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Curricular information is subject to change
On completion of this module, you will be able to:
- critically discuss the nature and historical significance of hunting and gathering societies
- compare and contrast anthropological and archaeological perspectives on hunter-gatherers
- contribute meaningfully to seminar discussion
- write an advanced undergraduate essay
This is the outline for 2018-19, to be revised slightly for this year:
Week Lecture Theme
1 1 What is a hunter-gatherer? A History of Hunter-Gatherer studies
1 2 SEMINAR: guidance on posters
2 3 Hunter-Gatherers Past and Present
2 4 SEMINAR
3 5 NO CLASS: work on your posters!
3 6 NO CLASS: work on your posters!
4 7 Key themes: Mobility
4 8 SEMINAR
5 9 Key themes: Egalitarianism and sharing
5 10 SEMINAR
6 11 Key themes: social complexity & anarchism
6 12 SEMINAR: POSTER DISPLAY ASSESSMENT ONE
7 13 Key themes: resource and landscape production
7 14 SEMINAR
8 15 NO CLASS: READING WEEK
8 16 SUBMIT: REFLECTION ON POSTER/GROUP WORK
9 17 Key themes: religion and world view
9 18 SEMINAR
10 19 The Adoption of Agriculture
10 20 SEMINAR
11 21 Hunter-Gatherer Futures
11 22 SEMINAR
12 SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT TWO
Student Effort Type | Hours |
---|---|
Lectures | 12 |
Seminar (or Webinar) | 12 |
Specified Learning Activities | 50 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 26 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Posters, produced in small group | Week 7 | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Essay: c3000 words | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
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In-Module Resit | Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
• Self-assessment activities
Poster: assessment based on peer review and staff review of poster content and self-assessment of task. Feedback in time to contribute to understanding essay topic. Essay: feedback provided on summative assignment
Name | Role |
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Dr Neil Carlin | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |