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Ecology of Human Groups (ANTH0102)

Key information

Faculty
Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department
Anthropology
Credit value
15
Restrictions
This module is a specialist option for students on MSc Anthropology, Environment and Development, and is open to all students on other Masters programmes in Anthropology. Other Masters students from Natural Sciences and Social Sciences also welcome.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Module Content

This module combines social and natural science approaches to the study of rural production systems in the Global South. By focusing on 鈥榯raditional鈥� small scale production and the systems of meaning in which they are embedded, it provides the foundations for understanding local responses to phenomena of global economic and environmental change. Starting with rather separate bodies of knowledge, the course aims to integrate insights and perspectives from the different disciplines as the course goes along. This year the course will cover fishers and hunter-gatherers. You may find the following journals useful general browsing: Human Ecology; Development and Change; Hunter Gatherer Research.

Learning outcomes

  • Familiarity with a range of social-ecological systems and case studies illustrating their conditions and constraints around the global south
  • Comparative analysis of environmental and social issues facing rural peoples around the global South

Additional Information

Assessment

One 2500-word essay is required for the module. You are also invited to submit your proposed topic and essay plan for staff to provide formative feedback.

Indicative readings

Christine Carter & Caroline Garaway (2014) Shifting Tides, Complex Lives: The Dynamics of Fishing and Tourism Livelihoods on the Kenyan Coast, Society & Natural Resources, 27:6, 573-587, DOI: 7

Lewis, J. (2008),听Ekila: blood, bodies, and egalitarian societies. Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, 14: 297-315.听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study
In person
Methods of assessment
100% Coursework
Mark scheme
Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year
17
Module leader
Dr Marie-annick Moreau
Who to contact for more information
marie-annick.moreau@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

This module description was last updated on 8th April 2024.

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Important information

The catalogue has been updated with key information about the modules that will run during the 2024/25 academic session. Current and prospective students can browse through the catalogue to consider possible module choices for the coming year.

Please note,听information in the catalogue is听subject to change as teaching and assessment arrangements for 2024/25 may need to be adjusted in line with the University's Feedback and Assessment principles and operating model.

Centrally managed exam durations will be provided on students' individual exam timetables. Arrangements for locally managed exams and in-class activity will be confirmed by the teaching department for the module.

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