Program Requirements
Students wishing to study at the Honours level in two disciplines can combine Joint Honours program components in any two Arts disciplines. For a list of available Joint Honours programs, see "Overview of Programs Offered" and "Joint Honours Programs".聽
Students interested in Joint Honours should consult an adviser in the other department for specific course requirements. A form will be supplied by the Anthropology Department to keep track of courses required by both departments for the Joint Honours components.
The Joint Honours thesis topic should be arranged by consultation with an adviser in Anthropology and the other discipline, and supervisors should be appointed in each department who will work together to guide the student.
Joint Honours students must maintain a GPA of 3.30 in their program courses and, according to Faculty regulations, a minimum CGPA of 3.00 in general.
Complementary (36 credits)
Joint Honours students select their courses as specified below.
200 Level
A maximum of 12 credits of 200-level courses selected from:
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ANTH 201 Prehistoric Archaeology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination of the origin of cultural behaviour and culture as an adaptive mechanism from the earliest times to the rise of the first civilizations in the Old and New Worlds. The implications of these data concerning the nature of humans and their future development will be considered.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Costopoulos, Andre (Fall)
Fall
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ANTH 202 Socio-Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An introduction to ways of understanding what it means to be human from the perspective of socio-cultural anthropology. Students will be introduced to diverse approaches to this question through engagement with a wide range of ethnographic cases.
Terms: Fall 2015, Summer 2016
Instructors: Kalman, Ian (Fall) Barber, Nicholas (Summer)
Fall
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ANTH 203 Human Evolution (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An examination of evolutionary theory and the fossil and archaeological record for human origins, emphasizing the interaction between physical and cultural evolution. The use of primate behaviour in reconstructing early human behaviour. The origin and meaning of human variation.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Desjardins, Sean (Winter)
Winter
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ANTH 204 Anthropology of Meaning (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Through the analysis of language, symbols and cultural constructions of meaning, this course explores how people in different societies make sense of their world, and the ways in which they organise that knowledge, and how ideologies represent the different interests present in a society.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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ANTH 206 Environment and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Introduction to ecological anthropology, focusing on social and cultural adaptations to different environments, human impact on the environment, cultural constructions of the environment, management of common resources, and conflict over the use of resources.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: McAllister, Karen Elisabeth (Fall)
Fall
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ANTH 207 Ethnography Through Film (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : This course will investigate and discuss cultural systems, patterns, and differences, and the ways in which they are observed, visually represented, and communicated by anthropologists using film and video. The visual representation of cultures will be critically evaluated by asking questions about perspective, authenticity, ethnographic authority and ethics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 208 Evolutionary Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The basic elements and mechanisms of evolutionary theory; the place of evolutionary theory in anthropology, including social anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology and anthropological linguistics. Emphasis on the debates in each sub-discipline in which evolutionary theory has played an important role.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
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ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Nature and function of religion in culture. Systems of belief; the interpretation of ritual. Religion and symbolism. The relation of religion to social organization. Religious change and social movements.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Haince, Marie-Claude (Winter)
Winter
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ANTH 212 Anthropology of Development (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Processes of developmental change, as they affect small communities in the Third World and in unindustrialized parts of developed countries. Problems of technological change, political integration, population growth, industrialization, urban growth, social services, infrastructure and economic dependency.
Terms: Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: McAllister, Karen Elisabeth (Winter) McAllister, Karen Elisabeth (Summer)
Winter
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ANTH 222 Legal Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Exploration of dispute resolutions and means of social cohesion in various societies of the world. Themes: dichotomy between law and custom, local definitions of justice and rights, forms of conflict resolution, access to justice, gender and law, universality of human rights, legal pluralism.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Niezen, Ronald (Winter)
Winter
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ANTH 227 Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Beliefs and practices concerning sickness and healing are examined in a variety of Western and non-Western settings. Special attention is given to cultural constructions of the body and to theories of disease causation and healing efficacy. Topics include international health, medical pluralism, transcultural psychiatry, and demography.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Hyde, Sandra (Fall)
Fall
300 Level
A minimum of 6 credits of 300-level courses selected from:
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ANTH 300 Comparative Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Past use of comparative anthropology and potential future use.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Two 200-level anthropology courses or permission of instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken ANTH 401.
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ANTH 301 Nomadic Pastoralists (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Variations in herding systems over a wide range of habitats and involving a variety of species of domestic livestock. Comparative perspectives on the prehistory of pastoral systems, on the ideologies, cultures, and social and economic systems of nomadic pastoralists. Relations with non-pastoralists and the effects of change and development will also be examined.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Salzman, Philip Carl (Fall)
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ANTH 302 New Horizons in Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Using recent ethnographies as textual material, this course will cover theoretical and methodological developments in medical anthropology since the early 1990's. Topics include a reconsideration of the relationship between culture and biology, medical pluralism revisited, globalization and health and disease, and social implications of new biomedical technologies.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Rigillo, Nicole (Fall)
Winter
Prerequisite: ANTH 227
Restriction: Anthropology program students.
