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Winter Courses
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May Be Subject To Change:
Should there be any discrepancies between the course list below and the official course list provided by the Registrar's Office, the official listing will govern.
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| ANTH 1031. Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. A general introduction to Anthropology emphasizing different forms of society and culture. Cultures within and outside the Western tradition will be examined, ranging from small-scale to more complex pre-industrial societies. |
ANTH 3083. Cultural Crisis and the Environment. An examination of social and cultural aspects of dilemmas in the use of renewable and non-renewable resources such as animals, arable land, forests, fisheries, air, water, fossil fuel, and nuclear energy. Special attention to Third World and marginal populations.- Prerequisite: Six credit hours in ANTH at the 1000 or 2000 level.
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ANTH 3314. Gender. (same as SOCI 3314) An examination of biological, psychological, social and cultural aspects of gender, with an emphasis upon contemporary directions of change in sex roles.- Prerequisite: Six credit hours in Soci/Anth at the 2000 level.
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| FOLK 1000. Introduction to Folklore. The role that tradition plays in communication, art and society will be discussed through and examination of folklore materials from Newfoundland and the English-speaking world. Readings and "listenings" will emphasize the use of folklore in context, e.g., the proverb in speech and folksongs in childrearing. Students will be urged to analyze the traditions in their own lives through special assignments. |
| FOLK 2401. Folklife Studies. An examination of the traditional cultures of Europe and North America with special reference to Newfoundland. A selection of the following areas will be covered: settlement patterns, architecture, work and leisure patterns in the folk community, calendar customs, rites of passage, folk religion, folk medicine, language and folk culture, folk costume, foodways and folk art. |
| HIST 1101. Introduction to History. An introduction to the study and writing of history which will emphasize the concepts of history through a combination of research and writing within a thematic approach to the history of western civilization from eighteenth century to the twentieth century.
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SCS 4100. Issues in Cultural Studies. This course represents an examination of the concept of culture, as it is presently used within Anthropology, Folklore and Sociology. Particular attention will be paid to the area of Cultural Studies, and the ways in which that approach has re-energized an interest in the role of culture in modern society.
- Prerequisite: 90 credit hours
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| SCS 4950. Independent Project in Social/Cultural Studies. Under the supervision of a faculty member, students will independently carry out approved projects of direct relevance to social and cultural phenomena, and prepare reports of their findings. (See http://www.swgc.mun.ca/soc_cultural/Pages/project.aspx for more details and titles of previous projects.) |
| SOCI 2000. Principles of Sociology. An introduction to the concepts, principles, and topics of Sociology. |
SOCI 3040. Introduction to the Methods of Social Research. Objectives of the course are (1) to introduce basic concepts underlying research in the social sciences, and (2) to make students familiar with some techniques that are useful in the analysis of a wide range of sociological data and that represent a good foundation for later study of more advanced techniques.- Prerequisite: Six credit hours in Soci/Anth at the 2000 level.
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| SOCI 3160. Contemporary Social Theory. An exploration of selected topics from issues in contemporary social theory, including theories of feminism, the state, the environment, culture, organization, and communication |
SOCI 3314. Gender and Society. (same as ANTH 3314) An examination of biological, psychological, social and cultural aspects of gender, with an emphasis upon contemporary directions of change in sex roles.- Prerequisite: Six credit hours in Soci/Anth at the 2000-level.
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