Anthropology examines human biological, social, and cultural development. There are three areas of research: archaeology, biological anthropology, and social and cultural anthropology. Archaeology studies surviving evidence of people's activities in the past. 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. Social and cultural anthropology examines aspects of complex societies such as peasantry, ethnic minorities, and industrial work groupings.

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Admission Information

• Honours Bachelor of Science Program
• Apply to the Life Science admission category on the St. George campus
• Six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English and Calculus and Vectors are required
• Senior high school Biology and Chemistry are required preparation for first-year courses
• Senior high school Physics is recommended
• Students outside of Ontario should have the equivalent senior high school credits

• Honours Bachelor of Arts Programs
• Apply to the Social Sciences admission category on the St. George campus
• Six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English are required
• Students outside of Ontario should have the equivalent senior high school credits

Honours Bachelor of Science Programs

• Anthropology (Biological) (major)

Honours Bachelor of Arts Programs

• Anthropology (General) (major and minor options)
• Anthropology (Society, Culture and Language) (specialist and major options)

First-Year Courses

• ANT 100Y1 – Introduction to Anthropology

Advice for First Year

• Anthropology (General): students should take ANT 100Y1 and the appropriate introductory second-year courses in first or second year.
• Anthropology (Biological) major: students should follow the same route as the specialist program, but ANT 203Y1 could be taken in either first or second year.
• Anthropology (Society, Culture and Language) specialist: students should take ANT 204H1 – Anthropology in the Contemporary World and ANT 207H1 Core Concepts in Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Anthropology (Society, Culture and Language) major: students should take ANT 207H1 – Core Concepts in Social and Cultural Anthropology.

Note that ANT 203Y1, ANT 204H1, and ANT 253H1 - Language and Society are introductory courses offered at the second-year level, and one or more could be taken in first year.

Careers

Direct career options include: