Download ANTH 112 Political Anthropolgy

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
UC MERCED
School Submitting Request:
Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
COURSE REQUEST
Enter details as they should appear in publications.
1.
____ANTH 112_____________Political Anthropology____________________
Course Number (if known)
Full Course Title
Abbreviated Course Title
_________Political Anthropology________________
(Limit to 35 Characters, Incl. Spaces)
Effective Date __ Fall 07__ Discontinued Date _________________ Number of Units* __4______
*Each unit should correspond to an average of 3 hours of student effort per week. For courses with nonstandard
formats, justification for the number of units should be provided.
Check one: Lower division ___ _____ Upper division ___X_____ Graduate_________
2.
Prerequisites: ___ANTH 1; junior standing; or consent of the instructor__________
3.
Course Description: (Limit 50 Words)
Political anthropology involves the study of formal political institutions as well as the manifestations of
power in everyday life. Topics may include anthropological perspectives on: the state and other forms
of political authority; social inequality; conflict; indigenous responses to colonialism and the nationstate; social movements; citizenship; governmentality; and globalization.
4.
Reason for Request (check all that apply):
New course
New title
New description
Unit change
Number change
Prerequisite change
Grading option change
Replaces course #
Discontinuance
Need course #
___X__
__ ____
______
______
______
______
______
______
______
_112_
Hours Per Week:
Lecture
___3___
Seminar
______
Discussion
___ __
Lab
______
Tutorial
______
Field
______
Grading Option:
Letter grade only
P/NP only
P/NP option
P/NP for the major
In progress grading
S/U (grad courses)
Is course cross-listed with another course/lab? Yes ___ No _X___ If yes, list course _____
Expected enrollment ____20 – 200____
5.
May course be repeated for credit? Yes __ _ No __X___
How many times? ______
______
______
___X__
_NO___
______
______
6.
List expected resource requirements, including personnel (TAs, etc.), library, classroom and laboratory space,
supplies and equipment, IT requirements, and transportation.
The course will require a classroom, the use of library resources for research, and multimedia equipment. A
reader may be required when enrollment exceeds 35 students.
7.
If an undergraduate course, do you want it considered to satisfy general education?
8.
Comments or elaboration on any of the above items:
Yes __X
No ____
Similarly to other upper division courses in the UCs, the units reflect the number of hours that students are
expected to spend outside the classroom, doing research, writing, and preparing for the course
Political anthropology fundamentally addresses the UC Merced guiding principle of self and society.
If more space is needed, please attach another sheet to this form.
SUBMITTED BY:
_______Robin M. DeLugan __________________July 26, 2006________________
Instructor/Person Proposing Course
Date
APPROVED BY:
______ __________________ ___________
Dean
Date
__________________________________________________________
Graduate or Undergraduate Council
Date
Registrar Use
Review:
___________
Forward to Grad or
Undergraduate Council: __________
Approvals Recorded: ___________
Routing: Person Proposing Course  Dean  Registrar  Graduate or Undergraduate Council
 Registrar
Note: This course fundamentally addresses the UC Merced guiding principles of scientific
literacy, communication, self and society, and ethics and responsibility.