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Qualification and Programme Title
B.A. African Studies with Anthropology Full-time
Programme Code
3398
Delivery Location
Campus
Language of Study
English
Length of Programme
3 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 a specialised knowledge of sub-Saharan Africa and its position within the global context.
Train a pool of graduates who are able to bring a variety of disciplinary perspectives (including anthropological theories and methodologies) to bear upon complex situations and issues, demonstrating sensitivity to the views of others.
To 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.
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:
A range of sub-Saharan African environments and societies, and the dynamics of change over time
The place of sub-Saharan Africa within the global context
The history of the discipline of Anthropology and the emergence of sub-fields
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
Lectures, seminars, independent reading, project work and individual / group research throughout the degree programme
Group presentations, individual / group project reports, essays, timed exams, independent study / dissertation
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:
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
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
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
To communicate their findings and their analysis clearly and coherently, in written and oral formats
To work with a significant amount of independence, including self-direction, initiative and time-management
To listen effectively, work with others, and respond constructively to feedback
Lectures, seminars, independent reading, project work and individual / group research throughout the degree programme
Group presentations, project reports, essays, timed exams, book reviews, independent study / dissertation
