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Anthropology (B.A. or B.Sc.)

Get hands-on experience at field schools here in Ontario and around the world alongside renowned experts and researchers in one of the most highly regarded Anthropology programs in Canada.

Are you curious about human societies and how they’ve evolved over time? This is the program for you. Anthropology is the study of humankind, from the earliest peoples to our contemporary digital society.Learn about different peoples, languages,and cultures from around the world and across time as you study the four principal fields of the discipline – archaeological, biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology – and learn how they can be applied in the world today. Here, you’ll explore the extraordinary variability inhuman adaptation, organization, and belief systems, and discover the common circumstances that unite us.

Resume Boosters:

  • Get your hands dirty on a global scale through our archaeological field schools in Greece, Belize or right here in Ontario
  • Explore the evolution of human beings as both physical and social creatures, from the first tool-makers to the modern global population
  • Learn how to communicate more effectively by understanding other people's perspectives and priorities
  • Study different cultures first-hand through a year abroad program in virtually any country – Ghana, Ecuador, Thailand, France... the choice is yours

Career Paths:

  • Archaeologist
  • Business Anthropologist
  • Cultural and Heritage Consultant
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Forensic Anthropologist
  • Human Resources Representative
  • Immigration Agent
  • International Non-Profit Administrator 
  • Museum Curator
  • Public Health Educator

Popular Courses:

  • Applied Anthropology
  • Ethnography and Culture
  • Technology and Humanity
  • The Archeology of Complexity 
  • Plagues and People
  • Anthropology of Language
  • Ecological Anthropology

Admission Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • A minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites
  • A minimum 70% overall final average
  • ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%
  • A 4U Math for B.Sc. recommended

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