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Study Units

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Bachelor´s Degree

Bachelor´s Degree

Credits: 180
Studies in major subject: basic studies 25 credits, intermediate studies 53 credits (minors 35 credits)
  • All-faculty general studies: 24 credits
  • Elective studies or minor subjects: a minimum of 78 credits

Subunits

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General Studies

General Studies

Credits: 16

Content

General Studies- Personal study plan (HOPS) 1 credit
  • Finnish/Swedish language 15 credits
  • Foreign Language Text Comprehension + Oral Course 3 credits
  • ICT (TVT-opinnot) 5 credits
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Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Code: 75018 Credits: 25

Subunits

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Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
101 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
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101 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

101. Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology

Code: 758101 Credits: 5

Mode of assessment

Lecture course which includes the examination of Eriksen’s book ¤Small Places, Large Issues¤, or faculty examination.

Literature:

  • Keesing, R & Strathern, A: Cultural Anthropology; A Contemporary Perspective (examined separately in the faculty exam.)

Courses:

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Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
102 Introductory Seminar
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Basic Studies »
102 Introductory Seminar

102. Introductory Seminar

Code: 758102 Credits: 4

Literature:

  • Delaney, C.: Investigating Culture. An Experiential Introduction to Anthropology.

Courses:

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Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
103 History of Anthropological Theory
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Basic Studies »
103 History of Anthropological Theory

103. History of Anthropological Theory

Code: 758103 Credits: 8

Objectives

Students majoring in Social and Cultural Anthropology take part in the lecture and theme seminar organised in the Spring semester. The course is also open to students majoring in general sociology, demography, and cultural anthropology. Other students complete the requirement in the faculty examination.

Literature:

  • Bohannan, P: & Glazer, M.(ed.): High Points in Anthropology
  • Stocking, G: After Tylor
  • Barnard, Allan (2000): History and Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge.

Courses:

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Basic Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
104 Central Themes of Anthropological Research
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Basic Studies »
104 Central Themes of Anthropological Research

104. Central Themes of Anthropological Research

Code: 758104 Credits: 8

Mode of assessment

Students majoring in Social and Cultural Anthropology take part in the lecture and theme seminar organised in the Spring semester. The course is also open to students majoring in general sociology, demography, and cultural anthropology. Other students complete the requirement in the faculty examination.

Literature:

  • Basso, K.: Wisdom Sits in Places
  • Firth, R.: We, the Tikopia
  • Mauss, M.: Seasonal Variations of the Eskimo
  • Sahlins, M.: Tribesmen

Courses:

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Code: 758058 Credits: 53

Subunits

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
201 Anthropological Research Problems I: Economy and Exchange
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Intermediate Studies »
201 Anthropological Research Problems I: Economy and Exchange

201. Anthropological Research Problems I: Economy and Exchange

Code: 758201 Credits: 7

Mode of assessment

Participation in a lecture course with writing assignments, or faculty exam.

Literature:

Choose four of the following works:
  • Alexander, J.: Trade, Traders and Trading in Rural Java
  • Godelier, M.: The Enigma of the Gift
  • Gregory, C.: Savage Money (ss. 1-117)
  • Mauss, M.: The Gift (suom. “Lahja”)
  • Parry, J. & Bloch, M.(toim.): Money and the Morality of Exchange
  • Sahlins, M.: Stone Age Economics

Courses:

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202 Anthropological Research Problems II: Politics and Society
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202 Anthropological Research Problems II: Politics and Society

202. Anthropological Research Problems II: Politics and Society

Code: 758202 Credits: 7

Objectives

Politics and Society

Mode of assessment

Participation in a lecture course with writing assignments, or faculty exam.

Literature:

Choose four of the following works:
  • Evans-Pritchard, E.E : The Nuer
  • Ferguson, J.: Global Shadows. Africa in the Neoliberal World Order
  • Geertz, C : Negara. The Theatre-State in 19th Century Bali
  • Gluckman, M : Politics, Law and Ritual in Tribal Society
  • Godelier, M : The Making of Great Men
  • Scott, J : Seeing Like a State
  • Turner, V : Schism and Continuity in an African Society

Courses:

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204 Anthropological Research Problems IV: Myth and Worldview
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204 Anthropological Research Problems IV: Myth and Worldview

204. Anthropological Research Problems IV: Myth and Worldview

Code: 758204 Credits: 7

Objectives

Myth and Worldview

Literature:

  • Keesing, R.: Kwaio Religion
  • Lévi-Strauss, C.: Savage Mind
  • Robbins, J.: Becoming Sinners
  • Valeri, V.: The Forest of Taboos

Courses:

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301 Ethnographic Seminar I
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Intermediate Studies »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I

302. Ethnographic Seminar II

Code: 758302 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Seminar IISee list of books at the departmental office (Anthropology, Unioninkatu 38) and consult the examiner.

