Blog 7: Changes to my study program.

Blog 7: Changes to my study program.

Hi everyone.

I believe that the anthropology syllabus has certain unresolved errors. To begin with, I consider that it is a mistake that in the curriculum it is considered a predominant approach to social anthropology, because although it is true that this discipline is very important, it must be understood that anthropology at the University of Chile is a career that It is divided in its last three years into three specialties, which are archeology (which is what I study), biological anthropology and social anthropology. On the other hand, the first two years the future students of the three specialties study together, and my complaint is summarized that during these first two years the training is mainly given on social anthropology, while there is not much advance of the other two specialties, so those who choose biological anthropology and archeology largely have to start from scratch with the knowledge of its mention. I propose to have more subjects of archeology and biological anthropology in the first two years of the degree to have an earlier training in these areas. Regarding workload and duration of studies, I have no suggestions, the workload has been increased by eventualities beyond the control of the university, such as the pandemic. Regarding the FACSO building, I think it would do us good to have more classrooms and with greater capacity, the FACSO classrooms are small. Regarding teaching methods, I can also recognize that the pandemic has decreased their quality, so I understand that it is not so much in control of the university, at least while we continue in the online mode. But is the minimum that we return to face-to-face classes for next year.