Independent study of an optional anthropology course
Course content
Master students, enrolled at the Department of Anthroplogy, who wish to specialise in a topic or region not covered by courses at the Department of Anthropology may design an independent study to fulfil an optional course requirement.
If you wish to pursue an independent study, a teacher at the Department will offer you a supervisory appointment. The main objective of this meeting is for the teacher to assist you in assembling a reading list. The teacher must certify your reading list as a part of your exam. You are welcome to pursue an independent study together with other students. Independent studies are only available to Master’s students enrolled at the Department of Anthropology, and only optional/elective courses may be studied independently.
You can do a maximum of two independent studies.
The procedure for pursuing an independent study course is:
- You contact a member of the academic staff at the Department of Anthropology (PhD, postdoc, teaching assistant, assistant professor, associate professor, professor, or external associate professor who teaches at the Department) and make arrangements for the independent study. On the Department’s website, you can see what topics our staff specialise in.
- You register for an independent study through self service.
- You attend a supervisory session with your teacher. Before this session, you submit a draft reading list as a basis for the meeting. The focus of the session will be on the reading list, the area of study, and ideas for an exam paper topic.
- You submit an exam paper and your reading list of 700 pages by the fixed deadline for exam paper submission. You can read more about exam paper requirements under Exam.
- No later than 14 days after the exam paper has been submitted, you must participate in an in-person dialogue with your teacher about the exam. This discussion, which will be counted as part of your exam, will revolve around your essay. The grade for the course will be based on both efforts (80% written assignment, 20% dialogue).
- Documented knowledge of the relevant literature in the field
- Defend the choice of empirical material
- Reflect on the implications of selected analytical concepts
Independent study
App. 700 pages
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
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Written examinationOral defence, 30 minutes under invigilation
- Type of assessment details
- The exam consists of a written essay and subsequent in-person
dialogue.
The essay may be written individually or in groups of at most 4 persons.
Length: min. 21.600 and max 26.400 characters.
For group papers, add min. 6,750 and max. 8,250 characters per additional group member.
The essay must discuss a subject relevant to the course, and must include
literature from the course. Students must submit the entire reading list for
the course along with the essay.
The essay is followed by a half-hour in-person dialogue. This discussion, which will be counted as part of your exam, will revolve around your essay. The grade for the course will be based on both efforts (80% written assignment, 20% dialogue). - Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
Criteria for exam assessment
See learning outcomes
- Category
- Hours
- Preparation
- 169
- Guidance
- 1
- Exam
- 36
- English
- 206
Kursusinformation
- Language
- Danish
- Course number
- AANK13515U
- ECTS
- 7,5 ECTS
- Programme level
- Full Degree Master
Full Degree Master choice
- Duration
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1 semester
- Placement
- Autumn And Spring
- Schedulegroup
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No classes
- Capacity
- This course is only open for full degree MSc Students in Anthropology, from Department of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen.
- Studyboard
- Department of Anthropology, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Anthropology
Contracting faculty
- Faculty of Social Sciences
Course Coordinator
- Ayo Wahlberg (12-647c72317a646b6f6568756a436471776b7572316e7831676e)
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