All students who major in Anthropology will be assisted by a faculty advisor who will help them in planning their academic programs. For this purpose, it is essential that students register with the Department at an early stage of their studies.
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First Courses
Archaeology 1030 and Anthropology 1031 or an equivalent course or courses are required of all students wishing to concentrate in Anthropology.
The following courses, cross-listed with the Department of Sociology and identified by the designation “S/A”, are also taught at the introductory level: 2200, 2210, 2220, 2230, 2240, 2260, 2270, 2280 and 2350. These courses can be taken as first courses or may be taken following a departmental introductory course.
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Major Options
The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate programs concentrating in a) Social/Cultural Anthropology; b) Interdisciplinary Studies in Sociology and Anthropology.
The student majoring in Anthropology must meet the requirements listed under Degree Regulations, Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts. Under these regulations, a minimum of 36 credit hours in Anthropology is required. Specific regulations for each option follow:
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Social/Cultural Anthropology: Students wishing to concentrate in this option must take Archaeology 1030 and Anthropology 1031; 6 credit hours in Anthropology courses at the 2000-level chosen from Anthropology 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413; 6 credit hours from Social/Cultural Anthropology offerings at the 4000-level, of which one must be 4410 or 4412; the remaining 21 credit hours are to be chosen from any of the Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology (S/A) 3000- or 4000-level offerings. Students should note that the completion of Anthropology 1031 and one 2000-level Anthropology course is a prerequisite for all Anthropology 3000-level courses, and that two Anthropology courses at the 2000-level or above are prerequisites for all Anthropology 4000-level courses.
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Interdisciplinary (S/A) option: Students wishing to concentrate in this option must take at least 24 credit hours in Sociology/Anthropology courses, plus a minimum of 12 credit hours in courses selected from the offerings of the Anthropology or the Sociology Department or both. Specific requirements are detailed under the Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies.
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Minor Options
A minor in Anthropology or Sociology/Anthropology may be achieved by completing any one of three sets of courses:
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Social and Cultural Anthropology: Archaeology 1030, Anthropology 1031; 6 credit hours in courses at the 2000 level chosen from 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413; and 15 credit hours chosen from Anthropology offerings at the 3000 level or above, including at least 3 credit hours in a course at the 4000 level.
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Sociology/Anthropology ("S/A''): see the regulations listed under the Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies.
Note:
Students completing a major or minor in Anthropology or Sociology cannot elect to major or minor in the S/A program.
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Admission: see Regulations for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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Students intending an Honours program are required to complete 60 credit hours in Anthropology following the requirements in Major Options above, but in addition must include Anthropology 4995, or 4996. Students must also meet the requirements of Regulations for the General Degree of Bachelor of Arts, and Regulations for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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Candidates must fulfil the requirements of the Regulations for the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Arts.
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Candidates must complete:
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Six credit hours in courses chosen from Anthropology 2410, 2411, 2412, 2413;
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Fifteen credit hours in Anthropology courses at the 3000 level, chosen in consultation with a supervisor;
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Fifteen credit hours in Anthropology courses at the 4000 level, with a grade of “B” or better. These must include Anthropology 4410 and one of 4000, 4411 and 4412.
In accordance with Senate's Policy Regarding Inactive Courses, the course descriptions for courses which have not been offered in the previous three academic years and which are not scheduled to be offered in the current academic year have been removed from the following listing. For information about any of these inactive courses, please contact the Head of the Department.
Students should note that credit may not be obtained for an Archaeology course if, prior to 2007, the student received credit for that course when it was designated as an Anthropology course.
S/A course descriptions may be found in this Calendar under the Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies).
Anthropology courses are designated by ANTH.
1031
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
is a general introduction to Anthropology emphasizing different forms of society and culture. Cultures within and outside the Western tradition will be examined, ranging from small-scale to more complex pre-industrial societies.
Note:
Credit may be obtained for only one of ANTH 1031, the former ANTH 1000 or 2000.
2230
Newfoundland Society and Culture
(S/A)
(same as Folklore 2350) (see Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies)
2300
Newfoundland Folklore
(same as Folklore 2300) is a survey of the various types of Folklore: tale, song, rhyme, riddle, proverb, belief, custom, childlore and others, with stress on their function in the Newfoundland community culture. Individual collection and analysis of materials from the students' home communities, supplemented by data from the M.U.N. Folklore and Language Archive.
