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ANTHRO 252
: Global Heritage Management2021 Semester One (1213)
Globally, archaeological features and historic monuments are increasingly threatened by urban development, looting, antiquities trafficking, and effects of climate change. Using an archaeological perspective, state-of-the-art recording technologies, community partnerships, legislation, management systems, and the role of museums in conservation and exhibition will be examined. Case studies from Aotearoa, Pacific and elsewhere illustrate major issues, contradictions, and controversies, alongside effective heritage management.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 100 or 101 or 102 or 103 or 104 or 60 points passed
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 301
: Contemporary Research in Music and Culture2021 Semester One (1213)
A seminar-style course covering a range of current topics and methods in ethnomusicology. Examines selected theories, methods, and perspectives on the roles and meanings of musical activity in contemporary human culture. We will view music as a symbolic component of cultural expression and as both focus and paradigm for cultural structures and behaviours.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 202 or 30 points at Stage II in Transnational Cultures and Creative Practice
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
Restriction: ANTHRO 219
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 306
: Pacific Archaeology2021 Semester One (1213)
The archaeology of the Pacific region, including colonisation, settlement patterns, interisland trade, traditional navigation, cultural change, emergence of complex societies and ethnohistory.
Prerequisite: 60 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 706
Restriction: ANTHRO 706
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 306
: Pacific Archaeology2021 Summer School (1210)
The archaeology of the Pacific region, including colonisation, settlement patterns, interisland trade, traditional navigation, cultural change, emergence of complex societies and ethnohistory.
Prerequisite: 60 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 706
Restriction: ANTHRO 706
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 309
: Quantitative Methods in Anthropology2021 Semester One (1213)
Introduces analytical approaches to anthropological data, emphasising application of statistical principles to research design. Strongly recommended for all students of anthropology considering postgraduate study. Concepts and topics include: variable scales, operational definitions, sampling, choosing appropriate statistical tests, error, measures of central tendency and dispersion, accuracy, bias and validity. This course assumes only a limited mathematical background.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 200 or 201 or 203 or 120 points passed
Restriction: SOCSCRES 300
Restriction: SOCSCRES 300
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 310
: Reading Ethnography2021 Semester Two (1215)
Ethnographic texts are the major outcome of research in social and cultural anthropology. This seminar-based course compares different ethnographies and approaches to ethnographic research and writing.
Prerequisite: B or higher in ANTHRO 203 or CRIM 200 or PACIFIC 200
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 317
: Field Methods in Archaeology2021 Semester One (1213)
Participation in a field school involving an intensive introduction to all aspects of excavation and subsequent laboratory analysis and report preparation.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 200 passed with a grade of B– or higher
Restriction: ANTHRO 737
Restriction: ANTHRO 737
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 319
: World-view and Religion2021 Semester One (1213)
Anthropological approaches to religion and world-view. Includes cross-cultural approaches to meaning, belief, religious experience, ritual and myth. Issues of religion, ideology, syncretism, symbolism in social conflict and change. Considers local and world religions.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 250
Restriction: ANTHRO 250
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 329
: Music of East Asia: Tradition, Modernity and Globalisation2021 Semester Two (1215)
Explores East Asia from the ethnomusicological perspective and illuminates how music negotiates boundaries and constructs varying identities in China, Japan, and Korea, while affirming a distinct cultural identity generally referred to as "East Asian". Using different musical practices of East Asia as case studies, it examines multiple approaches and methodologies used in studying East Asian music.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 337
: Birth, Death, and Disease: Anthropological Demography2021 Semester Two (1215)
Examines how human populations change over time, what factors underlie patterns of disease and death, and why demography is so important to the study of epidemics. The course will explore the use of demographic methods and theories of demographic and epidemiological transition to examine fertility, morbidity, mortality, and migration from an anthropological perspective, with a particular focus on infectious disease dynamics.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 340
: Heritage Conservation in Aotearoa2021 Semester Two (1215)
Addresses the main principles of heritage conservation focusing on the rationale rather than treatment methods. Special emphasis is given to the fields of: conservation of place, archaeological, architectural, ethnographic and fine art conservation. Provides students with a cultural orientation to conservation where issues are examined through several contexts, including anthropological studies and conservation science.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in Anthropology
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 342
: Human Sex, Gender and Sexuality2021 Semester Two (1215)
Explores the central anthropological topics of human sex, sexuality and gender from diverse perspectives. Topics may include cross-cultural and social conceptualisations and creations of difference; ideas about biology, gender and sexuality; how they are simultaneously socio-cultural products and forces; lived experiences and corporeal and political phenomena; reproductive politics; and global, national and local sexual and gender relations.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 203 or 30 points at Stage II
