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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: Anthropology Building, 19 Russell Street, ROOM 258 (416-978-6414). Anthropology ProgramsEnrolment 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 Major program: Minor program: Anthropology (Linguistic & Semiotic) (Arts program) Major program: 1. ANT100Y1 Anthropology (Biological) (Science program) Specialist program: First Year Major program: First Year: Higher Years: Anthropology (Social/Cultural) (Arts program) Specialist program: First and/or Second Year Major program: Anthropology Groups Group A: (Archaeology) ANT200Y1, ANT299Y1, ANT311Y1, ANT314H1, ANT315H1, ANT316H1, ANT317H1, ANT318H1, ANT319Y1, ANT406H1, ANT407H1, ANT409H1, ANT410H1, ANT411H1, ANT412H1, ANT415Y1, ANT417H1, ANT419H1, ANT420H1, ANT421H1, , ANT497Y1/ANT498H1/ANT499H1; ARH305H1, ARH312Y1, ARH360Y1, ARH361H1, ARH482H1; JPA305H1, 400Y1, JPA405H1 Group B: (Linguistic and Semiotic) ANT253H1, ANT299Y1, ANT322H1, ANT323Y1, ANT329H1, ANT357H1, ANT359H1, ANT425H1, ANT426H1, ANT427H1, ANT444Y1, ANT466H1, ANT483H1, ANT497Y1/ANT498H1/ANT499H1; JAL328H1, JAL355H1, JAL401H1 Group C: (Biological) ANT203Y1, ANT299Y1, ANT330Y1, ANT333Y1, ANT334Y1, ANT335Y1, ANT371H1, ANT430H1, ANT432H1, ANT433H1, ANT434H1, ANT435H1, ANT436H1, ANT481H1, ANT497Y1/ANT498H1/ANT499H1 Group D: (Social-Cultural) ANT204H1, ANT210H1, ANT299Y1, ANT322H1, ANT323Y1, ANT324H1, ANT343H1, ANT345H1, ANT346H1, ANT347Y1, ANT348H1, ANT350H1, ANT351H1, ANT353H1, ANT356H1, ANT358H1, ANT359H1, ANT363Y1, ANT364Y1, ANT366H1, ANT367Y1, ANT370H1, ANT371H1, ANT375H1, ANT426H1, ANT435H1, ANT440H1, ANT442H1, ANT444Y1, ANT445H1, ANT448H1, ANT450H1, ANT452H1, ANT454H1, ANT456H1, ANT459H1, ANT460H1, ANT461Y1, ANT462H1, ANT463H1, ANT464H1, ANT465H1, , ANT475H1, ANT480H1, ANT490Y1, ANT497Y1/ANT498H1/ANT499H1; HAJ453H1; NEW252H1, NEW350H1 Group D (i): (Social-Cultural-Area) 340H1, NEW341H1,
352H1, 354H1, 357H1, 365H1, 446H1, 447H1, 466H, 467H1 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
258, Anthropology Building, 416-978-6414. |