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  Honours BSocSc Anthropology

      120 Units

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        Anthropology involves studying the diversity of human societies through comparative analyses. Anthropologists develop tools that contribute to identifying and exploring a variety of social, cultural, political, economic, environmental and other important issues. Anthropology is unique among disciplines because of its methodological approach, which involves in-depth qualitative field work. Our specialized programs in social and cultural anthropology enable students to better understand and analyze cultural changes and intercultural relations in the context of globalization, development, migration and new technologies.

        Programs are offered in English and in French.

        Learn more about this program

        Co-operative education is available with this program.

        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

        Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

        Course List
          Code          Title                                          Units  
          Basic skills                                               
          ENG 1100      Workshop in Essay Writing                      3 Units
          ENG 1120      Selected Topics in Literature and Composition  3 Units
          Total:        6 Units                                      
          
          Course List
            Code                                                             Title                                                   Units  
            Compulsory courses                                                                                                     
            ANT 1101                                                         Social and Cultural Anthropology                        3 Units
            ANT 2111                                                         Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology        3 Units
            ANT 2121                                                         Classical Theories in Anthropology                      3 Units
            ANT 2126                                                         Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples                     3 Units
            ANT 2128                                                         Anthropology for the 21st Century                       3 Units
            ANT 3142                                                         Ethnographer's Magic: Reading and Writing Anthropology  3 Units
            ANT 3144                                                         Practical Training in Research Methods in Anthropology  3 Units
            ANT 4123                                                         Theoretical Currents in Contemporary Anthropology       3 Units
            ANT 4301                                                         Advanced Research Methods in Anthropology               3 Units
            Optional courses                                                                                                       
            3 course units from:                                             3 Units                                               
              ANT 3307                                                       Contemporary Japanese Society                                  
              ANT 3340                                                       Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean                
              ANT 3341                                                       Anthropology of Oceania                                        
              ANT 3342                                                       Anthropology of Africa                                         
              ANT 3344                                                       Anthropology of South Asia                                     
              ANT 3345                                                       Anthropology of the Maghreb and the Middle East                
            6 course units from:                                             6 Units                                               
              ANT 3106                                                       Environmental Anthropology                                     
              ANT 3120                                                       Anthropology of Science and Technologies                       
              ANT 3128                                                       Political Anthropology                                         
              ANT 3131                                                       Capitalism and Ethnographies of Globalization                  
              ANT 3132                                                       Psychological Anthropology                                     
              ANT 3133                                                       Medical Anthropology                                           
              ANT 3140                                                       Cultures, Societies and Identity                               
              ANT 3143                                                       Visual Anthropology                                            
            9 optional course units in anthropology (ANT) at the 3000 level  9 Units                                               
            6 optional course units in anthropology (ANT) at the 4000 level  6 Units                                               
            6 optional course units from the list of optional courses        6 Units                                               
            Total:                                                           57 Units                                              
            
          Course List
            Code                                        Title     Units
            Elective courses                                    
            57 elective course units                    57 Units
              or 27 elective course units plus a minor          
            Total:                                      57 Units
            

            List of Optional Courses

            Course List
              Code      Title                                                  Units  
              FEM 3108  Indigenous Feminisms                                   3 Units
              GEG 2108  Contested Places                                       3 Units
              GEG 3309  Social Landscapes of Métis Communities                 3 Units
              GEG 4125  Geographies of Transnational Migration and Settlement  3 Units
              HIS 2170  Latin America, Colonial Period                         3 Units
              HIS 2171  Latin America, Modern Period                           3 Units
              HIS 2176  Introduction to the History of Southeast Asia          3 Units
              HIS 2178  History of East Asia from 1600 to the Present          3 Units
              HIS 2307  History of Indigenous Peoples in Canada                3 Units
              HIS 2376  The African Past                                       3 Units
              LIN 1300  What Is Language?                                      3 Units
              LIN 1340  Language in Society                                    3 Units
              LIN 2300  The World's Languages                                  3 Units
              LIN 2301  Aboriginal Language                                    3 Units
              SRS 1110  Witchcraft, Magic and Occult Traditions                3 Units
              SRS 1112  The Religions of the World I                           3 Units
              SRS 2113  The Religions of the World II                          3 Units
              SRS 2115  Religious Ways of the Aboriginal Peoples               3 Units
              SRS 2194  Anthropology of Religion                               3 Units
              SRS 3111  Aboriginal Myths and Philosophy                        3 Units
              SRS 3119  Shamanic Traditions                                    3 Units
              
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