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ANT Department of AnthropologyOn this page: Introduction | Programs | See also: Faculty Members | Course Descriptions | Course Winter Timetable | Prospective Student Guide to Academic Programs | More on Department IntroductionAnthropology is concerned with human biological, social, and cultural development. This broad mandate 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 to extreme climates, 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. The Undergraduate Program provides excellent preparation for business or public service careers in which international and human diversity issues are important. Courses in anthropology provide a unique grounding and can be fruitfully combined with courses in a wide variety of other disciplines. Undergraduate Program Administrator/Student Counsellor: Ms. Silvia Beilin, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 1030 (416-978-6414), silvia.beilin@utoronto.ca ANTHROPOLOGY PROGRAMSEnrolment in the Anthropology programs is open to students who have completed four full course-equivalents.* Note: ANT courses are those offered with the following prefixes: ANT, ABS, ARH, JAC, JAL, JAP and JPA. ANTHROPOLOGY (GENERAL) (B.A.) Specialist program (Hon.B.A.): Major program (B.A.): Minor program (B.A.): ANTHROPOLOGY (LINGUISTIC and SEMIOTIC) (B.A.) Major program: ANTHROPOLOGY (BIOLOGICAL) (B.Sc.) Major program: First Year: First or Second Year: Higher Years: ANTHROPOLOGY (SOCIAL/CULTURAL) (Hon.B.A.) Specialist program: ANTHROPOLOGICAL SCIENCES (Hon.B.Sc.) Specialist program: First Year: ABORIGINAL STUDIES — See ABORIGINAL STUDIES ARCHAEOLOGICAL SCIENCE & ARCHAEOLOGY — See ARCHAEOLOGY ENVIRONMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY MINOR— See DIVISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT PAST ENVIRONMENTS SPECIALIST - See DIVISION OF THE ENVIRONMENT |
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