Intensive study of a particular theme in anthropology, through a combination of lectures, tutorials and prescribed readings as required by the discipline.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:- Pursue guided investigation of a topic relevant to anthropology;
- Synthesise relevant knowledge; and
- Communicate the investigation and its findings in oral and written formats.
Other Information
This course may be repeated for credit up to a maximum of two times (total of 12 units) if a different topic is taken each time.Indicative Assessment
Annotated bibliography, 2000 words (20%) [Learning Outcome 2]Research report, 5000 words (70%) [Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3]
Oral presentation based on final report, 30 minutes (10%) [Learning Outcome 3]
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 12 hours of contact over 12 weeks with a supervisor; and
b) 118 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the School of Archaeology and Anthropology to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
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Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $2820 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $4320 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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