Course Syllabus
Athabasca University
Anthropology (ANTH) 275
Faces of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Revision 10)
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Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Video component.*
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Credits: 3 - Social Science.
Prerequisite: None.
Precluded course: ANTH 207. (ANTH 275 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for ANTH 207.)
Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies
ANTH 275 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Overview
ANTH 275 focuses on the cross-cultural study of human diversity. Study topics include patterns of social organization, the family, economics, politics, religion, the arts, and language.
Outline
The course consists of the following eight units.
Unit 1: Anthropology and the Study of Culture
Unit 2: The Study of Human Ecology
Unit 3: Domestic Groups and the Individual
Unit 4: Social Groups: Kin and Non-kin
Unit 5: Economics and Politics
Unit 6: Communication and Expressive Culture
Unit 7: Worldview: Religion and Healing Systems
Unit 8: Globalization and Anthropology
Evaluation
To receive credit for this course, you must achieve a minimum grade of “D” (50 per cent) on both the mid-term and final examinations, and an overall grade of “D” (50 per cent) for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Telephone Quiz 1 | 5% |
|---|---|
| Telephone Quiz 2 | 5% |
| Assignment 1: Short Essay | 15% |
| Mid-term Exam | 15% |
| Assignment 2: Journal | 20% |
| Telephone Quiz 3 | 5% |
| Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography | 20% |
| Final Exam | 15% |
| Total | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Miller, Barbara D., Penny Van Esterik, and John Van Esterik. 2007. Cultural Anthropology. 3rd Canadian Edition. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, Inc.
Robinson, Angela. 2005. Ta'n Teli-ktlamsitasit (Ways of Believing): Mi'kmaw Religion in Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Canadian Ethnography Series Volume 3. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada.
Other Materials
The course materials also include a study guide, course manual, reading file and forms.
Additional Course Components:
To successfully complete this course you are required to watch the ten video programs that comprise the series, Millennium: Tribal Wisdom in the Modern World. Edmonton, AB: ACCESS-The Education Station. 1992. All ten video programs are available from the Athabasca University Library.