Major Program - Anthropology

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Program Requirements

2010-2011 Calendar | Anthropology |

Anthropology Major Program

Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91泡芙 Calendar 2010-2011

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students should complete all lower division requirements before completing upper division courses.

Students complete all of

SA 101-4 Introduction to Anthropology (A)
SA 150-4 Introduction to Sociology (S)
SA 201W-4 Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A)
SA 255-4 Introduction to Social Research (S or A)

and one additional 200 division course in anthropology and/or sociology.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 32 upper division units including

SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
SA 402-4 The Practice of Anthropology (A)
and eight upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A) courses.

An additional 12 upper division units are required, to be chosen from any A, S, or SA course.

In our information-based society, many employers and most graduate schools require considerable knowledge of conceptualizing research problems, information gathering, analysis and presentation. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses above the minimum and they may choose to range broadly across the two disciplines or to focus on a special interest. Courses fall broadly into the following groups.

Courses in Anthropology (A)

The following courses count as anthropology credit toward the anthropology major or minor.

SA 301-4 Contemporary Ethnography (A)
SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
SA 318-4 The Anthropology of Medicine (A)
SA 319-4 Culture, Ethnicity and Aging (A)
SA 323-4 Symbol, Myth and Meaning (A)
SA 332-4 The Anthropology of Childhood (A)
SA 352-4 Games, Sports and Culture (A)
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
SA 357W-4 Survey Methods (S or A)
SA 365-4 Selected Regional Areas (A)
SA 368-4 Language, Ideology, and Power (A)
SA 401-4 The Politics of Culture in Contemporary Societies (A)
SA 402-4 The Practice Of Anthropology (A)
SA 421-4 Commodities and Substances: Bodies, Consumption and Ingestion (A)
SA 451-4 Issues in Anthropological Theory (A)
SA 472-4 Anthropology and the Past (A)
SA 486-4 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (A)
SA 496-4 Directed Readings in Anthropology (A)
SA 498-8 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (S or A)
SA 499-4 Independent Project (S or A)

Courses in Sociology/Anthropology (S or A)

These courses count as anthropology or sociology credit whenever they are completed.

SA 302W-4 Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (S or A)
SA 315-4 New Information Technology and Society (S or A)
SA 316-4 Tourism and Social Policy (S or A)
SA 340-4 Social Issues and Social Policy Analysis (S or A)
SA 355-4 Quantitative Methods (S or A)
SA 356W-4 Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (S or A)
SA 357W-4 Survey Methods (S or A)
SA 358-4 The Philosophy of the Social Sciences (S or A)
SA 364-4 Urban Communities and Cultures (S or A)
SA 386-4 The Ethnography of Politics (S or A)
SA 392-4 Latin America (S or A)
SA 418-4 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (S or A)
SA 420-4 Sociology of Aging (S or A)
SA 429-4 Sex, Work, and International Capital (S or A)
SA 430-4 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (S or A)
SA 447-4 Selected Issues in Social Policy Analysis (S or A)
SA 498-4 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (S or A)
SA 499-4 Independent Project (S or A)

Courses in Sociology/Anthropology (S or A)

These courses may count as anthropology or sociology credit depending on the content of the course in the term it is taught. See the departmental advisor.

SA 326-4 Ecology and Social Thought (S or A)
SA 345-4 Race, Immigration and the Canadian State (S or A)
SA 360-4 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (S or A)
SA 363-4 Processes of Development and Underdevelopment (S or A)
SA 371-4 The Environment and Society (S or A)
SA 388-4 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (S or A)
SA 396-4 Selected Regional Areas (S or A)
SA 455-4 Special Topics in Applied Social Research (S or A)
SA 460-4 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (S or A)
SA 463-4 Special Topics in Development Studies (S or A)

Theory and methods requirements should be completed early in the upper division. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses over the required minimum.

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 91泡芙 beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91泡芙 within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements)

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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