Anthropology: Understanding Societies and Cultures
Get an introduction to anthropology and learn more about society and culture, by joining this online anthropology course from the University of Newcastle.
Duration
3 weeks
Weekly study
3 hours
100% online
How it works
Unlimited subscription
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Established
1965
Location
Newcastle, Australia
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Learn more about society, cultural issues and practices
You are invited on a journey to different places and different times. On this course, you will learn about diverse ways of living and explore cultural differences and similarities.
You will be introduced to a number of anthropological theories and gain insights into how the study of other cultures and societies can help us deal with urgent problems confronting our own societies and the modern world.
Through your new knowledge about other cultures, you will reflect on your own cultural home, society and world views.
What topics will you cover?
- An introduction to social and cultural anthropology
- The historical development of modern social and cultural anthropology
- Basic theoretical and analytic models applied in anthropology, including kinship theory
- A basic introduction to anthropological fieldwork and ethnography
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