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NOTE: This area of study has been updated - please refer to the Undergraduate handbook change register for details. All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.
DescriptionAnthropology is the study of cultural diversity and the diversity of human expression through space and time. Anthropologists are concerned with their own society, but only as one among many. When anthropology seeks to understand economics, politics, religion, violence, child-rearing or art, it aims eventually at a broad comparative knowledge which does not assume that the contemporary Western expressions are the most important, or even the most revealing in the quest for an understanding of human cultures and societies. In fact, anthropologists have been led to examine in detail societies which are very different from their own, where ideas about beauty, morality, authority and dignity vary markedly from those with which they are familiar. Anthropology's comparative approach to understanding humanity is becoming increasingly important. In recent years, there has been a growth of major social and political movements throughout the world in which people are stressing a sense of community, shared identity and assertions of difference on the basis of factors such as ethnicity, sexuality, gender and status as indigenous peoples, which cut across national boundaries. At the same time, many people are expressing concerns for social justice issues, environmental degradation and so on. Anthropology is a vital discipline because of its emphasis on the importance of cultural difference in these diverse expressions of humanity. Those who qualify as anthropologists after undergraduate and graduate studies, may be in a position to engage in first-hand research, become advisers or consultants to industry, government and non-government organisations on a diverse range of matters, and teach. But the principal aim is to impart to students, regardless of the occupations they hope to pursue, an informed and culturally-sensitive awareness of their involvement in their own and other societies and cultures. UnitsFirst-year levelStudents studying a sequence in anthropology must complete two units (12 points) from the following (choose one pair of units):
Second/Third-year levelStudents studying a minor or major in anthropology must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:
Only a maximum of 12 points of electives may be studied. Available units include:
Electives
Note: Some of these electives may require permission from schools as students may not have completed first-year sequences in the appropriate disciplines. Units not offered in 2010
Electives
Relevant CoursesDiplomas
BachelorsSingle degrees
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