Anthropology AS and A2 Level - 2012:13
| Please note, fees are based on academic year 2011-12 and are intended as a guide only. We will update this information for 2012-13 as soon as we have it and accordingly to government funding and guidelines. |
Why Study Here This is a new course, only offered at a few colleges in the country! If you’ve ever wondered about the human journey to existence, what makes us human or how people interact in societies then this is the course for you!
Suitable For Anyone who is interested in what it means to be human, how people interact and the fundamental questions of human life. This course goes well with Law, Sociology, Media Studies and Business Studies.
Application Method Application followed by individual interview
Entry Requirements 5 GCSEs at grade C or above including English at grade B and a science subject.
Content / Overview This courses focuses on the study of us, human beings.
At AS Level, we focus on:
- The human body and communication – how humans have developedas primates, evolutionary history, development of the human brain, bi-pedalism, communication, the biology and social body and control.
- Social relations and boundaries – race, family and kinship, gender roles and power, ethnicity, social class and conflicts.
- Exchange and reciprocity – its importance to humans, money and conflict.
- Relationship with nature – problems humans have created for their environments, the future, cyborg culture and the virtual environment.
- Personhood, rituals and symbols - being ‘a person’ within different human cultures, birth, rites of passage, marriage and death rituals and cultural symbols.
At A2 Level, we focus on:
- Globalisation - mass human migration - Out of Africa theories, colonial, industrial and global touristic migration.
- Colonialism- the impact of colonialism on Caribbean societies, impact of settler governments on societies.
- Ideas of ‘development’ - the human and societal cost of mobile phones, second hand clothing, the manufacturing of chocolate, etc.
- Global markets - human organ trafficking, music as a global product.
- Individual anthropological research project
Delivery Method Short formal lectures followed by class and group discussions, case studies and activities in small groups.
Assessment Exams plus a coursework element in the A2 year. You will also be set homework assignments, research and test essays.
Progression You could study degrees in anthropology, teaching, social sciences, archaeology, sociology or religious studies. From there you could move into careers in local government administration, international aid development, market research, the civil service, as a curator in a museum or gallery, public relations, race relations or as a lecturer.
Additional Information Student comments: “Great subject, allows us to look back on how we originated. Very interesting” and “Opens your eyes to the world you live in and changes your perspective”
All students aged 19 years or over on 1 September in the first year of their course are expected to pay tuition, registration, exam fees and all other course related costs. Some assistance with these costs may be available depending on your circumstances and the latest government funding position. There are normally no tuition, registration or examination fees to pay if you are aged 16-18 on 1 September in the first year of your course and are a British or European Union resident. This does not apply to HNCs/Ds, Foundation Degrees, Degrees or courses that do not attract government funding.
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