Turkana Basin Field School: Full Term D (ANTH0053)

Key information

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Historical Sciences
Teaching department: Anthropology
Credit value: 15

Restrictions: This module is open to second year students on BSc Anthropology, BSc Anthropology with a Year Abroad, BA Archaeology and Anthropology, BSc Human Sciences and to second and third year students on the MSci Human Sciences only. This module must be taken together with ANTH0050, ANTH0051, ANTH0052. For Anthropology students, it must be taken in Term 2 and will replace ANTH0015 Being Human.
Timetable

Alternative credit options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

ANTH0050, ANTH0051, ANTH0052, and ANTH0053 are the 4 constituting elements of the Turkana Basin Field School that have to be taken together and amount to a total of 60 credits. The Field School normally consists of 6 elements:

Ecology: Linking People and Nature听听

Sedimentary Geology and Geochronology听

Earth & Life Through Time听

Human Evolution听

Prehistoric Archaeology of Africa听

Immersion in Kenyan Culture

Of those six, the best four grades are used for credits (15 credits each).听

The Field School will be conducted at the Turkana Basin Institute (TBI) in Northern Kenya. A detailed description of the current curriculum is available through the TBI website (). Please note, however, that specifics of the curriculum may change depending on circumstances.听听

Additional costs: In addition to return airfare to Nairobi, there is a field school fee to participate (approx 拢6,293.75, for all four modules). Please note that the fee listed is accurate as of going to print and may be subject to change as it depends on TBI fees and currency fluctuations.听

Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year

Intended teaching term: Term 1 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Other form of assessment
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 0
Module leader: Professor Christophe Soligo
Who to contact for more information: c.soligo@ucl.ac.uk

Intended teaching term: Term 2 听听听 Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)

Teaching and assessment

Mode of study: In person
Methods of assessment: 100% Other form of assessment
Mark scheme: Numeric Marks

Other information

Number of students on module in previous year: 0
Module leader: Professor Christophe Soligo
Who to contact for more information: c.soligo@ucl.ac.uk

Last updated

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

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