Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
190500402100	SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY	Compulsory	1	2	4

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

It is aimed to enable students to gain general information about the field and sub-branches of anthropology, to inform students about cultural, historical and environmental elements related to anthropology, and to enable students to comprehend different anthropological explanations about human nature and social life.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Neşide YILDIRIM

Learning Outcomes

1	Learns general anthropology and its sub-branches.
2	Understands different anthropological explanations about human nature and social life.
3	How did man become human? answers the question.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Basic concepts and principles of social anthropology, its scope and purpose, its relationship with other sciences, definition of culture, cultural characteristics, theories of social and cultural change, theories of social and cultural change. The relationship between applied anthropology and social work.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction-Course introduction-The Birth of Anthropology
2	What is anthropology?
3	Concept and Theory of Culture
4	Scope of anthropology and its various branches
5	Basic schools and approaches in anthropology Research Methods and Techniques in Social Anthropology
6	Cultural foundations of human behavior.
7	Family, Kinship and Ancestry Groups
8	Midterm exam
9	Cultural content and processes
10	Religion and Rituals
11	Language and Communication
12	Cultural Evolution and Revolutions
13	Energy, Environment and Population
14	Culture and Personality

Recommended or Required Reading

Bozkurt Güvenç – İnsan ve kültür Barnard, A. (2018). Sosyal Antropoloji ve İnsanın Kökeni, İstanbul Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınları. Saran, N. (1993). Antropoloji, İstanbulİnkılâp Kitabevi,. Bock, K.P. (2001). İnsan Davranışının Kültürel Temelleri : Psikolojik Antropoloji, Ankara İmge Kitabevi,.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	2	14	28
Self Study	14	3	42
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	15	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Homework	3	4	12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11
LO1	4
LO2	5
LO3	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High