Course
Discontinued
Yes
Course code
ANTH 2193
Descriptive
Ethnographic Field Studies
Department
Anthropology
Faculty
Humanities & Social Sciences
Credits
6.00
Start date
End term
202510
PLAR
No
Semester length
8 weeks
Max class size
15
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours
Lecture/
Classroom: 32 hrs (4 wks @ 8 hrs/wk)
Field: 140 hrs (4 wks @ 35 hrs/wk)
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Seminar
Field Experience
Learning activities
Lecture, seminar, participant-observation field work.
Course description
This is a field course in cultural anthropological research, with emphasis on the techniques of ethnographic research. It will be conducted in conjunction with a partner community. Topics of study include qualitative and quantitative research methods, techniques of data analysis, ethical research, and anthropology and/or history related to the community involved in the field study program.
Course content
The course begins with two weeks (8 hours/week) in the classroom where topics including British Columbia history, ethnohistory, and ethnography, research methods, project design, and ethics will be discussed. Following that, four weeks is spent in a community setting conducting ethnographic research. The final two weeks of the course are spent at ºÚÁϱ¬ÁÏÍø synthesizing data, preparing report