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Anthropology 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: Sidney Smith Hall,
Room 1030 (416-978-6414).
Anthropology Programs
Enrolment in the Specialist, Major and Minor Programs is limited to students with a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above. Students may enroll at the end of First Year, or at any later time if they have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above.
PLEASE NOTE THAT NOT ALL COURSES ARE OFFERED EVERY YEAR. CONSULT THE CURRENT TIMETABLE FOR COURSE OFFERINGS.
* Note: ANT courses are those offered with the following prefixes: ANT, ABS,
ARH, JAC, JAL, JAP and JPA.
Anthropology (General) (Arts program)
Specialist program:
(11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. ANT100Y1
2. Three 200+ series ANT* courses from one of Groups A, B, C, D
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:
7 ANT* full courses including ANT100Y1 and at least three 300+ series courses
Minor program:
4 ANT* full courses, of which at least one must be 300+ series course; excluding
ANT497/498/499
Anthropology (Linguistic & Semiotic) (Arts program)
Major program:
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses)
1. ANT100Y1
2. ANT253H1, and either ANT204Y1 or VIC220Y1
3. Three courses from Group B (VIC220Y1 may be substituted for one full course, if it is not used to satisfy requirement 2)
4. 1.5 additional ANT* courses
Anthropology (Biological) (Science program)
Specialist program:
(11.5 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
First Year
1. ANT203Y1
2. BIO150Y1
3. One of: MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/PHY110Y1/PHY138Y1/PHY140Y1/GGR100Y1/(GLG105H1, GLG110H1)
Higher Years
1. One full course equivalent from: BIO250Y1/BIO251Y1/BIO252Y1/BIO260H1/CHM220H1/CHM247H1/EEB
214H1/215H1/263Y1/265Y1/ENV234Y1/ENV235Y1/GGR201H1/GLG217H1/HMB200H1/HMB201H1/HMB202H1/HMB265H1/HMB320H1/NFS284H1/PSL201Y11
2. One of: STA220H1/STA221H1/JBS229H1/GGR271H1/PSY201H1/PSY202H1
3. Two of ANT326Y1/ANT333Y1/ANT334Y1
4. Two additional 300+ series full course equivalents from group C, with
at least one full course at the 400 level.
5. One additional full course equivalent from another ANT group.
6. Two full courses or their equivalent from the following: ANA300Y1/ANT311Y1/ANT330Y1/ANT406H1/ANT410H1/ANT415Y1/ANT419H1/EEB319H1/321H1/322H1/323H1/324H1/328H1/362H1/365H1/428H1/462H1/GGR272H1/GGR273H1/GLG206H1/GLG216H1/GLG217H1/GLG360H1/GLG436H1/HMB300H1/HMB302H1/HMB310H1/HMB420H1/MGY312H1/NFS382H1/PSL302Y1
Major program:
(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+series courses)
First Year:
1. BIO150Y1
2. One of: MAT135Y1/MAT137Y1/MAT157Y1/(CHM138H1, CHM139H1)/PHY110Y1/PHY138Y1/PHY140Y1/GGR100Y1/(GLG105H1, GLG110H1)
Higher Years:
1. ANT203Y1
2. At least 2 courses from ANT326Y1, ANT333Y1, ANT334Y1
3. Two other courses from Group C
Anthropology (Social/Cultural) (Arts program)
Specialist program:
(11 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 400-series course)
1. ANT100Y1
2. ANT204Y1
3. One from ANT200Y1, ANT203Y1, ANT253H1 (if ANT253H1 is
taken, one additional ANT half course must be taken)
4. Six courses from Group D (one of ANT323Y1 or ANT329Y1 may
be substituted), with at least one full course at the 400-level
5. Two additional ANT* courses
Anthropology Groups
Group A: (Archaeology)
ANT200Y1, ANT299Y1, ANT311Y1, ANT315H1, ANT316H1, ANT317H1, ANT319Y1, ANT406H1, ANT409H1, ANT410H1, ANT411H1, ANT412H1, ANT415Y1, ANT417H1, ANT419H1, ANT420H1, ANT421H1, ANT431H1, ANT497Y1/498H1/499H1; ARH305H1, ARH312Y1, ARH360Y1, ARH361H1, ARH482H1; JPA305H1, JPA310H1, JPA400Y1
Group B: (Linguistic and Semiotic)
ANT253H1, ANT299Y1, ANT323Y1, ANT329Y1, ANT425H1, ANT426H1, ANT427H1, ANT444Y1, ANT483H1, ANT497Y1/498H1/499H1; JAL328H1, JAL355H1, JAL401H1
Group C: (Biological)
ANT203Y1, ANT299Y1, ANT326Y1, ANT330Y1, ANT333Y1, ANT334Y1, ANT429H1, ANT430H1, ANT431H1, ANT434H1, ANT436H1, ANT471H1, ANT481H1, ANT497Y1/498H1/499H1
Group D: (Social-Cultural)
ANT204Y1, ANT299Y1, ANT322H1, ANT340H1, 341Y, ANT343Y1, ANT344Y1, ANT346H1, ANT347Y1, ANT348Y1, ANT349H1, ANT350H1, ANT352Y1, ANT354Y1, ANT362Y1, ANT363Y1, ANT364Y1, ANT365H1, ANT366H1, ANT367Y1, ANT368H1, ANT426H1, ANT440H1, ANT442H1, ANT443H1, ANT444Y1, ANT445H1, ANT446H1, ANT447H1, ANT448H1, ANT450H1, ANT452H1, ANT453H1, ANT454H1, ANT455Y1, ANT456H1, ANT458H1, ANT459H1, 460H, ANT461Y1, 462H, ANT471H1, ANT480H1, ANT497Y1/498H1/499H1; EAS272H1; JAG321H1; JHA 453H1; NEW252H1, NEW350H1
Aboriginal Studies - See Aboriginal Studies
Archaeological Science & Archaeology
- See Archaeology
Environmental Anthropology Minor- See Centre for Environment
A program focused
on understanding the diverse nature of interactions between humans and
their environments, both in the past
and in
modern global society.
Past Environments Specialist - See Centre
for Environment
A multi-disciplinary program focused on the changing nature of
the relationship between the environment and humans over the
past 2 million
years. Co-sponsored
by the Centre for Environment, the Department of Anthropology,
and the Program in Archaeology. Consult David Powell, Undergraduate
Student
Advisor,
Centre
for Environment, Room 1049A, Earth Sciences Centre, 416-946-8100
or david.powell@utoronto.ca, or Undergraduate Program Administrator,
Department
of Anthropology, Room
1030, Sidney Smith Hall, 416-978-6414.
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