Ethnographic Fieldwork (ANTH3090)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Social Science School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
3 Contact hours
Incompatible
ANTH3000, ANTH3080
Recommended prerequisite
ANTH1008, ANTH1030
Assessment methods
Placement, field notes, major report/essay, presentation
Course enquiries
Doctor Kim de Rijke (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
The first half of the course will focus on the theoretical and methodological paradigm underlying ethnographic method. Students will learn about the logic of qualitative participant observation, forms of interviewing and related issues. There will then be a supervised placement in a relevant organisation during the second part of the course.