Module course for ANT7033_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Anthropology and Sociology (ORG:ANTS)
Convenor name: Alice Rudge
Convenor email: ar80@soas.ac.uk
Office room: 574 Main Building
Office hours: OFFICE HOURS TERM ONE Wednesdays 11.30-12.30
Appointment booking link: Please email to book
Module dates: Wednesdays 1-3pm during term time - B202 Brunei Gallery
Intended learning outcomes:
1. undertake high-quality research within or outside the university.
2. think through research design mindful of both the questions to be asked and the welfare and interests of the researched.
3. communicate both methods and findings effectively to a wide range of audiences.
4. Be able to utilise inter-disciplinary methods within an anthropological context
5. Carry out fieldwork in a diverse range of contexts
6. Be able to formulate techniques of ethnographic inquiry that are flexible enough to allow disruptions in planned research
7. Reflect upon the broader ethics of doing anthropological research, particularly the relationship between anthropologists and their interlocutors
Assessment 1: Name: AS1
Assessment 1: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 1: Due date: 02/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 23/11/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: Ethical Review and Risk Assessment - Completion of Relevant Forms
Assessment 2: Name: AS2
Assessment 2: Weighting: 70%
Assessment 2: Due date: 08/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 29/01/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 2: Format: Methods inquiry essay - 2500 words
Assessment 3: Name: PR1
Assessment 3: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 3: Due date: To be completed at any time before the end of week 11, Semester 1
Assessment 3: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 3: Format: Completion of Epigeum Research Ethics Assessment online module and test
Assessment 4: Name: SP1
Assessment 4: Weighting: 10%
Assessment 4: Due date: n/a
Assessment 4: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 4: Format: Class attendance and participation - reading presentation
Page template: On campus 2026/27
