Anthropology // Structure
Anthropology
Contact information
Coordinator
Semester 1
Associate Professor Erin Fitz-Henry
Email: erinfh@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Professor Tamara Kohn
Email: tkohn@unimelb.edu.au
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Structure
100 credit points
Students undertaking pure Honours in Anthropology must 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 in Anthropology (50 points) and
- 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
- ANTH40001 Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology (12.5 points) and
- ANTH40011 Critical Anthropological Theory (12.5 points) and
- ANTH40012 Explanation and Understanding OR subject listed as electives for Anthropology Honours (12.5 points)
Total: 100 points
Please be advised that the Anthropology Specialisation does not accept applications for mid-year admission. Candidates can only commence in Semester 1.
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) |
25 |
ANTH40010 | Anthropology Thesis Part 2 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Compulsory Subject (37.5 points)
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANTH40001 | Philosophy and Scope of Anthropology | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ANTH40011 | Critical Anthropological Theory | July (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 |
---|---|---|---|
CRIM40002 | Qualitative Research Methods | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90078 | Contested Development and Culture | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
GEND40003 | Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOTH40001 | Emotions in Society | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
GEND40009 | Feminist Science and Technology Studies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
DEVT90056 | The Anthropology of Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
SOCI40008 | Reading Social Theory | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DEVT90084 | Rethinking Rights and Global Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Links
http://ssps.unimelb.edu.au/students/honours
Last updated: 27 February 2025