Bachelor of Anthropology

Western Sydney University

About

Social Anthropology is the study of humans and the cultures they create.

The Bachelor of Anthropology offers students the opportunity to examine social patterns and practices across cultures, to discover similarities and differences between cultures, and to understand the processes by which humans organise and create meaning.

Areas of focus include the development of anthropology as a discipline;

globalisation and culture;

power and politics;

gender and sexuality;

identity and belonging;

ethnography and ethnographic methods;

indigenous peoples and nation states.

Specific attention is given to cultures of Australasia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, and to cross cultural interactions, at both global and local levels.

The degree seeks to equip students with multi-cultural knowledge as well as to provide a thorough grounding in research methods and ethics with utility in a variety of professional and academic contexts.

Students will have the opportunity to further develop their anthropological knowledge and practice through a semester long field and study experience, based either overseas or in Australia.

The international placement opportunity requires students to obtain a medical clearance, and a Working With Children Check for certain organisations.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 240 credit points with no less than 60 credit points at Level 3.

Recommended Sequence

Code	Name
102344	Different Ways of Being in the World: Introduction to Social Anthropology

Code	Name
101551	Understanding Society

Code	Name
101557	The Individual in Society

And one elective

Code	Name
102345	Global Structures, Local Cultures

Code	Name
102170	People, Place and Social Difference

Code	Name
101900	Working with Communities

And one elective

Code	Name
102346	Ethnographies of Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Code	Name
101612	Identity and Belonging

Code	Name
400337	Social Research Methods

And one elective

Code	Name
102347	Anthropologies of the Everyday

Code	Name
101555	Ethics in the Social Sciences

And two electives

Code	Name
102348	Power as a Cultural System

Code	Name
102349	The Anthropologies of Gender and Sexualities

And two electives

Code	Name
102723	Social Sciences International Placement (1): Preparation for Placement

Code	Name
102724	Social Sciences International Placement (II): Placement

Code	Name
102725	Social Sciences International Placement (III): Post-placement Reflections

Note: Students who choose not to undertake the field/study experience or who do not wish to undertake the three International Placement units, would articulate into the Bachelor of Social Science (BSS) at the commencement of their third year and complete BSS requirements with a major in Anthropology.

Code	Name
102348	Power as a Cultural System

Code	Name
102349	The Anthropologies of Gender and Sexualities

Code	Name
101552	Applied Social Research

And one elective

Code	Name
101905	Indigenous Cultures: A Global Perspective

Code	Name
102203	Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice

And two electives

Recommended Sequence: Mid-year Entry (Spring)

Code	Name
102345	Global Structures, Local Cultures

Code	Name
102170	People, Place and Social Difference

Code	Name
101900	Working with Communities

Code	Name
102344	Different Ways of Being in the World: Introduction to Social Anthropology

Code	Name
102346	Ethnographies of Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Code	Name
101612	Identity and Belonging

Code	Name
400337	Social Research Methods

Code	Name
101551	Understanding Society

Code	Name
102347	Anthropologies of the Everyday

Code	Name
101555	Ethics in the Social Sciences

And two electives

Code	Name
101557	The Individual in Society

And three electives

Code	Name
102723	Social Sciences International Placement (1): Preparation for Placement

Code	Name
102724	Social Sciences International Placement (II): Placement

Code	Name
102725	Social Sciences International Placement (III): Post-placement Reflections

Code	Name
102348	Power as a Cultural System

Code	Name
102349	The Anthropologies of Gender and Sexualities

And two electives

Code	Name
101905	Indigenous Cultures: A Global Perspective

Code	Name
102203	Contemporary Social Issues and Professional Practice

And two electives

Code	Name
102348	Power as a Cultural System

Code	Name
102349	The Anthropologies of Gender and Sexualities

Code	Name
101552	Applied Social Research

And one elective

Equivalent Core Units

The unit listed below counts towards completion of this course for students who passed this unit in 2018 or earlier.

102174 - Social Sciences International Placement

Sub-major Elective Spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved sub-major (40 credit points).

Search for sub-majors

Western Sydney University offers sub-majors in a range of areas including Sustainability and Indigenous Studies.

Indigenous Australian Studies Sub-major

Global Sustainability Sub-major

Students can apply for an elective major or sub-major via MySR.

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