Postgraduate Module Descriptor


ANTM107: Anthrozoology Residential

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

The residential will take place over a period of three days, and will comprise a series of workshops, seminars and lectures run by academics from the University of Exeter and, where possible, appropriate external speakers.

Based on a previous non-accredited residential held at the University of Exeter in May 2014, the residential will be structured in a manner similar to that described below:

 

Day 1

09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking

10.00-10.50 Welcome and introductory lecture by Programme director/MA tutors

11.00-11.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

12.00-12.50 Student led discussion

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff or PGR student

15.00-15.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

16.00-18.00 Student led discussion

Day 2

09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking

10.00-10.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

11.00-11.50 Student led discussion

12.00-12.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-16.00  Student led discussion

16.00-18.00 Film screening and discussion convened by member of academic staff

Day 3

09.00-10.00 Refreshments and networking

10.00-10.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

11.00-11.50 Student led discussion

12.00-12.50 Guest lecture by member of academic staff

13.00-14.00 Lunch

14.00-14.50 Guest seminar convened by member of academic staff

15.00-17.00 Concluding discussion led by MA tutors and goodbyes.

 

Academic content will vary according to staff availability and current staff research interests/projects. However, topics could include:

Biopolitics and wildlife conservation

Animal ethics

Multispecies ethnography

Advocacy and applied research in animal welfare

Visual representations of animals

Literary representations of animals

Historical representations of animals

Animals in the archaeological record

 

Because of the variable nature of the annual programme of the residential, the details of learning activities and teaching methods below are indicative, based on prior experience, but not a guarantee of the precise number of hours afforded to each activity year-by-year.

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
201300

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled learning and teaching12Academic-led lectures, papers, seminars
Scheduled learning and teaching2Staff-led film screening and discussion
Scheduled learning and teaching6Student-led discussions relating to lectures and seminars
Guided Independent Study30Non-assessed preparatory readings
Guided Independent Study100Research and writing of summative assessment

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).