Literature:

See list of books at the departmental office (Anthropology, Unioninkatu 38) and consult the examiner.

Subunits

Courses:

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301 Ethnographic Seminar I »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Pacific Ocean

301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Pacific Ocean

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Latin America

301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Latin America

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Southeast Asia

301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Southeast Asia

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301 Ethnographic Seminar I »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Africa

301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Africa

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301 Ethnographic Seminar I »
301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Europe

301 Ethnographic Seminar I: Europe

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
401 Field Methods
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401 Field Methods

401. Field Methods

Code: 758401 Credits: 7

Literature:

  • Briggs: Learning How To Ask
  • Metcalf, P.: They Lie, We Lie
  • Powdermaker, H.: Stranger and Friend: The Way of an Anthropologist
  • Wolcott, H.: The Art of Fieldwork

Courses:

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402 Analysis of Data

402. Analysis of Data

Code: 758402 Credits: 7

Objectives

Participation in a course and completion of writing assignments.

Courses:

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Intermediate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
501 Proseminar

501. Proseminar

Code: 758501 Credits: 5

Mode of assessment

Submission of an essay of 15-20 pages and active participation in the seminar in the roles of defendant and opponent.

Courses:

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Bachelor´s Thesis in Social and Cultural Anthropology

502. Bachelor´s Thesis in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Code: 758607 Credits: 6

Courses:

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Master´s Degree

Master´s Degree

Credits: 120
  • Advanced studies: 113-120 credits
  • Elective minor subject studies: a minimum of 0-7 credits

Subunits

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203 Anthropological Research Problems III: Kinship and Social Organisation

Anthropological Research Problems III: Kinship and Social Organisation

Code: 758203 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Participation in a lecture course with writing assignments, or faculty exam.

Literature:

  • Fortes, M.: The Web of Kinship among the Tallensi
  • Fruzzetti, L.: Gift of a Virgin
  • Lévi-Strauss, C.: The Elementary Structures of Kinship
  • Schneider, D.: American Kinship
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205 Anthropological Research Problems V: Rituals

205. Anthropological Research Problems V: Rituals

Code: 758205 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Participation in a lecture course with writing assignments, or faculty exam.

Literature:

  • Hubert, H. & Mauss, M.: Sacrifice: Its Forms and Functions
  • Huntington, J. & Metcalf, P.: Celebrations of Death
  • Richards, A.: Chisungu
  • Turner, V.: The Forest of Symbols

Courses:

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302 Ethnographic Seminar II

302. Ethnographic Seminar II

Code: 758302 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Seminar IISee list of books at the departmental office (Anthropology, Unioninkatu 38) and consult the examiner.

Literature:

See list of books at the departmental office (Anthropology, Unioninkatu 38) and consult the examiner.

Subunits

Courses:

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302 Ethnographic Seminar II »
302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Pacific Ocean

302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Pacific Ocean

Code: 758302a
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302 Ethnographic Seminar II »
302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Latin America

302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Latin America

Code: 758302b
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302 Ethnographic Seminar II »
302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Southeast Asia

302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Southeast Asia

Code: 758302c
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302 Ethnographic Seminar II »
302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Africa

302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Africa

Code: 758302d
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302 Ethnographic Seminar II »
302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Europe

302 Ethnographic Seminar II: Europe

Code: 758302e
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403 Anthropological Research Methodology

403. Anthropological Research Methodology

Code: 758403 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Faculty Exam, or participation in a course if available.

Literature:

  • Hanks, W.: Language and Communicative Practices
  • Bashkow, Ira (2006): The Meaning of Whitemen - Race and Modernity in the Orokaiva Cultural World
  • Munn, N.: The Fame of Gawa
  • Urban, G.: Metaphysical Community
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404 Advanced Methods in Anthropology

404 Advanced Methods in Anthropology

Code: 758404 Credits: 5

Mode of assessment

Participation in one of the methods courses included in the “methods basket” of the Social Sciences faculty. With the agreement of the instructor, this requirement can also be satisfied by participating in the course listed under unit 402: Practicing anthropological analysis.

