ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

Academic Year 2015 - 2016
www.arellano.edu.ph
SYLLABUS
COURSE NAME

Advanced Anthropology

COURSE CODE

C 203 Cog

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

The course intends to advance the graduate students level of competency in the discipline of Anthropology with a broad goal of encouraging
development of their understanding of humankind, past and present and an appreciation of the evolutionary history of all humankind, its global
cultural manifestations and its patterns of social organization. They will grapple with the ideas and analyses that preoccupied the core figures of
the field that continue to shape the direction of anthropology, the basic 'tools' of the discipline necessary to understanding and exploring
general cultural problems and cultural changes that occur globally and within the Philippines. Through this course, students will advance their
understanding of major anthropological concepts, principles, theories, methods, and scientific approaches and develop their anthropological
stock of knowledge that is useful in everyday life and in the further pursuit of anthropological insights amid contemporary issues that affect
society, cultural ecology, political, economic systems, and social change.

UNIT CREDIT

PRE-REQUISITE/S

None

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

REFERENCES

To develop an advanced understanding of the role of anthropology in the development of rich and varying culture as humanity and its
environment evolved from prehistoric to modern living.
:

Ember, C. R., Ember, M., & Peregrine, P. N. (2004). Anthropology (10th Ed.). Philippine: Pearson.
Haviland, W. A., Prins, H. E. L., Walrath, D., & Mcbride, B. (2008). Anthropology: The human challenge. Australia: Wadeworth Thomson
Learning.
Jurmain, R. (2001). Essentials of physical anthropology. (5th ed.) Australia: Thomson Wadeworth.
Laden, A. S. (Ed.) (2007). Multiculturalism and political theory. Cambridge: Cambridge University.
MS. PATRICIA T. CRUZ
University Librarian

COURSE OUTLINE
n
LEARNER'S
OUTCOME / OBJECTIVES

Discuss the scope of anthropology

and history of anthropological
Theory.

Describe the field methods of

research used by anthropologist.

LEARNER'S
OUTCOME / OBJECTIVES

TOPIC
The Scope of Anthropology and history
of anthropological Theory
The scope of anthropology
Early Anthropological Theory
Later Anthropological Theory
Recent Developments in
Anthropological Theory
Field Methods
Ethnography: Anthropology's
Distinctive Strategy
Difference between survey
Ethnographic Techniques
Anthropological Techniques and
Research Used in Complex
Societies
Urban Anthropology
TOPIC

METHODOLOGY /
STRATEGIES

TIMETABLE

Weeks
12

Weeks
3 5

TIMETABLE

Lecture
Reading a book
chapter on history of
anthropological theory
Whole Group
Discussion

Seminar Workshops

METHODOLOGY /
STRATEGIES

EVALUATION

Summary and Reflection

paper

Presentation of workshop
outputs and performance of
field research simulations

EVALUATION

Describe the elements of culture and

discuss ways to demonstrate cultural
reflexivity in the context of cultural
diversity

Culture (Enculturation and

acculturation)
Elements and Characteristics
Cultural Shock
Cultural Ethnocentrism
Cultural Relativism
Cultural Romanticism
Cultural Pessimism
Cultural Reflexivity

Weeks
67

Lecture with PowerPoint

Case Studies

Conduct an ethnographic
research on any subcultures of
Metro Manila

Explain the emergency of Homo

Sapiens

Emergency of homo sapiens

The transition from Homo
erectus to Homo sapiens
Middle Paleolithic Cultures
The emergency of Modern
Humans
What happened to the
Neanderthals

Weeks
8

Student facilitated discussion

(1)

Reaction paper

Discuss the upper Paleolithic World

The upper Paleolithic World

The last Ice Age
The upper Paleolithic Europe
The upper Paleolithic Cultures
in Africa and Asia
The Earliest Humans and their
cultures in the new World
The end of the upper Paleolithic

Week 9

Student facilitated discussion

(2)

Synthesis paper

Describe the origins of food

production and settled life

Explain the origins of Cities and

States

The origins of food production and

settled life
Pre-agricultural developments
The domestication of Plants and
Animals
Why did food production
develop
Consequences of the rise of
food production
The origins of Cities and States
Archeological inferences about
civilization
Cities and states in Southern
Iraq
Cities and states in
Mesoamerica
The first cities and states in
other areas
Theories about the origin of the
State
The consequences of state
formation
The decline and collapse of
States

Week 10

Student facilitated discussion

(3)

Synthesis paper with

implications on the Philippines

Week 11

Student facilitated discussion

(4)

Critical paper on how to

manage climate change and
human settlements in the
Philippines cities

Discuss the Archeological evidence

and inferences on the Philippine
Civilization

The Archeological evidence and

inferences on the Philippine Civilization

Explain the human variation and

adaptation

The human variation and adaptation

Process in human variation
Physical variation in human
populations
Race and racism
The future of Human variation

Discuss the primate behavior and

society

The Primates
The Primate Behavior and
Society
Biochemical, or Molecular
Genetics
Population Genetics and
Mechanisms of Genetics
Biological Diversity and Race

LEARNER'S
OUTCOME / OBJECTIVES

TOPIC

Week 12

Educational trip to the

National Museum

Presentation of written
reports on the museum visit

Week 13

Student facilitated discussion

(5)

Synthesis paper with

implications on the Philippines

Weeks
14

TIMETABLE

Student facilitated discussion

(6)

METHODOLOGY /
STRATEGIES

Interview with known

zoologist and presentation of
interview results

EVALUATION

Explain myth and mythology,

spirituality, religion and the
supernatural

Describe world system with focus on

industrialization, stratification, and
peace and order

LEARNER'S
OUTCOME / OBJECTIVES

Critique and appreciate the Filipino

Popular Culture

Myth and mythology spirituality,

religion and the supernatural
Our relationship with
animals
Our relationship with
mountains
Our relationship with
curves
The World System: Industrialization,
Stratification, and peace and order
Economic Systems
Personality and World View
Social Change and Development
Fundamentalism

TOPIC
The Filipino Popular Culture
Rituals / Festivals
Religion - pilgrimages
Soap operas
Marriage
Kinship and Descent
Gender
Malls

Weeks
15

Week
16

TIMETABLE

Week
17

Video and focused discussion

Student facilitated discussion

(7)

METHODOLOGY /
STRATEGIES

Student facilitated discussion

(8)

Reflection paper

Research on the role of every

country to improve the
wellbeing of the global
community

EVALUATION

Production of a short
(video/PowerPoint)
documentation of any aspect
of Filipino Popular Culture

Show evidence of the conceptualized

role of anthropology to the present
world

Week
18

Recapitulation of everything learned

Examination

Note: Values are to be integrated whenever possible.

GRADING SYSTEM
COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Required Projects
Class discussion facilitation
Workshop output
Interview
Ethnographic Research
4 Short Papers:
Museum Visit
Documentary video/PowerPoint
Examination

10%
10%
10%
20%
20%
5%
5%
20%

Total 100%

PREPARED BY

ELIAS M. SAMPA, Ed.D.

Faculty

___June_20, 2015_
Date

REVIEWED BY

FEDERICO C. CASTILLO, Ed. D.

Academic Coordinator

___ June_20, 2015_

Date

APPROVED BY

MARIA TERESA F. CALDERON, Ph.D.

Dean

___ June_20, 2015_

Date

Final Examination