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
Digital course materials
Links to the following course materials will be made available in the course:
Miller, Barbara D., Penny Van Esterik, and John Van Esterik. Cultural Anthropology. 8th Canadian ed. Toronto: Pearson Education Canada, Inc., 2016.
Physical course materials
The following course materials are included in a course package that will be shipped to your home prior to your course’s start date:
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.
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom in the Modern World. Edmonton, AB: ACCESS-The Education Station. 1992.
Other Materials
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.
| Activity | Weight |
| Online Exam (3 hours) | 100% |
| Total | 100% |
Challenge for credit course registration form