Anthropology

A major in anthropology can lead to careers in museums and cultural heritage organizations, governmental and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and in teaching, among others. Anthropology courses are also useful if you are interested in entering careers in fields as diverse as health, law, business, information science, resource conservation, international development, and minority and ethnic relations.

Introductory Anthropology is a first-year course that surveys the discipline’s main areas of specialization: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistics, and biological anthropology. The course covers a wide range of topics in each area, including the fossil evidence of our early ancestors, the origins and development of technology, the relationship between language and culture, and the customs and beliefs that define everyday life in societies around the world.

Archaeology of North America is a second-year course that surveys the archaeology of North American Indigenous peoples before European contact.

Social Enterprise in the Indigenous Context is a third-year course that examines the relationship between Indigenous social enterprise and self-determination. Attitudes toward Indigenous community development from within as well as from outside Indigenous communities are discussed, as well as their implication on practices and policies.

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology covers methods used in the investigation of crime, including the analysis of skeletal remains and DNA evidence.

• Indigenous People of Arctic Canada
• Languages of the World
• Human Evolution
• Public Anthropology
• Zooarchaeology
• Medical Anthropology

ANTH-1001(6) Introductory Anthropology OR two of the following: ANTH-1003(3) Introductory Biological Anthropology and Archaeology, ANTH-1002(3) Introductory Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics, ANTH-1005(3) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: Indigenous Focus RHET-1102(3) Academic Writing: Social Sciences or any other section of Academic Writing (if required)
6 credit hours Humanities
15-18 credit hours Electives, depending on interest

NOTE: This sample first year is representative of the courses you may take. For many of our programs, you may choose another set of courses and still be well on your way to a degree. Also, for most programs you do not have to take 30 credit hours (five full courses) in your first year.