Head of Department,
Associate Professor ML Cocks BSocSci, BSocSci (Hons)(Rhodes), MSocSci (Rhodes), PhD (Wageningen)
Emeritus Professors
RCG Palmer, BA (Hons)(Durham), MA, DPhil (Sussex)
CJ De Wet, MA (Stellenbosch), Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Anthropology(Oxford), PhD (Rhodes)
Professor
S Aswani, BA (Univ. Miami), MA, PhD (Hawaii).
Senior Lecturers
PC Henderson, BA (Wits), BA (Hons) (Wits), MA (Wits). PhD (UCT)
D Santos, BA (Hons), MRes, PhD (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Lecturers
JM Hayward, BSocSci (Rhodes), BSocSci (Hons) (WSU), PhD (Rhodes)
S Shaik, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSc (UKZN)
MAC Dlamini, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSci (UKZN) Research Associates
PS Bernard, BSocSci (Natal), BSocSc (Hons), PhD (Rhodes)
YE van Wijk, BA (Rhodes), PhD (Rhodes) Anthropology is a three-year major subject, which may be studied for degree curricula in the faculties of Humanities, Commerce and Science. One or two courses in anthropology are allowed as credits for degree curricula in the Faculty of Law.
Introduction to Anthropology: Anthropology as a Social Science A (ANT 101)
First-year, first-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5).
Entrance requirements: None.
Course description:Students will be introduced to key concepts and fields of anthropology, including
socio-cultural, biological, medical and environmental. This is done through engagement with socio-cultural institutions.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% exam, 60% coursework.
Supplementary examination will be granted if the June examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Introduction to Anthropology: Ethnographic Theory and Application B (ANT 102) First-year, second-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5)
Entrance requirements:ANT 101.
Course description: Term three will introduce students to a case study which provides a grounding for concepts learnt in semester 1. The final term of the year introduces students to anthropological theories and provides them with an understanding of the development of anthropological thought.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% June and November exam, 60%
coursework
Supplementary examination will be granted if the November examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Anthropology 2 (ANT 2)
Second-year, full year course (30 credits at NQF level 6).
Entrance requirements:ANT 101, ANT 102 Course description:During this year the concerns of anthropology are explained in greater analytical and methodological depth, with a focus on specialist ethnographic and thematic topics. The following courses are usually taught but topics offered may vary depending on availability of staff.
• Ethnographic ResearchMethods
• Anthropological Theories and Approaches
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ANTHROPOLOGY
Head of Department,
Associate Professor ML Cocks BSocSci, BSocSci (Hons)(Rhodes), MSocSci (Rhodes), PhD (Wageningen)
Emeritus Professors
RCG Palmer, BA (Hons)(Durham), MA, DPhil (Sussex)
CJ De Wet, MA (Stellenbosch), Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Anthropology(Oxford), PhD (Rhodes)
Professor
S Aswani, BA (Univ. Miami), MA, PhD (Hawaii).
Senior Lecturers
PC Henderson, BA (Wits), BA (Hons) (Wits), MA (Wits). PhD (UCT)
D Santos, BA (Hons), MRes, PhD (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Lecturers
JM Hayward, BSocSci (Rhodes), BSocSci (Hons) (WSU), PhD (Rhodes)
S Shaik, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSc (UKZN)
MAC Dlamini, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSci (UKZN) Research Associates
PS Bernard, BSocSci (Natal), BSocSc (Hons), PhD (Rhodes)
YE van Wijk, BA (Rhodes), PhD (Rhodes) Anthropology is a three-year major subject, which may be studied for degree curricula in the faculties of Humanities, Commerce and Science. One or two courses in anthropology are allowed as credits for degree curricula in the Faculty of Law.
Introduction to Anthropology: Anthropology as a Social Science A (ANT 101)
First-year, first-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5).
Entrance requirements: None.
Course description:Students will be introduced to key concepts and fields of anthropology, including
socio-cultural, biological, medical and environmental. This is done through engagement with socio-cultural institutions.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% exam, 60% coursework.
Supplementary examination will be granted if the June examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Introduction to Anthropology: Ethnographic Theory and Application B (ANT 102) First-year, second-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5)
Entrance requirements:ANT 101.
Course description: Term three will introduce students to a case study which provides a grounding for concepts learnt in semester 1. The final term of the year introduces students to anthropological theories and provides them with an understanding of the development of anthropological thought.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% June and November exam, 60%
coursework
Supplementary examination will be granted if the November examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Anthropology 2 (ANT 2)
Second-year, full year course (30 credits at NQF level 6).
Entrance requirements:ANT 101, ANT 102 Course description:During this year the concerns of anthropology are explained in greater analytical and methodological depth, with a focus on specialist ethnographic and thematic topics. The following courses are usually taught but topics offered may vary depending on availability of staff.
