Discipline ID
8c6cc18f-a222-48fa-b32e-f6dd2519e1a6
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WELL-BEING AND SOCIETY
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of Bristol
Program(s)
University of Bristol
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
130
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
WELL-BEING AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
WELLBEING&SOCIETY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course examines key concepts of well-being and livelihoods and provides a grounding in the principle issues of medical and applied anthropology, population, and health studies. Topics include health and nutrition, population and the demographic challenge, migration and refugees, well-being, disease and illness, and poverty and inequality. Students examine concepts of well-being and livelihoods, from social and biological perspectives, and at the local and global scale. Students study the principal biological and cultural influences upon well-being and livelihood, and locate these in their broader economic, social, and ecological context. The course demonstrates how the traditional anthropological focus on the local community and small-scale society can be applied to the wider national and international picture of well-being. The course also surveys methodologies used in the fields of applied and medical anthropology, demography, and population studies.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
arch10008
Host Institution Course Title
WELLBEING AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
University of Bristol
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
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INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY: THEMES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
Brunel University London
Program(s)
English Universities
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
39
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY: THEMES
UCEAP Transcript Title
INTRO ANTHROPOLOGY
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course introduces students to anthropology . It teaches students how to approach questions and arguments and how to examine the lives of other people without presuming that one way of doing so is better than another.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SA1003
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY: THEMES
Host Institution Campus
Brunel University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
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SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF THAILAND
Country
Thailand
Host Institution
Thammasat University
Program(s)
Thammasat University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
South & SE Asian Studies
Sociology
History
Ethnic Studies
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF THAILAND
UCEAP Transcript Title
SOC&CULTR THAILAND
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course explores Thai society and culture through anthropological, sociological, historical, and cultural studies approaches. Emphasizing analytical and critical methods, the course reviews case studies from research completed by a variety of Thai and international academics. It covers the role of social institutions as bases of order in the society, as well as the factors that led to social change and transformation of Thai society and culture. Topics include Thai royalty and nobility, the King and Kingdom of Thailand, Thai political history and economy, Thai social structure, Thai identity and notions of “Thainess”, Thai popular culture, tourism in Thailand, and the Thai social values, attitudes, and patterns of living. Assessment: attendance (10%), midterm exam (30%), final exam (30%), final paper and presentation (30%).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
THS 201
Host Institution Course Title
SOCIETY AND CULTURE OF THAILAND
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Thai Studies
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ETHNIC GROUPS IN THAILAND
Country
Thailand
Host Institution
Thammasat University
Program(s)
Thammasat University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
South & SE Asian Studies
Sociology
Ethnic Studies
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
132
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ETHNIC GROUPS IN THAILAND
UCEAP Transcript Title
THAI ETHNIC GROUPS
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course introduces the ethnic groups and ethnic relations of Thailand. It focuses on the settlement history, cultural contents, forms of social relations, and acculturation among ethnic groups, such as the hill tribes in Thailand. It also covers the culture of Thai ethnic groups in the context of geographical, ecological, historical, and political settings; and problems of cultural changes and ethnic identity crisis.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PD 323/345
Host Institution Course Title
ETHNIC GROUPS IN THAILAND
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Thai Studies
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POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY
Country
Korea, South
Host Institution
Yonsei University
Program(s)
Yonsei University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Music
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
118
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY
UCEAP Transcript Title
CULTURAL INDUSTRY
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course examines the cultural meaning of Korean popular music and its industries from the twentieth century to the present. It covers how to analyze the sound as cultural text in the ethnomusicological methodology. The course looks at the Korean popular music on cultural, social, political, and economic dimensions, based on the views of cultural relativism, new technologies and cultural changes, the Imperialism and Modernity, and Orientalism. Topics include understanding the public, popular culture, and the times of the masses; music as a culture; recording technology and the birth of popular music; cultural history of American pop music: media change and new possibilities; beginning of popular music across the border; cultural history of Korean popular music: formation period-cultural capital and counterculture; Korean national narrative and history writing; modern desire and Orientalism, and identity politics.