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ANTH 303 Ethnographies of Post-socialism (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Understanding postsocialism through engagement with ethnography that explores how markets interact with political rule, social forms, and the production of cultural values across different geographies and histories. This course focuses primarily on the former Soviet Union, East Germany, and China.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisites: ANTH 202 and one other 200-level anthropology course, U2 standing or above, or permission of instructor.
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ANTH 308 Political Anthropology 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The study of political systems and political processes. Conflict and its resolution. The emphasis of the course will be on local-level politics and non-industrial societies.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 311 Primate Behaviour and Ecology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Critical evaluation of theories concerning primate behaviour with emphasis on the importance of ecological factors in framing behaviour, including mating behaviour, parent care, social structures, communication, as well as various forms of social interaction such as dominance, territoriality and aggressive expression.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Any 200 level course in a social or biological science.
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ANTH 312 Zooarchaeology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A systematic investigation into current methodological and theoretical concerns in archaeological faunal analysis. Topics to be examined include sampling and quantification, butchery, seasonality, subsistence, taphonomy, and paleoecology.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Savelle, James M (Fall)
Winter
Prerequisites: ANTH 201 and Honours/Major status in Anthropology
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ANTH 314 Psychological Anthropology 01 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A survey of current theories and methods employed in psychological anthropology. Some areas considered are: cross-cultural studies of socialization and personality development; cultural factors in mental illness; individual adaptations to rapid socio-cultural change.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: Any Anthropology course
Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ANTH 214
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ANTH 317 Prehistory of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Peopling of the New World; cultural adaptations of grasslands, woodland, desert and maritime environments; factors that favoured the shifts in subsistence activities, settlement patterns and social organization.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisites: ANTH 201 or 203 or equivalent.
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ANTH 319 Inka Archaeology & Ethnohistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : In-depth study of material and symbolic manifestations of power and identity in the Pre-Columbian Inka state, drawing on both archaeological and ethnohistoric sources.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 320 Social Evolution (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The evolution of human social organization, with a focus on pre-industrial societies (hunter-gatherers, small-scale sedentary societies, complex chiefdoms and small scale states).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 322 Social Change in Modern Africa (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The impact of colonialism on African societies; changing families, religion, arts; political and economic transformation; migration, urbanization, new social categories; social stratification; the social setting of independence and neo-colonialism; continuity, stagnation, and progressive change.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Glassco, Jennifer (Fall)
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ANTH 326 Anthropology of Latin America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Central themes in the anthropology of Latin America, including colonialism, religiosity, sexuality and gender, indigeneity, social movements, and transnationalism.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: ANTH 202 or 204 or 205 or 206 or 212 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 327 Peoples of South Asia (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An exploration of the dominant social institutions, cultural themes and perspectives, and psychological patterns found in India and greater South Asia.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Lemons, Katherine; Larouche, Catherine (Fall)
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ANTH 329 Modern Chinese Society and Change (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : 20th and 21st century Chinese economic, social and cultural changes and continuities. Topics include rural development, revolution and reform policies, gender and households, family planning, minorities, urbanization, and human rights.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 331 Prehistory of East Asia (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Comparative study of prehistoric hunting and gathering cultures in China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia and Eastern Siberia; origins and dispersal of food production; cultural processes leading to the rise of literate civilizations in certain regions of East Asia.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisite: ANTH 201 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 337 Mediterranean Society and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An exploration of Mediterranean ethnography, with special attention to southern Europe. Cultural patterns, such as "honour and shame'', social patterns such as "patron/client relations'', and current issues, such as "development'', shall be explored.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 338 Native Peoples of North America (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Ethnographic survey of Native cultures in North America. Conditions arising from European colonization and their social, economic and political impact. Contemporary situation of indigenous peoples.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 339 Ecological Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Intensive study of theories and cases in ecological anthropology. Theories are examined and tested through comparative case-study analysis. Cultural constructions of "nature" and "environment" are compared and analyzed. Systems of resource management and conflicts over the use of resources are studied in depth.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Scott, Colin H (Winter)
