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Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology

• B.A. Four-year
• B.A. Three-year
• B.A. Honours
• B.A. Double Honours

Anthropology is the study of humans as cultural beings, past and present, in a comparative, cross-cultural and holistic light. The Anthropology Program emphasizes the role of culture in human behaviour, exposing students to studies in human evolution, environment and language development/adaptation.

The program is home to a wide range of expertise in medical, environmental and applied anthropology. Search for answers to problems in a rapidly-changing and globalized world. Uncover the forces at play behind human cultural behaviour. Learn why humans are different, and ways in which we are all the same.

• 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!
• The Department of Archaeology and Anthropology is equipped with its own library, classrooms, study labs, computer labs and a student lounge. Our professors are located just around the corner from the classrooms.

• ANTH 240: Cultural Landscapes and Environments
  This course examines the cultural construction of landscapes, as well as of built and social environments, through a series of topical readings focusing on historical, archaeological, literary, and ethnographic understandings: predominantly of western North American environments, as these places have been known by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people.
• ANTH 330: Oral History and Storytelling Anthropological Perspectives
  Offers an anthropological perspective on stories and storytelling events, their meanings, interpretations, and applications. Drawing on a wealth of scholarship generated by folklorists, anthropologists and oral historians, students will examine current theories and principles of oral historical research and consider the implications of storytelling and oral narrative in modern societies.
• ARCH 471: Forensic Anthropology
  Concerned with the analysis of human skeletal materials and specifically the identification of age, sex, stature, race and other features. Laboratory sessions supplement lectures.

• Education, as teachers, professors and researchers
• Museum and archives curator
• Lab or Field Technician
• Government sector, working for departments such as parks, highways, land management and cultural resources
• Non-government and business sector, working for a range of private companies focussed on, for example:  excavation, heritage conservation, environmental site assessments, counselling and urban planning
• Communications

• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data
• Communication skills: written and oral
• Conducting field research
• Critical and analytical thinking
• Decision-making skills
• Honesty, integrity, and ethical standards
• Interpreting research findings
• Laboratory skills
• Organizational/Planning skills
• Research skills and methods
• Teamwork/Interpersonal skills
• Technical skills