Prerequisite: FOLK 1000 or 2000, or Anthropology 1031.
Note:
Credit may be obtained for only one of ANTH 2300 and Folklore 2300.
2410
Classics in Social and Cultural Anthropology
is an examination of selected milestone monographs, ground-breaking studies for subdisciplinary specialties, and major syntheses. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
2411
Anthropologists in the Field
is based on the fact that anthropologists base many of their ideas on experiences they have while living in other cultures. This course examines the human relationships through which anthropologists explore cultures and how in turn these relationships affect the anthropologists and the development of their discipline. This course qualifies as a Research/Writing course.
2412
Threatened Peoples
is an examination of key social and cultural factors involved in the global extinction of small-scale societies; the intrusive influences that jeopardize small-scale societies, such as disease; economic and military incursion; the role of international non-governmental agencies in aid of threatened peoples; and the role of the anthropologist in this human crisis.
2413
Modern World Cultures
is an examination of significant studies of 20th century populations and their implications for understanding the human condition.
2414
Regional Studies: North American Indians and Inuit
is a survey course dealing with the various tribal and band societies of North America, with special emphasis on the northern portion. The student will be introduced to the cultural history and language distribution of the area along with an examination of the major regional divisions. Several societies will be studied in more detail as case studies in the ethnographic analysis of specific cultural situations. The course will also deal with the effect on these cultures, through the historic period, of European trade, conquest, and settlement, again with special emphasis on the Canadian region.
Note:
Credit may be obtained for only one of ANTH 2414 and the former 3281.
2500
Folk Literature
(same as Folklore 2500) is an examination of the major genres of folk literature: folk narrative, folk poetry and song, folk drama, and the traditional generic forms within folk speech. An introduction to the textual, comparative and contextual methods of analysis. The literature discussed will be international in scope.
Prerequisite: FOLK 1000 or 2000, or Anthropology 1031.
Note:
Credit may be obtained for only one of ANTH 2500, FOLK 2500 and any of the former FOLK 3400, English 3400, Sociology/Anthropology 3400.
3050
Ecology and Culture
- inactive course.
3052
Anthropology and Directed Social Change
- inactive course.
3053
Anthropology of Religion
- inactive course.
3054
Play and Culture
is an examination of the phenomenon of play in a variety of human cultures, and in such forms of activity as religion, politics, festival, speech, performance, and artistic creation. Principal themes are the functional role of play in social relations, and the meaningful role of play in social thought.
3058
Urban Anthropology
is an examination of anthropological studies of urban populations and population segments, such as ethnic groups and categories, occupations, neighbourhoods, etc.
3060
The Idea of Culture
- inactive course.
3061
Culture and Social Inequality
examines the role of culture in mediating different forms of social inequality, exploring the idea that culture is not only a way of life but also a way of managing power between unequals, from individuals to social classes. Readings in the course concentrate on cultural techniques of social control.
3062
Anthropology in Social Policy-making
- inactive course.
3063
Ethnicity and Culture
- inactive course.
3064
Anthropology and the Study of Social Problems
- inactive course.
3082
Bandits, Rebels, and Revolutions
examines types of social conflict specific to different kinds of class-based society, including social banditry, primitive rebellions, and peasant revolutions. More generally, social conflict is used to explore the variety of ways that pre-industrial societies have been made part of the modern world economy.
3083
Cultural Crises and the Environment
is an examination of social and cultural aspects of dilemmas in the use of renewable and non-renewable resources such as animals, arable land, forests, fisheries, air, water, fossil fuel, and nuclear energy. Special attention to Third World and marginal populations.
3210
Persistence and Change in Rural Society
(S/A)
3240
Regional Studies: Contemporary Native Peoples of Canada
(S/A)
(see Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies) - inactive course.
3241
Regional Studies: The Atlantic
(S/A)
(see Sociology/Anthropology Interdepartmental Studies) - inactive course.
3242
European Societies
(S/A)
- inactive course.
3249
Peoples of the Pacific
(S/A)
- inactive course.
