Programme And Module Handbook
 
Programme Specification


Date Specification Approved 15/11/2020
College College Arts and Law
School History and Cultures
Department African Studies & Anthropology
Partner College and School
Collaborative Organisation and Form of Collaboration
Qualification and Programme Title B.A. Anthropology and African Studies with Year Abroad Full-time
Programme Code 960B
Delivery Location Campus
Language of Study English
Length of Programme 4 Year(s)
Accreditations This programme has no outside accreditations
Aims of the Programme "Provide students with a rich and diverse learning experience.

Foster students? personal development so that they can demonstrate independence, initiative, self-management and the capacity for life-long learning.

Train a pool of graduates who have detailed knowledge of specific societies and cultures and are able to compare human behaviour around the world.

Train a pool of graduates who are able to bring relevant anthropological theory and methodology to bear upon complex situations and issues, and to demonstrate sensitivity to the needs and views of the people being studied.

Render students employable by training them in the transferable skills that are associated with all arts, humanities and social science degree programmes, including: identification of areas of enquiry and relevant sources of information; referencing, evaluation, synthesis and analysis of information in the light of relevant methodological and theoretical frameworks; clear and coherent communication in person and on paper.

The year abroad will provide students with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the society and culture of a foreign country while gaining experience of a different academic environment and way of teaching. The year abroad also provides an opportunity for students to improve their existing language proficiency (where applicable) as well as enhancing their organisation and communication skills and their employability through a proven ability to succeed in a foreign setting. "
Programme Outcomes
Students are expected to have Knowledge and Understanding of: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
1. A range of sub-Saharan African environments and societies, and the dynamics of change over time (DipHE, BA)
2. The place of sub-Saharan Africa within the global context (DipHE, BA)
3. The merits of contrasting theories in the analysis of sub-Saharan African societies (DipHE, BA)
4. The key methods and concepts of the contributory disciplines in African Studies, including Anthropology?s emphasis on empirical fieldwork as the primary method of gathering data and as a basis for the generation of anthropological theory (DipHE, BA)
5. The ethical issues entailed in the study of social worlds and the representation of others, and the potential applications and misapplications of Anthropology (BA)
6. The history of the discipline of Anthropology and the emergence of sub-fields (BA)
1., 2. and 3. Lectures, seminars, independent reading, project work and individual / group research throughout the degree programme

4. Lectures, seminars, independent reading and individual / group project work, in African Studies modules; lectures, seminars and independent reading in modules which deal specifically with ethnography and which require students to conduct an ethnographic project

5. Ethnographic project work and research for the final-year independent study / dissertation

6. Lectures, seminars and independent reading throughout the degree programme.
1., 2. and 3. Group presentations, individual / group project reports, essays, timed exams, independent study / dissertation

4. and 5. Essays, timed exams, book reviews, project proposals and reports, independent study / dissertation

6. Essays, timed exams, book reviews
Students are expected to have attained the following Skills and other Attributes: Which will be gained through the following Teaching and Learning methods: and assessed using the following methods:
1. The ability to identify and assess different theoretical approaches within the discipline of Anthropology, and to make connections between Anthropology and other disciplines in the field of African Studies
2. The ability to identify an issue or area of enquiry; to question cultural assumptions about this issue; and to search for, select and evaluate relevant sources of information
3. The ability to interpret, synthesise and critically interrogate a range of primary and secondary sources, generated within and outside of sub-Saharan Africa, and to reference these appropriately in their academic writing
4. To communicate their findings and their analysis clearly and coherently, in written and oral formats`
5. To work with a significant amount of independence, including self-direction, initiative and time-management, including during a year of study abroad
6. To listen effectively, work with others, and respond constructively to feedback
7. To achieve an enhanced academic awareness through direct interactions with a broader range of anthropology options.
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