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ANTH 340 Middle Eastern Society and Culture (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Exploration of daily life, culture and society in the Middle East, through examination of ethnographic accounts.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 341 Women in Cross-cultural Perspective (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A wide range of anthropological studies are examined and compared, along with theoretical models regarding changes in women's positions. The impact of colonialism, women and social change, and problems of women in developing societies are examined.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 342 Gender, Inequality and the State (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Comparative studies of gender in stratified societies: Asia, the Mid-East, Latin and North America. Economic, political and social manifestations of gender inequality. Oppressive and egalitarian ideologies. State and institutional policies on gender, and male-female strategies. Sexual apartheid and integration.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 344 Quantitative Approaches to Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A non-statistics course designed to understand and critically evaluate quantitatively based arguments encountered in the literature of all branches of Anthropology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 380 Special Topic 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in special topics under the direction of a member of the staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Overholtzer, Lisa (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
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ANTH 381 Special Topic 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in special topics under the direction of a member of the staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Starzmann, Maria Theresia (Fall) Bennett, Gwen (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Core (350 Level)
A minimum of 9 credits of core courses at the 350 level selected from:
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ANTH 352 History of Anthropological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Exploration in the history of anthropological theory; schools, controversies, intellectual history, sociology of knowledge.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Manoukian, Setrag (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisites: one 200-level anthropology course and one other anthropology course at any level
Restriction: Honours, Joint Honours, Major and Minor students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
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ANTH 355 Theories of Culture and Society (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Contributions to contemporary anthropological theory; theoretical paradigms and debates; forms of anthropological explanation; the role of theory in the practice of anthropology; concepts of society, culture and structure; cultural evolution and relativity; interpretive anthropology, post-modernism.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Bakke, Gretchen (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisites: one 200-level anthropology course and one other anthropology course at any level
Restriction: Honours, Joint Honours, Major and Minor students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
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ANTH 357 Archaeological Methods (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The collection of materials in field investigations and their analysis to yield cultural information. The processes of inference and reconstruction in archaeological interpretation.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Bennett, Gwen (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisites: ANTH 201 and one other course in archaeology
Restrictions: Honours, Joint Honours and Major students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
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ANTH 358 The Process of Anthropological Research (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The nature of anthropological research as evidenced in monographs and articles; processes of concept formation and interpretation of data; the problem of objectivity.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Veissi猫re, Samuel (Fall)
Fall
Prerequisites: one 200-level anthropology course and one other anthropology course at any level
Restrictions: Honours, Joint Honours, Major and Minor students in Anthropology, U2 standing or above
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ANTH 359 History of Archaeological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A systematic investigation of the theories that have guided the interpretation of prehistoric archaeological data since the Middle Ages; the relationship between these theories and theoretical developments in the other social sciences.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Couture, Nicole (Winter)
400/500 Level
A minimum of 6 credits of 400- or 500-level courses selected from:
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ANTH 402 Topics in Ethnography (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : An exploration of selected ethnographic case material. Investigation of a regional literature or survey of significant contributions to ethnography or examination of an ethnological issue.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Restriction: U3 students in Anthropology or permission of instructor
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ANTH 403 Current Issues in Archaeology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Current issues in archaeological interpretation, in particular, those relating to processual and postprocessual archaeology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 407 Anthropology of the Body (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : This course will survey theoretical approaches used over the past 100 years, and then focus on contemporary debates using case studies. The nature/culture mind/ body, subject/object, self/other dichotomies central to most work of the body will be problematized.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisites: ANTH 227 and (1) 300-level anthropology course, and Honours/Major/Minor status in Anthropology or Social Studies of Medicine, or permission of instructor.
Restriction: U3 status or permission of instructor
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ANTH 412 Topics: Anthropological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A concentrated examination of selected theoretical literature. A current theoretical issue will be examined, or the work of a major anthropological theorist or school will be explored and assessed.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Allan, Diana (Winter)
Winter
Restriction: U3 students in Anthropology and ANTH 355 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 413 Gender in Archaeology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Relationship between the structure of the archaeological discipline and construction of gender roles in past human societies; division of tasks between men and women in subsistence activities, organization of the household and kin groups; and creation of power and prestige in a larger community.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Starzmann, Maria Theresia (Fall)
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ANTH 416 Environment/Development: Africa (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Study of environmental effects of development in East Africa, especially due to changes in traditional land tenure and resource use across diverse ecosystems. Models, policies and cases of pastoralist, agricultural, fishing, wildlife and tourist development will be examined, across savanna, desert, forest, highland and coastal environments.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Restriction: Open only to students in the Study in Africa program, a full-term field study program in East Africa
Prerequisite: One prior course in Anthropology, Geography or Environmental Studies
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ANTH 419 Archaeology of Hunter-Gatherers (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : A systematic investigation into current theoretical and methodological concerns in hunter-gatherer archaeology. Examples will be drawn from around the world.
