Thinking Like an Anthropologist (820L6)
30 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Autumn teaching
On this module, you’ll learn how social relations and anthropology have changed over time. This will support your MA projects and beyond. You’ll explore social theories that have shaped anthropology, using both historical and modern enthnographies.
You’ll study classical sociological theories through critical, feminist and decolonial lenses to examine:
- modernisation
- precarity
- labour transformations
- sustainability
- political organisation, governance and contestation
- networks of exchange, commoditisation and care
- globalisation
- religious life.
Teaching
50%: Lecture
50%: Seminar
50%: Lecture
50%: SeminarAssessment
20%: Coursework (Essay)
80%: Written assessment (Essay)
20%: Coursework (Essay)
80%: Written assessment (Essay)Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 300 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 267 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2026/27. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.