University of St Andrews

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 30

ECTS credits : 15

Level : SCQF level 9

Semester: 2

Planned timetable: To be arranged.

This module will help students develop the essential skill of reading ethnography. Its aim is to investigate the distinctiveness of anthropology as a way of knowing the world, and of ethnographic writing as an also distinctive way of constructing and conveying that knowledge. The module will lay bare some of the central, often implicit, codes and conventions of ethnographic writing, and will explore how anthropologists use these to create and transmit knowledge about diverse social worlds. Rather than aiming to impart knowledge, the aim of the module is to provide students with the skills necessary to analyse ethnographies, and to guide them through an investigation into the distinctive qualities of anthropological knowledge.

Relationship to other modules

Pre-requisite(s): Before taking this module you must pass SA2002

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: 1 lecture, 1 seminar.

Scheduled learning hours: 22

Guided independent study hours: 278

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

As defined by QAA
Written examinations : 0%
Practical examinations : 0%
Coursework: 100%

Re-assessment: 6,000-word Essay = 100%

Personnel