ANTH 119: THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF TOURISM
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; field, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): ANTH 001 or ANTH 001H or ANTH 001W or consent of instructor. Surveys the central problems and issues in the anthropological study of tourism. Main topics include the place of tourism in the global economy, the impact of tourism on cultural identity and culture change, environmental issues in tourism development, and tourism as a form of cross- and multicultural communication. Credit is awarded for only one of ANTH 119 or ANTH 280.
Average GPA: 3.06
Grade distribution records: 105 students across 3 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 8 | 7.6% |
| A | 19 | 18.1% |
| A- | 20 | 19.0% |
| B+ | 10 | 9.5% |
| B | 15 | 14.3% |
| B- | 13 | 12.4% |
| C+ | 5 | 4.8% |
| C | 3 | 2.9% |
| D | 2 | 1.9% |
| D- | 1 | 1.0% |
| F | 7 | 6.7% |
| NP | 1 | 1.0% |
| S | 1 | 1.0% |
Based on 105 student grade records across 3 terms and 1 professor.
Instructors
- Sally Ness 76 students, Average GPA 2.97