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Structure

100 credit points

Students undertaking pure Honours in Anthropologymust complete:

  • 3 compulsory subjects (37.5 points) and
  • thesis subjects (50 points) and
  • elective subject (12.5 points)

Students undertaking combined Honours must complete one of the following options:

  • thesis subjects (50 points) and
  • compulsory subject ANTH40001 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology (12.5 points) and
  • coursework from the combining discipline (equivalent to 37.5 points)

Or

  • thesis in the combining discipline (50 points) and
  • coursework from the combining discipline (12.5 points) and
  • compulsory subject ANTH40001 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology (12.5 points) and
  • compulsory subject (12.5 points) and
  • elective Anthropology subject (12.5 points)

Total: 100 points

Subject Options

Thesis (50 points)

Note: the thesis requires two consecutive semesters of enrolment.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANTH40009 Anthropology Thesis Part 1
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25
ANTH40010 Anthropology Thesis Part 2
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Compulsory Subject (37.5 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANTH40001 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANTH40011 Critical Anthropological Theory
August (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ANTH40012 Explanation and Understanding
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Elective Subjects (12.5 points)

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ANTH90004 Migration and Development
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CRIM40002 Qualitative Research Methods
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
CULS40006 Cultural Studies in Asia Not available in 2019 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
DEVT50001 Development, Culture and Conflict
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
GEND40003 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
March (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
GEND90007 Rethinking Rights and Global Development
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
MULT50002 Indigenous Peoples in Global Context
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
SOCI40003 Understanding The Life Course
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
SOTH40001 Relationships in Modernity Not available in 2019 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
SOTH40002 Imagined Societies Not available in 2019 12.5
 
Code Name Study period Credit Points
SOTH40003 The Critical Imagination Not available in 2019 12.5

Links

http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours

Last updated: 4 March 2025