FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 6 in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Course Aims

This programme aims to:
1. Develop the intellectual and practical skills of students in the analysis, interpretation and understanding of ethnographic and international relations data and their understanding of anthropological and international theory.
2. Prepare students for employment in a wide range of contexts or for further study and a career where anthropological skills and understandings will be applied.
3. Enable students to engage in life-long learning, study and enquiry and to appreciate the value of education for society.
4. Enable students to understand the importance of International Relations in the contemporary world.
5. Develop students capacities to analyse critically events, ideas, institutions and practices.
6. Provide a curriculum supported by scholarship, staff development and a research culture that promotes breadth and depth of intellectual enquiry and debate.
7. Provide students with a supportive and receptive learning environment.

Course Learning Outcomes

The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes in the following areas:

A. Knowledge and Understanding

Students will graduate from this programme with a comprehensive knowledge of the broad field of social anthropology and detailed knowledge of a number of specialised areas within the discipline.
A1. Students will understand the major contemporary theoretical debates in social anthropology and be aware of the history of the discipline and how theoretical interests have developed.
A2. They will have knowledge of a wide range of ethnographic material and the ways in which anthropological theory can be used to understand this material.
A3. They will also understand the ethical issues involved in anthropological research and analysis.
A4. Students will gain a detailed knowledge of the role of anthropological thinking in a range of specific contexts which manifest the wide-ranging nature of the contemporary discipline and which have relevance for the career profiles of anthropology graduates.
In terms of their IR courses students will:
A5. Understand the core concepts and questions which define the discipline of IR.
A6. Demonstrate awareness of major practical, political and moral challenges facing contemporary global society.
A7. Demonstrate familiarity with the key theoretical traditions of IR as an academic discipline.
A8. Understand the significance of the world economy for the nature of the international system.
A9. Demonstrate flexibility in utilising a variety of intellectual approaches as required by the multifaceted character of the subject.
A10. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and understanding of a specialist area within the discipline.

Assessment

A range of assessment modes will be employed:
1. Unseen examinations, which will test students ability to respond concisely to questions within a time-bound context.
2. Essays, including coursework essays, which allow the student to define intellectual problems which they can address though papers of varying length.
3. Dissertations which allow student to define intellectual problems and address these through extended research and written work.

Teaching and Learning Methods Used to Enable Outcomes to Be Achieved and Demonstrated

A range of teaching modes will be employed as appropriate to each stage of the programme:
1. Lectures, which will be used to relay a broad range of information.
2. Seminars, which will be based on groups of students allowing them to advance intellectually through discussion and making presentations.
3. Workshops, which require students to engage cooperatively to resolve problems and present them to the wider group communally.
4. Individual supervision, which will be used especially to provide students with guidance in researching and writing their dissertations.

B. Intellectual Skills

When students complete the course, they will command a number of intellectual skills. These include:
B1. The ability to reason critically.
B2. The ability to synthesise and evaluate data.
B3. The ability to identify problems and strategies for solving these problems.
B4. The ability to analyse and interpret academic and other data.
B5. The ability to demonstrate and exercise independence of thought.
B6. The ability to respond to issues identified by others.

Assessment

A range of assessment modes will be employed:
1. Unseen examinations, which will test students ability to respond concisely to questions within a time-bound context.
2. Essays, including coursework essays, which allow the student to define intellectual problems which they can address though papers of varying length.
3. Dissertations which allow student to define intellectual problems and address these through extended research and written work.
The diverse modes of assessment help to ensure the acquisition of these varying intellectual skills.

Teaching and Learning Methods Used

A range of teaching modes will be employed as appropriate to each stage of the programme:
1. Lectures, which will be used to relay a broad range of information.
2. Seminars, which will be based on groups of students allowing them to advance intellectually through discussion and making presentations.
3. Workshops, which require students to engage cooperatively to resolve problems and present them to the wider group communally.
4. Individual supervision, which will be used especially to provide students with guidance in researching and writing their dissertations.
The diverse modes of teaching and learning help to ensure the acquisition of these varying intellectual skills.

C. Practical Skills

On completion of the programme students will be able to:
C1. Deploy a range of communication and information technology skills.
C2. Communicate effectively with others both orally and in writing.
C3. Co-operate with others to achieve common goals.
C4. Meet deadlines under pressure.

Assessment

A range of assessment modes will be employed:
1. Unseen examinations, which will test students ability to respond concisely to questions within a time-bound context.
2. Essays, including coursework essays, which allow the student to define intellectual problems which they can address though papers of varying length.
3. Dissertations which allow student to define intellectual problems and address these through extended research and written work.

Teaching and Learning Methods Used

A range of teaching modes will be employed as appropriate to each stage of the programme:
1. Lectures, which will be used to relay a broad range of information.
2. Seminars, which will be based on groups of students allowing them to advance intellectually through discussion and making presentations.
3. Workshops, which require students to engage cooperatively to resolve problems and present them to the wider group communally.
4. Individual supervision, which will be used especially to provide students with guidance in researching and writing their dissertations.
The diverse modes of teaching and learning help to ensure the acquisition of these varying practical skills.

D. Transferable Skills

By the end of the programme graduates IR and Anthropology students will have acquired:
D1. Research and investigative skills.
D2. Problem solving skills.
D3. Time management skills.
D4. Presentational skills.
D5. Ability to presentation information in a range of modes.

Assessment

A range of assessment modes will be employed:
1. Unseen examinations, which will test students ability to respond concisely to questions within a time-bound context.
2. Essays, including coursework essays, which allow the student to define intellectual problems which they can address though papers of varying length.
3. Dissertations which allow student to define intellectual problems and address these through extended research and written work.
The diverse modes of assessment help to ensure the acquisition of these varying transferable skills.

Teaching and Learning Methods Used

A range of teaching modes will be employed as appropriate to each stage of the programme:
1. Lectures, which will be used to relay a broad range of information.
2. Seminars, which will be based on groups of students allowing them to advance intellectually through discussion and making presentations.
3. Workshops, which require students to engage cooperatively to resolve problems and present them to the wider group communally.
4. Individual supervision, which will be used especially to provide students with guidance in researching and writing their dissertations.
The diverse modes of teaching and learning help to ensure the acquisition of these varying transferable skills.

Full-time course composition