Terms: Fall 2015
Instructors: Savelle, James M (Fall)
Winter
Prerequisite: ANTH 357 or permission of instructor
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ANTH 422 Contemporary Latin American Culture & Society (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Themes central to the culture and society of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean, including globalization, questions of race and ethnicity, (post)modernity, social movements, constructions of gender and sexuality, and national and diasporic identities.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Norget, Kristin (Winter)
- ANTH 436 North American Native Peoples (3 credits)
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ANTH 438 Topics in Medical Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Conceptions of health and illness and the form and meaning that illness take are reflections of a particular social and cultural context. Examination of the metaphoric use of the body, comparative approaches to healing, and the relationship of healing systems to the political and economic order and to development.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Young, Allan; Bacopoulos-Viau, Alexandra (Winter)
Fall
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 227 and Honours/Major/Minor status in Anthropology or Minor Concentration in Social Studies of Medicine or permission of instructor.
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ANTH 440 Cognitive Anthropology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : The problem of knowledge; the nature of perception; the concept of mind; the relation between thought and language. The concept of meaning: communication, interpretation and symbolism. Social aspects of cognition; ideology.
Terms: Winter 2016
Instructors: Veissi猫re, Samuel (Winter)
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ANTH 443 Medical Anthropological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : This course is intended to provide a comprehensive survey of the literature that constitutes the theoretical and conceptual core of medical anthropology. Emphasis is given to (1) the ethnographic sources of these ideas, (2) their epistemology, and (3) their methodological implications.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Prerequisites: ANTH 227 and Honours/Major/Minor status in Anthropology or permission of instructor.
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ANTH 461 Research Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Field techniques, interviewing, participant observation, projective, and other testing techniques such as genealogies and life histories, problems of field work, rapport, contact, role definition, culture shock, etc.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: ANTH 358 or permission of instructor
Restriction: U3 students only
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ANTH 480 Special Topic 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in advanced special topics under direction of a member of staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Lemons, Katherine (Fall) Veissi猫re, Samuel; Galaty, John (Winter) Scott, Colin H (Summer)
Fall
Prerequisite: Completion of all available courses relevant to the topic and consent of the instructor
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ANTH 481 Special Topic 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in advanced special topics under direction of a member of staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Young, Allan; Veissi猫re, Samuel (Fall) Schoof, Val茅rie; Norget, Kristin (Winter) Veissi猫re, Samuel; Costopoulos, Andre; Allan, Diana; Scott, Colin H (Summer)
Winter
Prerequisite: Completion of all available courses relevant to the topic and consent of the instructor
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ANTH 500 Chinese Diversity and Diaspora (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Explores ethnic diversity within mainland China, as well as the diversity of Chinese cultures of diaspora, living outside the mainland, often as minorities subject to other dominant cultures.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Restrictions: Reserved for U3 Anthropology undergraduate students or graduate students, any other students by permission of instructor.
Enrolment Limit: 25 students.
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ANTH 511 Computational Approaches to Prehistory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Covers the application of computational methods to archaeological problems and the modeling and simulation of prehistoric populations.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
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ANTH 540 Topics in Anthropological Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination and discussion of topics of current theoretical interest.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Fall
Restriction: This course is restricted to U3 Honours students in the Anthropology Department or with permission of the instructor.
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ANTH 551 Advanced Topics: Archaeological Research (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination and discussion of topics of current theoretical or methodological interest in archaeology. Topics will be announced at the beginning of term.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016
Instructors: Overholtzer, Lisa (Fall) Starzmann, Maria Theresia (Winter)
Fall
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ANTH 555 Advanced Topics in Ethnology (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination and discussion of topics of current theoretical or methodological interest in ethnology. Topics will be announced at the beginning of term.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Winter
Restriction: Honours students at the U3 level in the Anthropology Department or with permission of instructor
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ANTH 575 Concepts of Race (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Examination of the evolution of the idea of race within anthropology, and the impact which the discipline's debates have had on society.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2015-2016 academic year.
Joint Honours Project
The Joint Honours thesis or project topic should be determined in consultation with advisers from both the student's Joint Honours components. Normally, the project is 6 credits of coursework with 3 credits applying to each Joint Honours component. The 3-credit Anthropology course is selected from:
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ANTH 480 Special Topic 5 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in advanced special topics under direction of a member of staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Lemons, Katherine (Fall) Veissi猫re, Samuel; Galaty, John (Winter) Scott, Colin H (Summer)
Fall
Prerequisite: Completion of all available courses relevant to the topic and consent of the instructor
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ANTH 481 Special Topic 6 (3 credits)
Overview
Anthropology : Supervised reading in advanced special topics under direction of a member of staff.
Terms: Fall 2015, Winter 2016, Summer 2016
Instructors: Young, Allan; Veissi猫re, Samuel (Fall) Schoof, Val茅rie; Norget, Kristin (Winter) Veissi猫re, Samuel; Costopoulos, Andre; Allan, Diana; Scott, Colin H (Summer)
Winter
Prerequisite: Completion of all available courses relevant to the topic and consent of the instructor