Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Anthropology with German

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Anthropology with German

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Anthropology

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme in Anthropology will provide you with an intricate and wide academic understanding of the subject-matter. During your course of studies, you will learn about the social, cultural, biological and linguistic aspects that comprise anthropology. Your knowledge on these areas may also culminate into a research-based dissertation that you will carry out in your final year of your programme of study. By studying about the origin and contemporary standing of anthropology, you will be provided with a wide spectrum of facets that will contribute to a more holistic understanding, ranging from evolution and society, to psychoanalysis, migration and post-colonialism, to name a few. We will also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that an international and multi-cultural experience will provide you with a more holistic learning outcome.


Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Information for International applicants

German

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in German.


Anthropology

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


German

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.


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Anthropology

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT1004 Ethnography and Anthropological Theory 8 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT1003 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT1030 Academic Writing and Anthropology 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT1005 Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean 4 ECTS      
ANT1009 Anthropology and the Contemporary World 2 ECTS      
ANT1040 Symbols in Culture and Society 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT1001 Human Societies: The Comparative Perspective 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Anthropology
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 34 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT2020 Kinship, Family and Marriage 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT2002 Law, State and Society in Southern Europe 4 ECTS      
ANT2003 Nation, State and Society in the Middle East/North Africa 4 ECTS      
ANT2051 Anthropology of Violence 4 ECTS      
ANT2055 Anthropology and Art 2 ECTS      
ANT2059 Refugees and Displacement: Anthropological Perspectives 4 ECTS      
ANT2124 Intangible Cultural Heritage: Applications and Implications 4 ECTS      
ANT3019 Historical Anthropology 4 ECTS      
ANT3027 Visual Anthropology: Theory and Photographic Applications 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT2008 Ethnographic Research Strategies 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT3016 Anthropology of Religion 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT2050 People, States and Borders 4 ECTS      
ANT2052 Anthropology of Tourism 4 ECTS      
ANT2149 Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan 4 ECTS      
ANT3021 Feminisms and Anthropology 2 ECTS      
ANT3022 Anthropology of Gender and Sexualities 4 ECTS      
ANT3025 Anthropology Placement 4 ECTS      
ANT3052 Medical Anthropology 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in Anthropology
10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 20 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT3065 Dissertation 12 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT3006 Political Anthropology 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT3062 Research Seminar 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT2025 Anthropology of Moralities 4 ECTS      
ANT2047 Emotions, Culture and Society 4 ECTS      
ANT2060 Dance Anthropology and Ethnographic Practice 4 ECTS      
ANT2080 Anthropology of South Asia 4 ECTS      
ANT2083 Magic, Witchcraft, and Society in Early Modern Europe: Mediterranean Perspectives 4 ECTS      
ANT2088 International Development, NGOs and Poverty 4 ECTS      
ANT3023 Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights 4 ECTS      
ANT3037 Anthropology and Post-Colonialism 4 ECTS      
ANT3080 History, Memory and Identity 4 ECTS      
ANT3082 Anthropology and the Hellenic World 4 ECTS      
ANT3460* Directed Studies in Anthropology 4 ECTS      

* Students are required to contact the Head of Department prior to registering for this study-unit.  
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ANT3007 Economic Anthropology 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT3033 Current Issues in Cultural and Social Anthropology: Synoptic Revisions 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT3066 Synoptic Study-Unit: General Anthropology 6 ECTS   (NC)    
ANT3067 Synoptic Study-Unit: Regional and Global Anthropology 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT3030 People, Migration and Change 4 ECTS      
ANT3035 Special Topic in Anthropology 2 ECTS      
ANT3041 Anthropology of Islam 4 ECTS      
ANT3053 Anthropology of Reproduction and Childbirth 4 ECTS      
ANT3064 Psychoanalysis and Anthropology 4 ECTS      
CHN3025 Anthropological Perspectives on Southeast Asia and China 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Anthropology: 180 credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in Anthropology
36 ETCS credits in the subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits optional study-units

German

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1055 Deutsche Grammatik 1 / German Grammar 1 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1050 Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft / Introduction to German literature studies 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1053 Einführung in die Landeskunde und Kulturwissenschaft / Introduction to area and cultural studies 2 ECTS      
GRM1056 Sprachpraxis 1 / Language practice 1 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GRM1054 Einführung in die deutsche Sprachwissenschaft / Introduction to German linguistics 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1057 Sprachpraxis 2 / Language practice 2 4 ECTS   (NC)    
GRM1065 Introduction to German Literature and Film 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GRM2050 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Aufklaerung bis zur Klassik 4 ECTS      
GRM2057* Sprachpraxis 3 / Language practice 3 4 ECTS      
GRM2061 German History and Culture 4 ECTS      
GRM2062 Deutsche Grammatik 2 / German Grammar 2 2 ECTS      
GRM2064 Übersetzung 1 / Translation 1 2 ECTS      
GRM3055 Linguistik im Kontext/ Linguistics in Context 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit GRM2057 is highly recommended.  
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GRM2052 Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Romantik bis zum Expressionismus 4 ECTS      
GRM2053 Interkulturelle Kompetenz / Intercultural competence 4 ECTS      
GRM2055 Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel / Language contact and language change 4 ECTS      
GRM2060* Sprachpraxis 4 / Language practice 4 2 ECTS      
GRM2063 Deutsche Grammatik 3 / German Grammar 3 2 ECTS      
GRM2065 Übersetzung 2 / Translation 2 2 ECTS      

* Study-unit GRM2060 is highly recommended.  

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

Anthropology

Upon successfully completing the course, you will:

  • Have a refined and proficient skill-set in understanding how human diversity, behaviours and ideas have been impacted across time through biological, cultural, historical and linguistic perspectives.
  • Be able to carry out independent research and compose academic writings.
  • Be knowledgeable of the theories and history related to the discipline.
  • Contribute your anthropological knowledge to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions.
  • Demonstrate your knowledge through effective communication and construct arguments by using your refined capacity for critical thinking.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Anthropology

This programme of study will prepare you for a wide range of anthropology related careers, both locally and abroad. These include working at museums, non-profit and community-based organisations, international development, organizational psychology, governmental work and marketing. If you are more inclined towards an academic career, we encourage you to further your studies by pursuing a post-graduate programme that our University offers, as a number of alumni have done so.


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