Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology
Bachelor of Arts (Anthropology)
Campus: Cairns; Townsville
Mode: on campus; full time or part time
Duration: 3 years full time
Prerequisites: English
Mid-year entry: Yes
QTAC codes: Cairns 321031; Townsville 311031
What is Anthropology?
Your study
Anthropology is the study of human social and cultural life.
Anthropologists study the patterns of beliefs, values, meanings and
technologies developed by past and present human societies. Issues of
concern to all contemporary societies feature in Anthropology studies,
including religious beliefs, political and economic practices, war and
peace, social inequality, multiculturalism, globalisation, development,
environmental issues and social change.
A selection of subjects for this course includes:
Major overview
For full course outline details, visit www.jcu.edu.au/courses
Anthropology is a tool for understanding our world, with a focus on social
and cultural systems (including virtual realities and internet communities).
Anthropology at James Cook University aims to provide students with a
wide range of skills and experiences. Teaching staff have strong research
interests in the societies and cultures of Australia, Papua New Guinea,
Africa, the Pacific, and Southern and Southeast Asia.
Students are encouraged to gain a second major in an Arts or Social
Science area, thereby providing a further distinguishing feature to their
course. The subjects required for a second major will utilise the space
allocated to electives and will not extend the duration of your studies.
Honours
Students can choose to combine this major with another Bachelor of Arts
major (double major). To add further value it is possible to combine the
Bachelor of Arts with another degree.
An Honours program is available to students demonstrating high
academic performance. Honours consists of an extra year of study and the
development of a personal research project and thesis.
Major highlights
Joint degree opportunities
A priority in teaching Anthropology at JCU is to provide students with
a wide range of skills and experience. One such skill includes fieldwork,
which is research outside the conventional classroom. Field research can
take place in Papua New Guinea, Africa, and the Pacific, or in hospitals and
zoological parks, for example – anywhere an interesting anthropological
problem has been identified. Although original fieldwork in Anthropology
normally takes place at postgraduate level, the crucial methods are
introduced at undergraduate level.
Joint degrees give students expertise in a complementary discipline in a
reduced time, and can enhance career prospects. At JCU, the Bachelor of
Arts (Anthropology) can be combined with:
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