APG4248 Field methods in anthropology and international development
Faculty of Arts
APG4248 Field methods in anthropology and international development is a level 3, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Overseas
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
The 2027 handbook has no page for APG4248. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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After APG4248
No unit lists APG4248 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
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Overview
The unit involves an international field trip to Monash Malaysia and provides you with formal and applied training in qualitative and ethnographic field research methods. The unit consists of a two week (16 day) stay in Malaysia. This includes a field site visit, in which you will work with the Australian-based unit coordinator, local staff members from the School of Arts and Social Sciences (Monash Malaysia) and the Southeast Asian Community Observatory (SEACO) to conduct small-scale research projects, gather data in the field, analyse, and present their findings. You also spend time at Monash Malaysia Sunway campus at the start and end of the field trip, with briefings and introductory presentations by academic staff, and data analysis and debriefing workshops at the end. In this briefing, you also learn about the socioeconomic and development context of Malaysia and the districts in which they will conduct their research. You will engage with the ethical issues of field research in regional Malaysia. You also learn about the aims, objectives and research methods of the research platform in which your field project is situated.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Trimester 2 | Overseas | Immers blk |
Assessment
- Literature reviewWritten25%
- Research proposalWritten25%
- Presentation20%
- Research projectWritten30%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain the historical, social, cultural, economic and public health dimensions of the Malaysian research context;
- 2
Discuss the ethical dimensions of community-based research in Malaysia, including those issues particular to the research setting or platform of their field project (example: SEACO or other research program)
- 3
Utilise qualitative and ethnographic research methods;
- 4
Develop a research question, design appropriate research field methods, gather data, and analyse that data;
- 5
Work with field interpreters, and work in complex cross-cultural settings;
- 6
Communicate in a presentation and written report the significance, design and findings of a small-scale research project;
- 7
Critically analyse some of the key sustainable development issues facing communities in peri-urban and regional Malaysia.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops84 hours
- Teaching approachField trips
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
- Teaching approachEnquiry-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit provides you with opportunities to participate in experiential learning by visiting cultural, geographical and/or industrial sites relevant to your studies.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows you to develop your research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
This unit engages you in enquiry-based learning, where you will be encouraged to use your own knowledge to develop and engage in a process of enquiry, study and research to identify areas to be investigated and an approach to doing so.
Where it fits
APG4248 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Narelle Warren
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Narelle Warren
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG4248?
APG4248 has no prerequisites.
When is APG4248 offered?
APG4248 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is APG4248?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG4248 have an exam?
No. APG4248 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include APG4248?
APG4248 is part of International development and environment.