Anthropology (ANTH) 406

Special Topics in Anthropology (Revision 1)

Status:

Open

Delivery mode:

Individualized study

Credits:

Areas of study:

Arts or Social Science

Prerequisites:

Permission of course professor and a minimum of twelve credits in anthropology.

Course start date:

If you are a:

Self-funded student: register by the 10th of the month, start on the 1st of the next.
Funded student: please check the next enrolment deadline and course start date.

Precluded:

ANTH 207 (ANTH 406 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for ANTH 207.)

Challenge:

ANTH 406 is not available for challenge.

Faculty:

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Overview

ANTH 406 provides students with an opportunity to investigate problems or issues in greater depth than is possible in a lower level course. Before registering in ANTH 406, students must discuss the topic they wish to explore with the course professor.

This is a flexible course. Students, in consultation with the course professor, design their own course objectives and carry out tasks enabling them to accomplish those objectives, guided and supported by the course textbook, course professor, and staff members at Athabasca University Library or other libraries to which the students have access. Upon completion of ANTH 406, students will have designed and carried out a program of research and written a major paper (approximately 40 pages, double spaced) on one of the world's culture areas.

Evaluation

To receive credit for ANTH 406, you must achieve a course composite mark of at least a D (50 percent). The weighting of the composite mark is as follows:

Activity	Weight
Proposal	15%
Draft Paper	25%
Final Paper	60%
Total	100%

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:

Avery, Heather, et al. 1989. Thinking It Through: A Practical Guide to Academic Essay Writing, 2^nd ed. Peterborough, ON: Academic Skills Centre, Trent University

Available from the AU Library. It is not provided as part of your course package.

Other Materials

The course materials also include a study guide, student manual, and a book of readings.

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.

Opened in Revision 1, April 16, 1992

Updated August 1, 2023