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Introduction

Anthropology is concerned with human biological, social, and cultural development. This very broad interest has led to the division of the discipline into four distinctive areas of research.

Archaeology studies surviving evidence of people’s activities in the past. From the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts uncovered, archaeologists draw conclusions about the organization of social groups, their adaptations to environment, and their spatial and temporal relations. General research topics include the origins of culture and technology, adaptations in the Ice Age, the peopling of the New World, development of food production and political inequality in the Old and New Worlds.

Linguistic and Semiotic Anthropology studies how language and other systems of human communication contribute to the reproduction, transmission, and transformation of culture. It is concerned with the role of language and other communicative systems in reproducing and transforming such aspects of society as power relations, ideology, subcultural expression, as well as class, gender and ethnic identity.

Biological Anthropology is the study of the biological diversity of humans, the history of this diversity, and the biological relationships between humans and non-human primates. Major foci in Biological (Physical) Anthropology include Human Biology, the study of modern humans; Osteology, the study of the human skeleton; Paleoanthropology, the study of human evolution; and Primatology, the study of non-human primates. Biological anthropologists integrate biological and social variables in their explanations of the effects of evolution on humans and other primates.

Social and Cultural Anthropology: traditionally, Social Anthropology dealt with non-literate and isolated societies, which could be observed in their totality. Today, many social anthropologists also study such aspects of complex societies as peasantry, ethnic minorities, and industrial work groupings. Institutions and models of social behaviour are compared cross-culturally to establish more general concepts and theories.

Careers in Anthropology emphasize either theoretical, academic aspects or practical applications. Most institutions involved in teaching and research require anthropologists with a Ph.D. For practical applications, at least an M.A. is usually required.

Courses in anthropology provide a unique grounding and can be fruitfully combined with courses in a wide variety of other disciplines.

The Anthropology Student Association (ASA) compiles course evaluations published annually in the Arts and Science Student Union (ASSU)Anti-calendar.

Undergraduate Secretary/Student Counsellor:

Mrs. C. Farquhar, Sidney Smith Hall, Rm. 1030 (978-6414)

ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAMS

Enrolment in the Anthropology programs is open to students who have completed four full course- equivalents.

ANTHROPOLOGY (GENERAL) (B.A.)

Specialist program (Hon.B.A.):
(11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. ANT 100Y
2. Three 200+ series ANT courses from one of Groups A, B, C, D, E, F
NOTE: Groups A and B (Archaeology) and E and F (Social/Cultural) are considered single Groups for purposes of this Program
3. Three 200+ series ANT courses from a Group other than the group chosen in 2. (above)
4. Four additional ANT courses with at least one full course at the 400-level

Major program (B.A.):
(7 ANT full courses or their equivalent: including ANT 100Y and at least three 300+ series courses)

Minor program (B.A.):
(4 ANT full courses or their equivalent: of which at least one must be 300+ series course)

ANTHROPOLOGY (LINGUISTIC and SEMIOTIC) (B.A.)

Major program:
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses)
1. ANT 100Y
2. JAL 253H, 254H
3. Three courses from Group C (VIC 220Y may be substituted for one full course)
4. Two additional ANT courses

ANTHROPOLOGY (BIOLOGICAL) (B.Sc.)

Major program:
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+series courses)

First Year:
BIO 150Y

First or Second Year:
ANT 203Y

Higher Years:

1. At least 2 courses from ANT 332Y, 333Y, 334Y, 337Y
2. Two other courses from Group D
3. One 300+series course from another ANT Group

ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCIAL/CULTURAL) (Hon.B.A.)

Specialist program:
(11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. ANT 100Y
2. ANT 204Y, one from ANT 200Y, 203Y, (JAL 253H, 254H)
3. Two courses from Group E
4. Two courses from Group F
5. Two courses from Group E or F with at least one full course at the 400-level (one of ANT 323H or 329Y may be substituted)
6. Two additional ANT courses

ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Hon.B.Sc.)

Specialist program:
(14 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)

First Year:

1. BIO 150Y; JGG 150Y
2. One of: MAT 135Y/137Y/157Y/CHM 137Y/PHY 110Y/138Y

Second Year:

1. ANT 200Y, 203Y; ENV 236Y/(GGR 201H, GLG 216H/217H)
2. One statistics course from: GGR 270Y*/(STA 220H, 221H, JBS229H)/(STA 250H, 255H)/(STA 257H, 261H)
*Note: Geography pre- or co-requisites waived for Anthropology students

Third and Fourth Years:

1. One 300+series ANT course from Group A
2. One 300+series ANT course from Group B
3. Two of ANT 332Y, 334Y, 337Y
4. One 300+series ANT course from Groups C, E, or F
5. Two full course equivalents from the following:
ANA 300Y; ANT 328H, 330Y, 333Y, 415Y, 428H, 429Y, 433H, 434H; BIO 250Y, 260H, 323H, 324H; BOT 300H, 307H, 310H, 341H;
CHM 222Y, 225Y, 240Y, 248Y, 338H, 347H; GGR 201H, 205H, 272H, 273H, 302H, 305H, 310H, 390H;
GLG 206H, 216H, 217H, 360H, 365H; JGB 310H; JPA 400Y; MGB 311Y, 312H, 470H;
ZOO 263Y, 325H, 328H, 332H, 362H, 364H, 365H, 366H, 367H, 388H, 389H
Group A:
(Archaeology: Area):
ANT 299Y, 309H, 315H, 417H, 419H, 498H, 499H; ARH 360Y
Group B:
(Archaeology: Theory):
ANT 200Y, 299Y, 311Y, 406H, 409H, 410H, 411H, 415Y, 420H, 498H, 499H; ARH 305H, 312Y, 361H;
JPA 305H, 310H, 400Y
Group C:
(Linguistics):
ANT 299Y, 323H, 329Y, 425H, 427H, 444Y, 498H, 499H; JAL 253H, 254H, 328H, 355H, 356H, 401H
Group D:
(Biological):
ANT 203Y, 299Y, 328H, 330Y, 332Y, 333Y, 334Y, 337Y, 428H, 429Y, 433H, 434H, 498H, 499H
Group E:
(Social-Cultural: Area):
ANT 299Y, 325Y, 344Y, 345Y, 365Y, 446H, 447H, 451H, 453H, 456H, 480H, 498H, 499H; JAP 356H
Group F:
(Social-Cultural: Theory):
ANT 204Y, 299Y, 340H, 341H, 342Y, 343Y, 346H, 347H, 348Y, 351H, 363Y, 366Y, 367Y, 440H, 441H, 444Y, 448H, 449H, 450H, 461Y, 480H, 498H, 499H

ABORIGINAL STUDIES — See ABORIGINAL STUDIES

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE & ARCHAEOLOGY — See ARCHAEOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR— See DIVISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT