MATP-1103 – Anthropology and Diversity

Course Description:

Anthropology is the scientific study of human beings and humanity, and includes a wide variety of sub-specializations, including biological or physical anthropology, forensic anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and visual anthropology. In this course, our focus will be on two closely related anthropological disciplines: social and cultural anthropology.

Course Topics:

• the historical evolution of anthropology as an academic discipline
• defining social and cultural anthropology
• sociocultural anthropology:
  • Economy and Political Economy
  • Political and Legal Frameworks
  • History and Mythology
  • Religion and Faith
  • Development
  • Family and Kinship
  • Gender and Identity
  • Medical and Psychological Issues
  • Nature, Science, and Technology
  • Language
  • The Arts and ‘High Culture’
• cultural diversity and cultural pluralism
• cultural relativism
• ethnographic research and fieldwork in anthropology

Learning Outcomes:

• Knowledge
  • Define anthropology as a scientific field of study
  • Identify the major branches of contemporary anthropology
  • Describe the components of social and cultural anthropology
  • Distinguish between cultural diversity and cultural pluralism
  • Explain the nature and uses of cultural relativism in contemporary anthropology
  • Describe how fieldwork is conducted in anthropology
• Cognitive
  • Identify an appropriate context in which an ethnographic study might be conducted
  • Design an anthropological study for a selected research setting
  • Demonstrate an understanding of strong and weak arguments and evidence offered in different ethnographic studies
  • Summarize the findings of an ethnographic study
  • Provide a critical analysis of an ethnographic study
• Interpersonal Skills
  • Respond to and critique an ethnographic study in appropriate forums, in both oral and written forms
  • Present the findings of an ethnographic study in appropriate forums, in both oral and written forms
• Communication
  • Evaluate the value of different ethnographic studies, both in similar and different contexts and settings
  • Describe the relevance and significance of ethnographic studies in different contexts and settings
• Psychometric
  • Prepare a draft and final ethnographic study
  • Construct an argument summarizing the findings of an ethnographic study
• Digital and Technical
  • Utilize appropriate digital technology(ies) in designing and conducting an ethnographic study
  • Prepare a presentation using appropriate technology of the research findings of an ethnographic study

Faculty:

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Course Modalities:

Non-Credit Options

Lite Level – This course is delivered on-demand with no faculty interaction and is perfect for lifelong learners who want to go at their own pace and who are not interested in academic credit but still want to experience the course.

Audit-No Credit – If you would like to participate when this course is offered in our Live Virtual Classroom mode, you may attend the live faculty webinars but will not be required to submit assignments for credit.

If you take a few courses and decide you want to officially enroll in a degree program, you can gain academic credit for Lite versions or Audit-No Credit versions by paying the difference between these course fees and a normal academic fee, successfully completing quizzes, submitting your reflection journals and delivering a Final Creative Assignment that will be graded.

For-Credit Options

Live Virtual Classroom: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic coursework is accomplished through attendance in Live Webinars, with faculty and student interaction being a part of the Live Webinar content. To receive academic credit, you must not miss more than 3 live sessions, you must complete the quizzes and submit any other required assignments (if any), and a final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.

Internal Online Independent Study: Study that takes place within Ubiquity University, in which Ubiquity academic online coursework is engaged in independently on one’s own and does not include faculty interaction. To receive academic credit, you must complete the quizzes and submit your reflection journals and final creative assignment for grading at the degree level you are enrolled in.

The rules guiding our assignment collection and grading process can be found here: Ubiquity University Grading Policy

Pricing:

• BA Level: $300
• MA Level: $600
• PhD Level: $900
• Audit-No Credit: $240 (only if offered in Live Virtual Classroom Mode)
• Lite: $50 (no credit, access to course materials only)

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We allow students at all academic levels to participate in our online courses. However, those students who are enrolled in MA or PhD programs are expected to offer a more sophisticated analysis on reflection tasks, writing assignments, and in the final creative assignment. You will be graded commensurate with your degree level. Except for the Final Creative Assignment, word counts are offered as guidelines. If you need to exceed the word counts to submit an MA or PhD level response, you may feel free to do so as long as the word count expansion is reasonable and necessary.

Course Contact Information:

Live Virtual Classroom macrocourses are delivered by faculty in live Zoom sessions. You will have a course facilitator who is available to answer questions and offer additional assistance and that information will be provided to you upon registration. Please do not email faculty directly with any technology or registration issues.

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