ANTHRO 149
Selected Topics in Social Anthropology
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Study of selected topics in social anthropology. Consult Schedule of Classes for topics and instructors. May be repeated for credit with topic change. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Winter 2024 - Easiest upper division class I've ever taken. There are no exams, just weekly reflections and a final paper. The weekly reflections are just a single spaced paper discussing what you learned from the designated readings, due at the start of each week. There are 9 of them but you only need to complete 6. The final paper was originally supposed to be 10 pages, but towards the end of the quarter he reduced it to 6 pages; most professors aren't that lenient so I admire that a lot. I was able to get a 100 on the paper even though it was above average at best. You don't even really need to attend the lectures since attendance is only mandatory for discussion sections. The grade breakdown was 60% weekly reflections, 30% final paper, 10% discussion attendance. If you're an Anthro major, or if you're not but just need an upper division class with minimal work load take this one!!
Winter 2024 - Easiest upper division class I've ever taken. There are no exams, just weekly reflections and a final paper. The weekly reflections are just a single spaced paper discussing what you learned from the designated readings, due at the start of each week. There are 9 of them but you only need to complete 6. The final paper was originally supposed to be 10 pages, but towards the end of the quarter he reduced it to 6 pages; most professors aren't that lenient so I admire that a lot. I was able to get a 100 on the paper even though it was above average at best. You don't even really need to attend the lectures since attendance is only mandatory for discussion sections. The grade breakdown was 60% weekly reflections, 30% final paper, 10% discussion attendance. If you're an Anthro major, or if you're not but just need an upper division class with minimal work load take this one!!
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Winter 2015 - 10/10 would recommend Professor Brantingham. He is the best professor I have had at UCLA, thus far. His lectures are meaningful and everything is very straight forward. The material is interesting and he relates it to our lives which makes understanding the course concepts so much easier. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CLASS FOR ANY MAJOR!!! His tests were easy as long as you actually paid attention in class and cared to understand his main points.
Winter 2015 - 10/10 would recommend Professor Brantingham. He is the best professor I have had at UCLA, thus far. His lectures are meaningful and everything is very straight forward. The material is interesting and he relates it to our lives which makes understanding the course concepts so much easier. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS CLASS FOR ANY MAJOR!!! His tests were easy as long as you actually paid attention in class and cared to understand his main points.
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I took Anthropology of Food when he first offered it. I enjoyed the class as he gave better than average lectures for an Anthropology professor and one that comes from an engineering background. He also integrated movies to further validated his points which gave a break to the traditional classroom What I didn't like was his avoidance to deal with grades. He has a policy that I respect where you don't question final grades. But I didn't like how he handled the final. He left during the Finals Week, and had proctors. I had 95% going into the final, but ended up with a B, because the proctors did nothing when people were texting answers on their phones obviously. This totally screwed the curve, even though he gives 50% A's and 40% B's, It was really bogus. I should have gotten an A
I took Anthropology of Food when he first offered it. I enjoyed the class as he gave better than average lectures for an Anthropology professor and one that comes from an engineering background. He also integrated movies to further validated his points which gave a break to the traditional classroom What I didn't like was his avoidance to deal with grades. He has a policy that I respect where you don't question final grades. But I didn't like how he handled the final. He left during the Finals Week, and had proctors. I had 95% going into the final, but ended up with a B, because the proctors did nothing when people were texting answers on their phones obviously. This totally screwed the curve, even though he gives 50% A's and 40% B's, It was really bogus. I should have gotten an A
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