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Broadly speaking, Anthropology can be defined as 'the study of humanity'. Anthropologists at the University of Waikato are particularly concerned with sociocultural anthropology - the comparative study of the whole range of human societies and cultures, from tribal and peasant through to industrial and global. Here, the distinguishing methodology is the 'ethnographic' or 'face-to-face' study of specific communities and lifeways. The Pacific region, with its diverse societies and cultures, is the main focus of teaching and research in Anthropology.
Anthropology is available as a major for the BA and BSocSc. Anthropology may also be taken as a second major or as a supporting subject within other undergraduate degrees, subject to academic approval of the Faculty or School of Studies in which the student is enrolled.
To complete a major in Anthropology, students must gain 120 points above 100 level in Anthropology, including at least 60 points above 200 level. It is recommended that students intending to major in Anthropology include ANTH101 and ANTH102 in the first year of their programme of study in order to meet prerequisites for study at 200 level and above. With the specific approval of the Programme Convenor of Anthropology, students may include TOST300.
Note: Candidates must gain at least 60 points at 100 level in any subject(s) before enrolling in Anthropology papers above 100 level, and at least 90 points at 100 and 200 level before enrolling in Anthropology papers above 200 level.
| 100 level | 200 level | 300 level | Prescriptions for the GradCert(Anth) and GradDip(Anth) | Prescriptions for the PGCert(Anth), PGDip(Anth), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc | Prescriptions for the MPhil | Prescriptions for the PhD |
100 level |
| ANTH101 - 12A (HAM) - Exploring Cultures: Introduction to Anthropology |
| ANTH102 - 12B (HAM) - New Zealand and the Pacific |
200 level |
| ANTH201 - Race and Ethnicity |
| ANTH202 - 12B (HAM) - Polynesia and its Peoples |
| ANTH203 - History of Anthropological Thought |
| ANTH204 - Health and the Body in Cross-Cultural Perspective |
| ANTH205 - 12A (HAM) - Anthropological Media |
| ANTH206 - Food, Taste, Cuisine: Origins and Transformations |
| ANTH260 - 12A (HAM) - Special Topic |
| LING203 - 12B (HAM) - Language, Society and Culture |
| SSRP202 - 12A (HAM) & 12B (NET) - The Practice of Social Science Research |
300 level |
| ANTH300 - 12B (HAM) - Culture and Power in the Pacific |
| ANTH301 - History of Anthropological Thought |
| ANTH302 - 12A (HAM) - Anthropology of Livelihood |
| ANTH303 - Magic, Religion and Ritual |
| ANTH304 - 12A (HAM) - Food, Taste, Cuisine: Origins and Transformations |
| ANTH360 - 12B (HAM) - Special Topic |
| ANTH390 - 12A (HAM), 12B (HAM), 12S (HAM) & 12Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
Prescriptions for the GradCert(Anth) and GradDip(Anth) A Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma are available to graduates who have not included Anthropology at an advanced level in their first degree. |
Prescriptions for the PGCert(Anth), PGDip(Anth), BA(Hons), BSocSc(Hons), MA and MSocSc To be eligible to be considered for enrolment in the BSocSc(Hons) in Anthropology, a student should normally have at least a B average in either the best three of their 300 level Anthropology papers or all their undergraduate Anthropology papers. The requirements for admission to masters level study in Anthropology are set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Graduate Handbook. |
| ANTH508 - Medical Anthropology |
| ANTH509 - 12A (HAM) - Ethnographic Writing |
| ANTH510 - 12B (HAM) - Poststructuralism/Postcolonialism |
| ANTH512 - 12A (HAM) - Anthropology and Development |
| ANTH513 - Culture as Property |
| ANTH514 - 12A (HAM) - Ethnic and Indigenous Minorities |
| ANTH515 - 12B (HAM) - Ethnographic Research |
| ANTH560 - 12B (HAM) - Special Topic |
| ANTH589 - 12A (HAM), 12B (HAM) & 12S (HAM) - Directed Study |
| ANTH590 - 12A (HAM), 12B (HAM), 12S (HAM) & 12Y (HAM) - Directed Study |
| ANTH591 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| ANTH592 - 12C (HAM) - Dissertation |
| ANTH593 - 12C (HAM) - Anthropology Thesis |
| ANTH594 - 12C (HAM) - Anthropology Thesis |
| SSRP503 - 12B (HAM) - The Conduct of Social Science Research: Qualitative Research |
| SSRP504 - 12A (HAM) - The Conduct of Social Science Research: Survey Research |
Prescriptions for the MPhil The Master of Philosophy is a one year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| ANTH800 - 12C (HAM) - Anthropology MPhil Thesis |
Prescriptions for the PhD The Doctor of Philosophy is a two year research-based degree in which students undertake a programme of approved and supervised research that leads to a thesis which critically investigates an approved topic of substance and significance, demonstrates expertise in the methods of research and scholarship, displays intellectual independence and makes a substantial original contribution to the subject area concerned, and is of publishable quality. |
| ANTH900 - 12C (HAM) - Anthropology PhD Thesis |
Current information as of 15 May 2012 5:04pm
