Within the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, students may study sociology (subjects coded SCY), comparative societies (subjects coded COS) and anthropology (subjects coded ANY). Minor and major sequences are available in all three of these areas and students may take more than one major sequence in this department. Sociology and comparative societies subjects are listed in a separate section of the handbook.
Anthropology is the discipline within the university which is concerned with the study of culture in general and of other cultures and their social organisation in particular. These other cultures may be the cultures of other societies, minority cultures within our own country, or the cultures of our own past. All anthropology staff have deep and intensive research experience in other societies and their cultures and bring to the subjects we offer, whether they be about others or ourselves, a distinctly anthropological perspective, an understanding of and respect for cultural difference. The ethnographic expertise of the department ranges through South and South East Asia and Melanesia to the study of minority communities and their cultures in Australia, incorporating a range of theoretical perspectives. Anthropology staff provide students throughout the department with access to subjects which are crosscultural and comparative. Anthropology is offered only on the Clayton campus.
An honours year is available in anthropology and the department also offers a coursework MA program which allows for specialist interests in anthropology, comparative societies, gender and feminism, as well as postgraduate research degrees.
Educational objectives for the Department of Anthropology and Sociology are to be found under the entry for sociology and comparative societies.
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