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003-2004 Comps Exam Students can fulfill the Sociology/Anthropology integrative exercise through a comprehensive, six-hour examination consisting of several essay questions. The students will write required exam essays covering material from the core courses for the major. In addition, students will choose from several substantive subfields of anthropology and sociology (for example, race/ethnicity, social inequality, gender, religion, etc.), on which they will write additional exam essays. Procedures The Sociology/Anthropology comps examination will take place Spring Term and will consist of a three-hour morning exam and a three-hour afternoon exam. The morning exam will test the student's mastery of sociological and anthropological theory. The afternoon exam will consist of a 1½ hour exam on social research methodology, and a 1½ hour exam on one of the topical areas covered by the department (see attached list). Exam responses will be read and evaluated by at least two faculty members. In the event of possible failure or distinction, additional faculty members will evaluate the exam. If the student fails all or part of the exam, he or she will have the opportunity to retake a similar exam covering the portion(s) of the comprehensive exam that he/she failed. Failure on the retake results in failure on the comprehensive exam. To earn distinction on the comps exam, a student must earn a grade of distinction in three of the four exam areas (Sociological Theory, Anthropological Theory, Methods, and Topical Area) and pass or distinction on the fourth exam.
January 9, 2004 - Students must indicate their plan to take the comprehensive exam no later than this date. At this time they must also submit a Choice of Topical Area form to indicate in which of the topical areas they wish to be examined. Winter term - Students are encouraged to form study groups to prepare for the exam. The primary readings and materials for the portions of the exam dealing with sociological theory, anthropological theory, and research methods, will be drawn from the Department's required courses on those topics (SA 330, 331, and 240). Copies of the most recent syllabi from these classes will be placed on closed reserve and on the department's web site. Lists of supplementary readings that students may find helpful in preparing for these portions of the exam will also be available on reserve and on the Department's web page. April 3, 2004 - First comps exam. The morning exam will consist of two parts, one covering sociological theory and the other anthropological theory. The morning exam will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon, with a half-hour break from 10:00-10:30 am. The first afternoon exam covering research methodology will be from 2:00-3:30 p.m. The second afternoon exam, covering the topical area chosen by the student, will be from 4:00-5:30 pm. Students will be notified of the location of the exam in the preceding week. All are closed-book exams, and no notes will be permitted. April 9, 2004 - Students will be notified of their grade (Pass or Fail) by April 9. All exams, except those not passing, will be retained by the department. The department will orally inform any student failing all or part of the exam of the reasons for their failure. April 24, 2004 - Anyone failing all or part of the exam will be asked to retake a similar exam on April 24, 2004. Students will be asked to retake only those portions of the exam failed (e.g., theory, methodology, or topical area). Mid-May, 2004 - Students will be notified of distinction after all comps evaluations, including those of oral presentations of the comps theses, have been completed.
Students will select one area from the following list, on which they will write the final exam question. For each topical area, we have indicated courses offered by the Department that deal centrally with this topical area, and which would provide core readings and materials to review in preparation for the exam. The exam will be based on materials from these core courses. However, in most if not all cases, material drawn from other courses will also be relevant to each topical area. Students are encouraged to draw upon relevant material from other courses that they have taken in the department, both in preparing for the exam and in writing it. For example, although SA 228, Sociology of Religion, and SA 260, Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism, may be the core courses for the topical area "Religion, Society and Culture," material dealing with religion, healing, and health drawn from SA 262, Anthropology of Health and Illness, would also be relevant to this area. Students who elect to take the topical exam on "Religion, Society, and Culture" and who have taken SA 262 are encouraged to review relevant material from the latter course in preparation for the exam, and incorporate into their exam response if relevant. In other words, you should focus on, but not limit, your preparation for the topical exam to the core courses indicated below. Syllabi for these courses will be available on closed reserve in the library.
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