Language(s) of Instruction
Korean
Host Institution Course Number
ANT3112
Host Institution Course Title
POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CULTURAL INDUSTRY
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Cultural Anthropology
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ECOLOGY AND CULTURAL PROCESSES
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Environmental Studies
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
146
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ECOLOGY AND CULTURAL PROCESSES
UCEAP Transcript Title
ECOL&CULTRL PROC
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course explores the relationship between ecology and cultural processes. It examines various current ecological issues, from an anthropological perspective. This course also discusses means of subsistence, sustainable development, land management, and conservation.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
801186
Host Institution Course Title
ECOLOGÍA Y PROCESOS CULTURALES
Host Institution Campus
Campus de Somosaguas
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología
Host Institution Degree
Grado en Antropología Social y Cultural
Host Institution Department
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INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
King's College London
Program(s)
King's College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
119
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
UCEAP Transcript Title
ANTH OF RELIGION
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines the history and methods of socio-cultural anthropology, a discipline that developed for the purpose of cross-cultural research in Western and non-Western contexts. In the study of religion, anthropologists ask questions about the diversity of religious experience, symbols, and organization through a specific set of methodological tools: long-term stay among the people (communities) studied, qualitative research, and a written account called ethnography, committed to representing “the native's point of view.”
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
4AAT1009
Host Institution Course Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION
Host Institution Campus
King's College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Theology and Religious Studies
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CHINESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
Hong Kong Summer, CUHK
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
111
UCEAP Course Suffix
S
UCEAP Official Title
CHINESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHINESE CULTURE&SOC
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
This course provides an anthropological approach to China's culture and society. Specific focus is placed on major cultural and social institutions of China, both traditional and contemporary, such as family, gender and marriage, kinship, lineage and clan, economic system, religion, social stratification, and value orientation. Text: Zang, Xiaowei, Understanding Chinese Society. Assessment: two essays (50% each).
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
UGEA2180
Host Institution Course Title
CHINESE CULTURE AND SOCIETY
Host Institution Campus
International Summer School
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Chinese Studies
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INDIGENOUS ARTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
University of East Anglia
Program(s)
Environment and Sustainability, East Anglia
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
134
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INDIGENOUS ARTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
UCEAP Transcript Title
INDIG ARTS&PEOPLES
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
This course analyzes what is meant by Indigenous arts and peoples. In particular, it considers the link between the anthropology of art and Indigenous identity, and examines issues related to the interpretation of Indigenous arts in wide-ranging geographic and cultural contexts from North America, to India, and Australia. The course questions Indigenous peoples' engagement with notions of ethnicity and heritage, as well as the formation of an "Indigenous media" through film-making.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
AMAA5105A
Host Institution Course Title
INDIGENOUS ARTS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Host Institution Campus
UEA
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Anthropology
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HUMAN EVOLUTION
Country
China
Host Institution
Fudan University
Program(s)
Fudan University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Biological Sciences
Anthropology
UCEAP Course Number
171
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
HUMAN EVOLUTION
UCEAP Transcript Title
HUMAN EVOLUTION
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
The course provides a study of the biological and social attributes of human beings and discusses anthropological perspective of human biology and social problems, as well as the progress of research in the field of anthropology. Topics include the interaction of geographical environment and genes to make humans walk upright on two legs; hair degeneration, developed sweat glands, brains and other unique physical characteristics; the genetic structure, history, language, culture and customs of various ethnic groups and tribes in the past and present; the formation of the Chinese nation and the historical, cultural, and genetic characteristics of various ethnic groups; human evolution and human health; the application in the field of forensic medicine; and future development, direction, and prospects of anthropology.
Language(s) of Instruction
Chinese
Host Institution Course Number
BIOL119011
Host Institution Course Title
HUMAN EVOLUTION
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Jin Li, Tan Jingze, Gongxiaohong, Zhangmenghan
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Life Science