Unit Code:	ANT2CIA
Alternative Unit Code:	ANT3CIA
Unit Short Title:	CORE ISSUES IN ANTHROPOLOGY
Credit Points:	20.0
Special Conditions:	Core subject at second year level for anthropology major
Unit Description:	In this subject students are introduced to topics and themes of importance in contemporary anthropology, particularly in relation to the discipline's key concepts of 'society', 'culture', and 'nature'. Students will gain an understanding of the general state of play in anthropology in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, particularly as a long term outcome of the development of a century and a half of theory and methodology, and their application in ethnographic research. We aim to consolidate, enhance and expand what students have learned in first year anthropology in such a way as to be particularly beneficial for those majoring in the discipline.
Prerequisites:	ANT1CAG or ANT1FET
Class Requirements:	one 2-hour lecture and one 1-hour tutorial per week
Work Experience Indicator:	Not undertaking work experience in industry
Available to 'Study Abroad' students:	Y

Assessment:

Assessment Type	%	Comments
one 3,000-word essay	60
one 2-hour examination	40	Third year students will be expected to show a greater achievement of discipline specific skills in their written work than second year students.

Readings:

Reading Type	Title	Author	Publisher
Preliminary	A history of anthropological theory,	Ericksen, P.A. and Murphy, L.D.	2nd ed. Broadview Press 2003
Preliminary	A history of anthropology,	Eriksen, T.H. and Nielsen, F.S.	Pluto Press, 2001

Unit Streams:

Teaching Period	Unit Class	Location
2   26-JUL-10   29-OCT-10	Day	BUNDOORA

Unit Coordinators:

Title	First Name	Last Name	Location	Primary Coordinator
Dr	John	Morton	BUNDOORA	Y