Admission requirements
Only students who are admitted and enrolled in the master’s programme Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology can take part in this course.
(See mastersinleiden.nl)
Description
This course aims to establish the analytical connection between, on the one hand, the fieldwork experiences and the data collected during fieldwork, and, on the other hand, the theories and epistemologies discussed in the first part of the Master's programme. The focus will be on the level of analysis, the units of analysis, and the process of constructing a written academic argument.
Timetable
Please see the online time-table
Mode of instruction
5 ECTS = 140 study hours (sbu):
7 workshops of 2-3 hours = 20 sbu
7 assignments (2 pp. each) = 120 sbu
Students from both specialisations will share one single seminar group.
Assessment method
This course aims to reflect on the theories and epistemologies discussed in the first part of the master programme, but in relation to the fieldwork experience as well as the fieldwork data collected in the second part of the programme. Attention will also be paid to issues related to level of analysis and units of analysis.
Registration
Students are required to register for this course on Blackboard but do not need to register on uSis.
(Registration for the exam is not required since there is no classical examination.)
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used to make information and assignments available. Blackboard module for this course will be available for registration by end August 2017.
Reading list
There is no separate reading list for this course. Students use the literature they need for writing of their Master's Thesis as well as their fieldwork notes.