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Revision 2 closed August 24, 2007, replaced by current version.
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Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Video component.*
*Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Credits: 3 - Social Science
Prerequisite: ANTH 275 is recommended.
Centre: Centre for Work and Community Studies
ANTH 362 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Téluq equivalency: ANT 1001
Course website
ANTH 362 is divided into ten units covering aboriginal languages, prehistory, First Nations societies in different regions of the country, and issues facing First Nations communities today.
The course consists of the following ten units.
Unit 1: Anthropologists and Images
Unit 2: First Peoples
Unit 3: The Arctic
Unit 4: Eastern Subarctic
Unit 5: Western Subarctic
Unit 6: Eastern Woodlands
Unit 7: Plains
Unit 8: Plateau
Unit 9: Northwest Coast
Unit 10: Legacies and Prospects
To receive credit for ANTH 362, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least a “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 60 percent on each of the examinations. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| 3 Quizzes (4% each) | 2 Essays (20% each) | Mid-term Exam | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12% | 40% | 24% | 24% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Miller, J. R. 1991. Skyscrapers Hide the Heavens: A History of Indian-White Relations in Canada, Rev. ed. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Morrison, R. Bruce, and C. Roderick Wilson. 1995. Native Peoples: The Canadian Experience. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart.
The course materials also include a student manual, study guide, and a reader.