Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures
The University of Newcastle Australia
This short online course explored introductory anthropological concepts. The topics covered included social and cultural anthropology, historical development of modern social and cultural anthropology, and basic theoretical and analytic models applied in anthropology.
3 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor John Fischetti
Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor
The University of Newcastle Australia
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Investigate what the discipline of anthropology is and how it relates to the concepts of ‘culture’ and ‘society’
- Describe the historical evolution of anthropology, from its foundation to the present day.
- Produce ethnographic field notes related to a field work exercise.
- Identify the significant theorists and theories undergirding anthropology.
Syllabus
- An introduction to social and cultural anthropology
- The historical development of modern social and cultural anthropology
- Basic theoretical and analytic models applied in anthropology, including kinship theory
- A basic introduction to anthropological fieldwork and ethnography
Issued on 31st August 2019
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