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
Restriction: ANTHRO 211, 215
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 345
: Directed Study in Anthropology2021 Semester Two (1215)
A directed reading and individual study course, offered in exceptional circumstances, to prepare students in the methodologies of a selected sub-discipline of Anthropology, with the agreement and under the supervision of appropriate staff.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 200 or 201 or 219 or 203 and Head of Disciplinary Area approval
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 345
: Directed Study in Anthropology2021 Semester One (1213)
A directed reading and individual study course, offered in exceptional circumstances, to prepare students in the methodologies of a selected sub-discipline of Anthropology, with the agreement and under the supervision of appropriate staff.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 200 or 201 or 219 or 203 and Head of Disciplinary Area approval
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 345
: Directed Study in Anthropology2021 Summer School (1210)
A directed reading and individual study course, offered in exceptional circumstances, to prepare students in the methodologies of a selected sub-discipline of Anthropology, with the agreement and under the supervision of appropriate staff.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 200 or 201 or 219 or 203 and Head of Disciplinary Area approval
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 349
: Primate Behaviour, Ecology and Conservation2021 Semester One (1213)
Examines the diversity of extant nonhuman primate species, including their behaviour, ecology, and conservation, and also the importance of primatology toward an understanding of our own species. Specifically, students will critically examine the results of primatological inquiries in order to gain insight into the comparative evolutionary approach, especially with respect to the applicability of such efforts to the study of humans.
Prerequisite: ANTHRO 201 or 60 points in Anthropology
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
Restriction: ANTHRO 205
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 399
: Capstone: Anthropological Science2021 Semester Two (1215)
Provides students with an opportunity to demonstrate their integrated knowledge and growth in the major. Students are encouraged to make connections between their academic learning in anthropological science and the professional world. Specific topics will vary by year, but will feature projects designed to incorporate both independent and collaborative work, as well as the potential for public engagement.
Prerequisite: 30 points passed at Stage III in Anthropological Science or Academic Head approval
Outline is not available yet
2693
ANTHRO 700A
: Method and Theory in Archaeology2021 Semester One (1213)
A critical review of current themes and issues in archaeological method and theory.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 700 A and B, or ANTHRO 700
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 700B
: Method and Theory in Archaeology2021 Semester Two (1215)
A critical review of current themes and issues in achaeological method and theory.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 700 A and B, or ANTHRO 700
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 701A
: Human Palaeoecology2021 Semester One (1213)
Critical survey of methods, theories and problems in human palaeoecology, including issues of resource use, landscape change, island colonisation and anthropogenic extinctions.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 701 A and B, or ANTHRO 701
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 701B
: Human Palaeoecology2021 Semester Two (1215)
Critical survey of methods, theories and problems in human palaeoecology, including issues of resource use, landscape change, island colonisation and anthropogenic extinctions.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 701 A and B, or ANTHRO 701
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 703A
: Landscape Archaeology2021 Semester One (1213)
Uses geographic information systems (GIS) and other computer programmes to examine the spatial organisation of data, and the relationship of archaeological features both to other features, and the environment. The social processes underlying these spatial configurations will be a particular focus.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 703 A and B, or ANTHRO 703
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 703B
: Landscape Archaeology2021 Semester Two (1215)
Uses geographic information systems (GIS) and other computer programmes to examine the spatial organisation of data, and the relationship of archaeological features both to other features, and the environment. The social processes underlying these spatial configurations will be a particular focus.
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 703 A and B, or ANTHRO 703
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 727
: Ethnographies of Music-making2021 Semester One (1213)
Advanced theories and methodologies for the ethnomusicological analysis of live musical performances and other behaviours across all genres and cultures. Primary attention is given to ethnography and participant-observation supported by analysis of industrial, cultural, musical, and mediated phenomena.
Prerequisite: 30 points from ANTHRO 323, 333, 357
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 727 A and B, or ANTHRO 727
Outline is not available yet
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ANTHRO 727A
: Ethnographies of Music-making2021 Semester Two (1215)
Advanced theories and methodologies for the ethnomusicological analysis of live musical performances and other behaviours across all genres and cultures. Primary attention is given to ethnography and participant-observation supported by analysis of industrial, cultural, musical, and mediated phenomena.
Prerequisite: 30 points from ANTHRO 323, 333, 357
To complete this course students must enrol in ANTHRO 727 A and B, or ANTHRO 727
Outline is not available yet
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