• Ethnographic ResearchMethods
• Anthropological Theories and Approaches ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTHROPOLOGY
Head of Department,
Associate Professor ML Cocks BSocSci, BSocSci (Hons)(Rhodes), MSocSci (Rhodes), PhD (Wageningen)
Emeritus Professors
RCG Palmer, BA (Hons)(Durham), MA, DPhil (Sussex)
CJ De Wet, MA (Stellenbosch), Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Anthropology(Oxford), PhD (Rhodes)
Professor
S Aswani, BA (Univ. Miami), MA, PhD (Hawaii).
Senior Lecturers
PC Henderson, BA (Wits), BA (Hons) (Wits), MA (Wits). PhD (UCT)
D Santos, BA (Hons), MRes, PhD (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Lecturers
JM Hayward, BSocSci (Rhodes), BSocSci (Hons) (WSU), PhD (Rhodes)
S Shaik, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSc (UKZN)
MAC Dlamini, BSocSci (UKZN), BSocSci (Hons) (UKZN), MSocSci (UKZN) Research Associates
PS Bernard, BSocSci (Natal), BSocSc (Hons), PhD (Rhodes)
YE van Wijk, BA (Rhodes), PhD (Rhodes) Anthropology is a three-year major subject, which may be studied for degree curricula in the faculties of Humanities, Commerce and Science. One or two courses in anthropology are allowed as credits for degree curricula in the Faculty of Law.
Introduction to Anthropology: Anthropology as a Social Science A (ANT 101)
First-year, first-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5).
Entrance requirements: None.
Course description:Students will be introduced to key concepts and fields of anthropology, including
socio-cultural, biological, medical and environmental. This is done through engagement with socio-cultural institutions.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% exam, 60% coursework.
Supplementary examination will be granted if the June examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Introduction to Anthropology: Ethnographic Theory and Application B (ANT 102) First-year, second-semester course (15 credits at NQF level 5)
Entrance requirements:ANT 101.
Course description: Term three will introduce students to a case study which provides a grounding for concepts learnt in semester 1. The final term of the year introduces students to anthropological theories and provides them with an understanding of the development of anthropological thought.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and submission of 100% of coursework.
Assessment:40% June and November exam, 60%
coursework
Supplementary examination will be granted if the November examination mark falls between 40-49%.
Sub-minimum for aggregation:45%
Anthropology 2 (ANT 2)
Second-year, full year course (30 credits at NQF level 6).
Entrance requirements:ANT 101, ANT 102 Course description:During this year the concerns of anthropology are explained in greater analytical and methodological depth, with a focus on specialist ethnographic and thematic topics. The following courses are usually taught but topics offered may vary depending on availability of staff.
• Ethnographic ResearchMethods
• Anthropological Theories and Approaches
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• Evolution and Human Origins
• Medical Anthropology
• Anthropology of Youth and Childhood
• Ecological Anthropology: Oceania
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and lectures, 100% submissions and 45% subminimum of overall class mark.
Assessment:40% June and November exam, 60%
coursework
Supplementary examination:No supplementary exams will be given at 2ndyear level
Anthropology 3 (ANT 3)
Third-year, full year course (60 credits at NQF level 7).
Entrance requirements: ANT 101, ANT 102, ANT 2
Course description: During this seminar-focused year, students are introduced to additional ethnographic perspectives. They will pursue the analysis of institutions in greater depth with particular emphasis on changing and contemporary societies as well as the application of anthropology and its career opportunities. The theoretical aspects of the discipline are also underscored more overtly.
The following courses are usually taught but topics offered may vary depending on availability of staff.
• Anthropology of Play
• Anthropology in Action
• Music as Communication and Social Practice
• Ways of Knowing
• Ecological Anthropology
• Applied Anthropology
• Post Humanism Theories
• Contemporary Theories of Practice
• Medical Anthropology
Students also complete a mini research project that is carried out concurrently with their course work and contributes 20% to their final end of year mark.
DP requirements:80% attendance of tutorials and lectures, 100% submissions and 45% subminimum of overall class mark.
Assessment: 60% coursework and research project, 40% June and November examinations.
Supplementary exam: Will be given if coursework mark falls between 45 – 49% and exam mark falls between 40-49%
Sub-minimum for June:45%
Anthropology Honours
Full-year (120 credits at NQF level 8)
Entrance requirements:Completed degree with ANT 3 or a cognate discipline as a major, with a minimum of second-class pass. Approval of preliminary research proposal.
Course description:The year consists of three course modules and the completion of a research dissertation. The following courses are usually taught but topics offered may vary depending on availability of staff.
• Bio-cultural Diversity and Heritage Studies
• Anthropology of Gender
• Families andHouseholds
• Anthropology of Dreams and Dreaming
• Anthropology of Performance
• Maritime Anthropology
• Decolonising Anthropology
• Wellness and Wellbeing: Transcultural Perspectives
• Medical Anthropology
• Biological Anthropology
A research thesis of about 15 000 words, incorporating original fieldwork on a topic chosen by the candidate and approved by the Departmental Research Committee and the Rhodes University Ethics Committee.
Students must pass two of the three courses and receive a minimum of 55% for their research dissertation.
Joint Honours
Full-year (120 credits at NQF level 8)
Entrance requirements:Completed degree with ANT 3 or a cognate discipline as a major, with a minimum of a second-class pass. Approval of preliminary research proposal.
Course description: Combining Anthropology with another subject is encouraged to foster
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interdisciplinary interaction across faculties.
Requirements from anthropology include completing two course modules and a research thesis, which can be interdisciplinary.
Students must pass two of the three courses and receive a minimum of 55% for their research dissertation.
Master’s Degree 180 credits at NQF level 9
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline, with a minimum result of 60%. Approval of preliminary research proposal.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually two years).
Doctoral Degree 360 credits at NQF level 10
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually three years).
Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage Management (PDHM)
Fourth year, full-year course (120 credits at NQF level 8)
Entrance requirements: Any undergraduate degree. Admission to the course is also possible via the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) option.
Course description: The course introduces the idea of heritage as fundamental to humanity’s pastoral care of the past, and intrinsic to the experience of the present. Students obtain an overview of the national and international legislative framework for heritage. Engaging the issues of Africa’s position in the global heritagescape, we critically consider national and international dialogues on heritage management offering valuable insights from the local perspectives. Students are encouraged to craft new definitions of heritage and consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and it’s dominate approaches. The course content includes both theoretical and experimental learning. Students are required to take up internship placements or workplace reflections at heritage institutions in the second semester, or design a digital heritage project in their locality. and to consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as to respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and its dominant approaches.
Assessment:This incudes assignments, research report and portfolio of evidence.
• Module 1: Key principles of Heritage and Heritage Management Theory: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 2: Heritage in Practice: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 3: Institutional placements (13%) and
• Research project (47%).
Candidates must obtain an overall aggregate of at least 50% in order to qualify for the award of the Diploma.
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interdisciplinary interaction across faculties.
Requirements from anthropology include completing two course modules and a research thesis, which can be interdisciplinary.
Students must pass two of the three courses and receive a minimum of 55% for their research dissertation.
Master’s Degree 180 credits at NQF level 9
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline, with a minimum result of 60%. Approval of preliminary research proposal.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually two years).
Doctoral Degree 360 credits at NQF level 10
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually three years).
Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage Management (PDHM)
Fourth year, full-year course (120 credits at NQF level 8)
Entrance requirements: Any undergraduate degree. Admission to the course is also possible via the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) option.
Course description: The course introduces the idea of heritage as fundamental to humanity’s pastoral care of the past, and intrinsic to the experience of the present. Students obtain an overview of the national and international legislative framework for heritage. Engaging the issues of Africa’s position in the global heritagescape, we critically consider national and international dialogues on heritage management offering valuable insights from the local perspectives. Students are encouraged to craft new definitions of heritage and consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and it’s dominate approaches. The course content includes both theoretical and experimental learning. Students are required to take up internship placements or workplace reflections at heritage institutions in the second semester, or design a digital heritage project in their locality. and to consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as to respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and its dominant approaches.
Assessment:This incudes assignments, research report and portfolio of evidence.
• Module 1: Key principles of Heritage and Heritage Management Theory: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 2: Heritage in Practice: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 3: Institutional placements (13%) and
• Research project (47%).
Candidates must obtain an overall aggregate of at least 50% in order to qualify for the award of the Diploma.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS: ANTHROPOLOGY
interdisciplinary interaction across faculties.
Requirements from anthropology include completing two course modules and a research thesis, which can be interdisciplinary.
Students must pass two of the three courses and receive a minimum of 55% for their research dissertation.
Master’s Degree 180 credits at NQF level 9
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline, with a minimum result of 60%. Approval of preliminary research proposal.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually two years).
Doctoral Degree 360 credits at NQF level 10
Entrance requirements: Completed Honours degree in anthropology or a cognate discipline.
Course description:A thesis (for which fieldwork will normally be required) on any approved topic within any anthropological field. Periods of residence for consultation with the supervisor are required over the period of study (usually three years).
Postgraduate Diploma in Heritage Management (PDHM)
Fourth year, full-year course (120 credits at NQF level 8)
Entrance requirements: Any undergraduate degree. Admission to the course is also possible via the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) option.
Course description: The course introduces the idea of heritage as fundamental to humanity’s pastoral care of the past, and intrinsic to the experience of the present. Students obtain an overview of the national and international legislative framework for heritage. Engaging the issues of Africa’s position in the global heritagescape, we critically consider national and international dialogues on heritage management offering valuable insights from the local perspectives. Students are encouraged to craft new definitions of heritage and consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and it’s dominate approaches. The course content includes both theoretical and experimental learning. Students are required to take up internship placements or workplace reflections at heritage institutions in the second semester, or design a digital heritage project in their locality. and to consider innovative approaches to heritage management, so as to respond to the existing and potentially hegemonic definitions of the concept and its dominant approaches.
Assessment:This incudes assignments, research report and portfolio of evidence.
• Module 1: Key principles of Heritage and Heritage Management Theory: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 2: Heritage in Practice: 2 assignments (20%)
• Module 3: Institutional placements (13%) and
• Research project (47%).
Candidates must obtain an overall aggregate of at least 50% in order to qualify for the award of the Diploma.
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