Courses:

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502 Teori studier i antropologi

Advanced Theory in Anthropology

Code: 758625 Credits: 10

Mode of assessment

Participation in a course with writing assignments, or faculty examination

Literature:

  • Tcherkezoff, S: Dual Classification Reconsidered
  • Barraud, de Coppet, Iteanu & Jamous: Of Relations and the Dead
  • Dumont, Louis (2nd edition 1981): Homo Hierarchicus: The Caste System and Its Implications

Courses:

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503 Final Exam

503. Final Exam

Code: 758503 Credits: 8

Literature:

  • Sahlins, M: Apologies to Thucydides
  • Kapferer, B: Feast of the Sorcerer
  • Strathern, Marilyn (1990): The Gender of the Gift
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603 Thesis Research Seminar I

603. Thesis Research Seminar I

Code: 758603 Credits: 5

Courses:

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604 Thesis Research Seminar II

604. Thesis Research Seminar II

Code: 758604 Credits: 5

Courses:

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605 M.Soc.Sc. Thesis

605. M.Soc.Sc. Thesis

Code: 758605 Credits: 40
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606 Practical Work Training

606. Practical Work Training

Code: 758606 Credits: 7
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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject

Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject

Credits: 60

Subunits

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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Basic Studies

Basic Studies

Credits: 25

Subunits

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Social and cultural anthropology as a Minor Subject »
Intermediate Studies

Intermediate Studies

Credits: 35

Subunits

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Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology

Credits: 60

Subunits

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1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year)

1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year)

Subunits

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Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year) »
1a. Research proposal

1a. Research proposal

Code: 758700 Credits: 3

Courses:

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1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year) »
1b. Course work.

1 b. Course work

Credits: 42

Subunits

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Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year) »
1b. Course work. »
Comparative ethnography

Comparative ethnography

Code: 758701 Credits: 14
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Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year) »
1b. Course work. »
General Anthropological Theory

General Anthropological Theory

Code: 758702 Credits: 14
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Postgraduate Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology »
1. Pre-fieldwork studies (first year) »
1b. Course work. »
Research theory related to thesis topic

Research theory related to thesis topic

Code: 758703 Credits: 14
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2. Fieldwork (about 1 year)

2. Fieldwork (about 1 year)

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3. Post-fieldwork studies

3. Post-fieldwork studies

Subunits

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3. Post-fieldwork studies »
3a. Research seminar

Research seminar

Code: 758704 Credits: 6

Courses:

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3. Post-fieldwork studies »
3b. Internship

3b. Internship

Code: 758705 Credits: 9
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3. Post-fieldwork studies »
3c. Coursework.

3c. Coursework

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Philosophy of values and world views

Philosophy of values and world views

Subunits

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Philosophy of values and world views »
Philosophy of values and world views: introduction to anthropology

Philosophy of values and world views: introduction to anthropology

Code: 758647 Credits: 5
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Philosophy of values and world views: Central Themes of Anthropological Research

Philosophy of values and world views: Central Themes of Anthropological Research

Code: 758648 Credits: 7

Literature:

  • Sahlins, M: Tribesmen
  • Bohannan, Paul & Glazer, Mark (1988): High Points in Anthropology
  • Basso, Keith H. (1996): Wisdom sits in places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache
  • Malinowski: Argonauts of the Western Pacific
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Philosophy of values and world views: Anthropological Research Problems - Myth and Worldview

Philosophy of values and world views: Anthropological Research Problems - Myth and Worldview

Code: 758649 Credits: 7

Courses

101. Sosiaali- ja kulttuuriantropologian johdantokurssi

102. Antropologian johdantoseminaari

402. Aineiston käsittely ja analyysi

501. Proseminaari

603. Tutkielmaseminaari I (5 op)

604. Tutkielmaseminaari II (5 op)

758103 Antropologian oppihistoria kevät 2011

758104 Antropologian keskeiset suuntaukset

758201 Tutkimusala I: Rahan antropologia

758202 Tutkimusala II: Politiikka ja yhteiskunta

758204 Tutkimusala IV: Core Topics in Anthropology of Religion

758205 Tutkimusala V: Core Topics in Anthropology of Religion

Antropologiset kenttämenetelmät

Ethnography Seminar I/II: Violence, Conflict and Protest in Latin America

Etnografiaseminaari I/II

Etnografiaseminaari I/II

Etnografiaseminaari I/II: Etelä-Aasia

Etnografiaseminaari I/II: Kaakkois-Aasia

Etnografiaseminaari I/II: Kristinusko Afrikassa

Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (758101)

Kandidaatintutkielman tarkastukseen jättäminen webOodissa

Scientific Writing in English

Syventävät teoriaopinnot

Tutkijaseminaari

a. tutkijaseminaari Postgraduate seminar