SEMESTER 1
Course Code: ANTH 11213
Course Title: Introduction to Anthropology
Credit value: 3
Time Allocation: Lectures 30 hours /Practical 30 hours / Independent learning 90 hours
Type: Compulsory (C)
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs):
At the completion of this course, the students will be able to
AnK 1.1. Provide an introduction to anthropology; explain the categories of anthropology
AnK 1.2. Describe the fundamental concepts of Anthropology
AnK 1.3. Explain the structures of anthropology Course Capsule (Content):
An introduction to Anthropology; a discussion on human culture, history of material culture; Cultural Anthropology and Physical Anthropology; Fundamental concepts of Anthropology; organization of Anthropological museums, ancient food consumption, behavioural patterns of tribal population, Sri Lankan society and religious institutions, ancient sports, visual media and Anthropology etc.
AssessmentComponentsand Percentage Marks:
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Continuous assessment Assignments & Tutorial |
20% |
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End-semester written examination |
80% |
Recommended Texts:
Carrithers, Michael (1983) Forest Monks of Sri Lanka: an anthropological and historical study, Oxford University Press, USA
Ember, Carol R.; Melvin Ember & Peter N. Peregrine (2001) Anthropology (Tenth Edition), Pearson Education Asia, New Delhi
Hodder, Ian (1982) The present past: an introduction to anthropology for archaeologists, B.T. Batsford, London
Kottak, Conrad Phillip (2002) Cultural Anthropology (9th Ed.), McGraw Hill, Boston
Yalman, Nur (1971) Under the Bo Tree, University of California Press, Berkeley