3280
Regional Studies: The Arctic
is a courses on studies of cultural, ecologic, economic and social systems in the northern circumpolar regions.
3305
The Anthropology of Gender
aims to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the major research questions that have been addressed by anthropologists concerned with the study of gender. A variety of empirical examples are used to demonstrate the variation in what it means to be 'female' or 'male' across disparate time periods and cultural contexts.
3317
Oil and Society
(S/A)
- inactive course.
3318
Culture and Aging
(S/A)
is an introduction to the study of aging from a social and cultural perspective. Distinctions between the biological and social elements of the aging process will be examined. The overview of social and cultural gerontology includes social, economic and political influences on later life, as well as the culture-based needs and aspirations of the aged.
3330-3339
Interdisciplinary Specialties
(S/A)
3384-3389
Regional Studies in Anthropology
3402-3409
Anthropological Specialties
will have a topic of current interest and importance announced by the Department for each term.
Prerequisites: Six credit hours in Anthropology.
3584
Historical Anthropology
(same as Archaeology 3584 and History 3535) will explore selected issues in historical anthropology, with special reference to the Mediterranean and North Atlantic worlds. Students will read specific case studies in order to explore the theoretical issues raised by the attempt to understand historically-documented past cultures. In order to give practical examples of methodology classes will analyse primary source material. Students will be introduced to the textual analysis of myth and legal records, to the interpretation of images and to the analysis of patterns in material culture. The course will consider specific current interpretive issues, particularly the rise of individualism, the consumer revolution and the cultural construction of gender.
3590
Hunter-Gatherer Studies
3600
The Use of Theory in Sociology and Anthropology
(S/A)
3630
New Media Methods in Social Research
(S/A)
3700
Social and Cultural Change
(S/A)
- inactive course.
4030
Taboo and Law
- inactive course.
4070
Aboriginal Self-Governance
(S/A)
- inactive course.
4071
Social and Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness
(S/A)
4072
Social and Cultural Aspects of Death
(S/A)
4073
Studies in Underclass Life
(S/A)
is a critical inquiry into the social sources of human misery and suffering that characterize life in the underclass
4074
Ritual and Ceremony
(S/A)
- inactive course.
4077
Advanced Studies in Terror and Society
(S/A)
- inactive course.
4081
Advanced Seminar in the Anthropology of Gender
- inactive course.
4091
Oil and Development
(S/A)
- inactive course.
4092
Gender and Social Theory
(S/A)
4140-4149
Advanced Interdisciplinary Specialties
(S/A)
4200-4209
Special Areas in Anthropology
is a series of individual or small group tutorials and reading courses on topics of special or current interest.
Prerequisite: Departmental permission.
4280
Advanced Newfoundland Ethnography
- inactive course.
4300
Fieldwork and the Interpretation of Culture
- inactive course.
4301
The Intensive Study of One Culture
- inactive course.
4302
Biography and Culture
- inactive course.
4370
Culture and Traditions of Ireland
(same as Folklore 4370) is an examination of the culture and traditions of Ireland through an interdisciplinary approach; historical, geographical, cultural and literary factors will be considered. Emphasis will be on the contemporary scene.
Note:
Credit may be obtained for only one of ANTH 4370 and Folklore 4370
4410
History of Social and Cultural Anthropology
is a detailed examination of critical issues in the history of anthropology and its various subdisciplines from ancient times to the formation of schools of thought in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
Prerequisite: At least fourth-year standing in an Arts degree program, including 24 credit hours in Anthropology courses.
4412
Modern Cultural Theory
is an evaluation of current approaches to culture through psychological, social-structural, critical, and symbolic Anthropology. Emphasis on major works, schools, and personages.
4422
The Craft of Writing Anthropological Narrative
- inactive course.
4440
Music and Culture
(same as Folklore 4440 and Music 4440) examines traditional music as an aspect of human behaviour in Western and non-European cultures. Examination of the functions and uses of music; folk-popular-art music distinctions; and the relation of style to content. Outside reading, class exercises and individual reports will be required.
4450
Land Tenure and Culture
- inactive course.
4451
Ethnography of Gambling
- inactive course.
4452
The Fisheries Revolution
- inactive course.
4995
Honours Essay
is required as part of the Honours program.
4996
Comprehensive Examination
- inactive course.