 20. Show time planning and management skills.	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods	See: Marketing Learning Teaching and Assessment Methods

7. Programme Regulations

University Regulations on the number of credits to be taken and at what level for each stage of the programme can be found in the Credit and Qualifications Framework.

Progression

Condonement is the process that allows you to be awarded credit (and so progress to the next stage or, in the final stage, receive an award), despite failing to achieve a pass mark at a first attempt. You are not entitled to reassessment in condoned credit. Regulations on condonement can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.

Assessment and Awards

For undergraduate degrees assessment at stage one does not contribute to the summative classification of the award. Details of the weightings for each year of all programme lengths can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.

Classification

Full details of assessment regulations for undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes and the classification of awards can be found in the Handbook for Assessment, Progression and Awarding for Taught Programmes.

You can also read details of Generic Marking Criteria.

8. College Support for Students and Students' Learning

Personal and Academic Tutoring

It is University policy that all Colleges should have in place a system of academic and personal tutors. The role of academic tutors is to support you with individual modules; the role of personal tutors is to provide you with advice and support fo the duration of your programme, and this support extends to providing you with details of how to obtain support and guidance on personal difficulties such as accommodation, financial difficulties and sickness. You can also make an appointment to see individual teaching staff.

Information on the College Personal Tutoring system, library provision, ELE resources and access to College support services can be found on the College webpages for current students.

Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC)

SSLCs enable students and staff to jointly participate in the management and review of the teaching and learning provision.

9. University Support for Students and Students' Learning

Learning Resources

The University Library maintains its principal collections in the main library buildings on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, together with a number of specialist collections in certain Colleges. The total Library collection comprises over a million volumes and 3000 current periodical subscriptions.

IT Services

A wide range of IT services are provided throughout the Exeter campuses, including open-access computer rooms, some of which are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Helpdesks are maintained on the Streatham and St Luke's campuses, while most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University's campus network.

Student Support Services

The University provides many support services including health and wellbeing, multifaith chaplaincy, family support, the Students' Guild and international student support.

10. Admissions Criteria

All applications are considered individually on merit. The University is committed to an equal opportunities policy with respect to gender, age, race, sexual orientation and/or disability when dealing with applications. It is also committed to widening access to higher education to students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.

Candidates for undergraduate programmes must satisfy the undergraduate admissions requirements of the University of Exeter.

11. Regulation of Assessment and Academic Standards

Each academic programme in the University is subject to an agreed College assessment and marking strategy, underpinned by institution-wide assessment procedures.

The security of assessment and academic standards is further supported through the appointment of External Examiners for each programme. External Examiners have access to draft papers, course work and examination scripts. They are required to attend the Board of Examiners and to provide an annual report. Annual External Examiner reports are monitored at both College and University level. Their responsibilities are described in the University's code of practice. See the University's TQA Manual for details.

12. Indicators of Quality and Standards

Certain programmes are subject to accreditation and/or review by professional and statutory regulatory bodies (PSRBs).

13. Methods for Evaluating and Improving Quality and Standards

The University and its constituent Colleges draw on a range of data to review the quality of education provision. The College documents the performance in each of its tuaght programmes, against a range of criteria on an annual basis through the Annual Student Experience Review (ASER).

Subject areas are reviewed every five years through a College Academic Audit scheme that includes external contributions.

14. Awarding Institution

University of Exeter

15. Lead College / Teaching Institution

College of Social Sciences and International Studies (CSSIS)

16. Partner College / Institution

Partner College(s)

Not applicable to this programme

Partner Institution

Not applicable to this programme.

17. Programme Accredited / Validated by

18. Final Award

BA (Hons) Anthropology

19. UCAS Code

L600

20. NQF Level of Final Award

6 (Honours)

21. Credit

CATS credits		ECTS credits

22. QAA Subject Benchmarking Group

[Honours] Anthropology

23. Dates

Origin Date	01/05/2012	Date of last revision	26/07/2019