Practical Methodology: Anthropological Fieldwork

Undervisningsspråk

Norwegian/English

Krav til forkunnskapar

In order to be accepted to the course there is a requirement of an average result of C or better after the completion of all mandatory coursework at the end of the first year (SANT303, SANT304, SANT307 and SANT309)

Læringsutbyte

Through fieldwork, the ability to conduct an in-depth study of different aspects of social life and its transformations, to be analyzed in a dissertation rooted in rigorous methodological and theoretical work.

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Social Anthropology

Fosswinckelsgate 6

5007 Bergen

Homepage: http://www.uib.no/antro

E-mail: advice@sosantr.uib.no

Phone: +47 55 58 92 50

Fax: +47 55 58 92 60

Undervisningssemester

Autumn, every 4th semester

Eksamenssemester

Autumn, every 4th semester

Undervisningsspråk

Norwegian/English

Studienivå

Master

Krav til studierett

The course is available to students at the master's programme in anthropology of development.

Mål og innhald

In the third semester, the student will conduct fieldwork and collect data on a chosen research topic. The duration of the fieldwork is one full semester. After 2 to 3 months in the field, the student shall submit a progress report to his/her supervisor. In the report, he/she will present the preliminary findings and suggest theoretical approaches to deal with them. The purpose of the progress report is to help the student sharpen the research focus and identify the topics that remain to be investigated during the last part of the fieldwork. The supervisor shall send a written comment of the report within two weeks of its reception.

The course presumes independent work, advised by the supervisor, aiming to prepare the student for the subsequent writing up of the MPHIL thesis based on the student´s fieldwork.

Læringsutbyte/resultat

Through fieldwork, the ability to conduct an in-depth study of different aspects of social life and its transformations, to be analyzed in a dissertation rooted in rigorous methodological and theoretical work.

Krav til forkunnskapar

In order to be accepted to the course there is a requirement of an average result of C or better after the completion of all mandatory coursework at the end of the first year (SANT303, SANT304, SANT307 and SANT309)

Undervisning og omfang

Independent application of fieldwork methods under supervision; written reporting.

The duration of the fieldwork is one full semester

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav

The student must undertake independent fieldwork for a duration of one full semester.

Submission of at least one progress report during fieldwork (obligatory, part of exam).

Vurderingsformer

Submission and validation of field report

Karakterskala

Pass/Fail

Emneevaluering

The course will be evaluated each regular semester

Kontaktinformasjon

Department of Social Anthropology

Fosswinckelsgate 6

5007 Bergen

Homepage: http://www.uib.no/antro

E-mail: advice@sosantr.uib.no

Phone: +47 55 58 92 50

Fax: +47 55 58 92 60