Faces of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (Revision 15)
Status:
Open
Delivery mode:
Individualized study online with eText, and Video component (Overseas students, please contact the University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component). Delivered via Brightspace.
Credits:
3
Areas of study:
Arts or Social Science
Prerequisites:
None
Course start date:
If you are a:
Self-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
Overseas students, please contact the Athabasca University Library before registering in a course that has an audio/visual component.
Overview
ANTH 275 focuses on the cross-cultural study of human diversity. Study topics include patterns of social organization, the family, economics, politics, religion, the arts,
Outline
The course consists of the following eight units.
Unit 1: Anthropology and the Study of Culture
Unit 2: The Study of Human Ecology
Unit 3: Personality, Identity, and Kinship
Unit 4: Social Groups, Social Stratification
Unit 5: Economics and Politics
Unit 6: Communication and Expressive Culture
Unit 7: Worldview: Religion and Healing Systems
Unit 8: Globalization and Anthropology
Evaluation
To receive credit for ANTH 275, you must achieve a minimum grade of D (50 percent) on both the mid-term and final examinations, and an overall grade of D (50 percent) for the entire course. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
Activity
Weight
Telephone Quiz 1
5%
Telephone Quiz 2
5%
Assignment 1: Short Essay
15%
Midterm Exam
15%
Assignment 2: Journal
20%
Telephone Quiz 3
5%
Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography
20%
Final Exam
15%
Total
100%
The midterm and final examinations for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
Miller, Barbara D., Penny Van Esterik, and John Van Esterik. Cultural Anthropology. 8th Canadian ed. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, Inc., 2016. (eText)
Robinson, Angela. Ta'n Teli-ktlamsitasit (Ways of Believing): Mi'kmaw Religion in Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. Canadian Ethnography Series, Volume 3. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, 2005. (Print)
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom in the Modern World. Edmonton, AB: ACCESS-The Education Station. 1992. (Audio/Video)
All other course materials will be accessed online.
Challenge for credit
Overview
The challenge for credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.
Full information about challenge for credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.
Evaluation
To receive credit for the ANTH 275 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 percent) on the online examination.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized study counterparts.