Anthropology

What is anthropology? Derived from the Greek anthropos (human) and logia (study), anthropology is the study of humankind from its beginnings to the present day. 

Nothing human is alien to anthropology. Indeed, of the many disciplines that concern themselves with humans, only anthropology seeks to understand the whole panorama of human existence -- in geographic space and evolutionary time -- through comparative and holistic study. 

Our programs focus on the four traditional subfields of anthropology: biological, archaeological, socio-cultural and linguistic. We also have strengths in forensic anthropology (which includes human biology, archaeology and ethnohistory). Our faculty studies a broad array of topics that range from the exploration of ancient pyrotechnologies in South Asia to the study of rainmaking, gender and ritual in Tanzania; from the structures of social interaction and the co-ordination of language, gesture and gaze in the Caribbean to the use of plants in ancient China; from information in Iroquoian pottery to signatures and citizenship in contemporary India; from the relationship between genetics and human evolution to research related to crime scene investigation. 

The common goal that links our vastly different projects is to advance knowledge of who we are and how we came to be that way. We are all dedicated to disseminating anthropological knowledge though teaching, research, writing and other forms of outreach. Our goal as a department is to train our anthropology students in the fundamentals of all the discipline's subfields. We aim to produce students who are curious about the world in its complexity, and who are well versed in the skills, theories and databases of one or more of our discipline's subfields. 

Apart from being employed as faculty in universities and colleges, anthropologists find jobs in national and international governmental bodies, in international agencies dedicated to, for example, human rights, as well as in business and industry. For additional information see Anthropology as a Career by Wm. C. Sturtevant and The Study of Anthropology by Morton Fried, available at the library in the Hazel McCallion Academic Learning Centre. 

The following upper-level courses are recommended for Anthropology majors and specialists interested in pursuing the topical interests listed. These are not required courses for the degree, but are recommended by faculty as key courses for students interested in pursuing these fields of interest as careers. These lists are intended to provide some guidance when choosing among the many upper-level courses offered. 
Archaeology: ANT210H5, 327H5 & 310H5, 312H5, 314H5, 318H5, 320H5, 300-level prehistory courses for regions of interest (309H5, 313H5, 316H5, 317H5), 358H5 and/or 364H5, 414H5, 415H5, 416H5, 460H5 (breadth of knowledge in the other subfields of anthropology is highly recommended for archaeologists). 
Students may also want to consider courses available through Biomedical Communications, Geography, History and Classics, Geology and other physical sciences, and the life sciences. 
Bioarchaeology and/or Forensic Anthropology: ANT205H5, 306H5 or 318H5, 312H5, 314H5, 334H5, 340H5, 414H5, 415H5, 434H5, 436H5, 438H5, 439H5, 441H5, and prehistory courses for regions of interest (e.g., 317H5 for Ontario & Eastern North America). 
Students may also want to consider courses available through the Forensic Science program, Biomedical Communications, and Biology. 
Biological Anthropology, Evolutionary Anthropology, and/or Anthropology of Health: ANT220H5, 312H5, 331H5, 332H5, 333H5, 334H5, 337H5, 338H5, 340H5, 341H5, 415H5, 434H5, 436H5, 437H5, 438H5, 462H5. 
Students may also want to consider courses available through Biomedical Communications and Biology. 
Linguistic Anthropology: ANT362H5, 364H5, 365H5, 401H5, 460H5; JAL253H5, JAL353H5, JAL355H5. Students may also want to consider courses available through Linguistics. 
Sociocultural Anthropology: ANT335H5, 351H5 or 354H5, 357H5, 358H5, 360H5, 364H5, 365H5, 460H5. Of all these strongly recommended courses, the methods course should be a top priority for specialists and majors. 
Generalist Anthropology (broad grounding in the various subfields, for maximum career flexibility): Take all seven core second-year courses: ANT200H5, 201H5, 202H5, 203H5, 204H5, 206H5, 207H5; Advanced courses: ANT312H5, 314H5, 318H5, 331H5 & 335H5, 334H5, 337H5, 338H5, 358H5, 362H5, 364H5, 365H5, 438H5, 460H5 

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