Anthropology
Explore the contemporary life ways of people around the globe. Unravel the mysteries behind human cultural behaviour. Search for the answers to the complex problems facing humans in a rapidly changing, globalizing world. Learn how we are all different, and how we are all the same! These opportunities and more are available to you when you choose anthropology at the University of Saskatchewan.
What is Anthropology?
Anthropology is the comprehensive study of humans as cultural beings, past and present, in comparative, cross-cultural and holistic light. The Anthropology Program at the University of Saskatchewan offers training that emphasizes the role of culture in human behaviour, and that exposes students to human evolutionary, environmental and language development and adaptation. The program demonstrates particular expertise in medical, environmental and applied anthropology, emphasizing indigenous studies, globalization, the anthropology of gender, and psychological anthropology, with active research programs in local, international, urban, and institutional contexts.
A Stepping Stone ...
Anthropology provides a global perspective on the human condition. It offers an excellent liberal arts education that emphasizes issues of cultural diversity and complexity in an ever-changing world. Medical anthropology/anthropology of health and environmental anthropology are two of the most popular sub-specialties within the field. Many students have used anthropological training as an advantage in careers that involve such areas as public health, nursing, medicine, law, education, architecture, community and international development, conflict mediation, environmental sustainability, public administration, race and ethnic relations, and new technologies. Students are well-positioned to enter professional programs, such as public health, education, and law, where they find their expertise in the cultural aspects of human behaviour to be extremely valuable. The Anthropology Program at the University of Saskatchewan also trains students to be successful in graduate-level education in the discipline.
Career Opportunities
Anthropological training and degrees offer students an edge in careers involving health and medicine, education, law, public policy, community building, international development, conflict resolution, environmental sustainability, ethnic and race relations, public relations, new technologies, and international business.
The U of S Advantage
The U of S has outstanding faculty in anthropology who have worked all over the world, and has more medical anthropologists than almost any other Canadian university. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to learn about research first hand from those who are changing the discipline with their work!
Housed within a heritage stone building located on campus, the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is equipped with its own library, classrooms, study labs, computer labs and a student lounge. With our professors located just around the corner from the classrooms, the University of Saskatchewan has what you need to succeed!
Getting Involved
Anthropology majors have the opportunity to do community/group-based fieldwork in some of their senior classes. There is an undergraduate student association as well.
Choose Your Program
The Anthropology Program allows students to develop an understanding of the complex cultural and social issues emerging in the world today. The program emphasizes contemporary research and a global perspective. It provides a holistic understanding of the broad field of anthropology by concentrating on cultural anthropology while providing access to biological anthropology, archaeology and linguistics.
Students majoring in anthropology have the choice of the following degrees:
- B.A. Three-year
- B.A. Four-year
- B.A. Honours
- B.A. Double Honours
- B.A. with minor in anthropology
The three-year B.A. and the four-year B.A. programs provide students with a sound exposure to various issues in the study of human culture, behaviour and institutions from a holistic and cross-cultural perspective. The B.A. Honours program provides thorough preparation for professional careers as well as graduate studies in the field of cultural anthropology. The minor program offers students an opportunity to combine anthropological insight with a degree in another discipline.
Outstanding Faculty
Anthropology faculty have a strong record of research grant success in both the social sciences (SSHRC) and health (CIHR) areas. Recent awards to faculty include USSU and college teaching awards (for Professor Pamela Downe) and the Weaver-Tremblay Award in Canadian anthropology (for Professor James Waldram). Professors Sadeq Rahimi (CIHR) and Clinton Westman (SSHRC) have recently been recruited from their post-doctoral positions at Harvard University and Université de Montréal, respectively. Other excellent anthropologists across campus are also involved in the program. Anthropology faculty are committed to maintaining strong programs of funded research in combination with excellent teaching.
Admission Requirements
The following is a list of high school subjects required for admission. Please select the province/territory where you completed high school.
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