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Anthropology

Reference year : 2026-27

Specializations and variants

Program Requirements Bachelor of Arts Anthropology B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
Anthropology B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
Anthropology B.A. (15.0 credits)
Specialization in Globalization, Culture and Power B.G.In.S. Honours (20.0 credits)
Stream in Globalization, Culture and Power B.G.In.S. (15.0 credits)

Program pathways and conditions

These tables reproduce the source requirements for the indicated period. Official interpretation is the responsibility of the university.

Pathway 1
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit from:1.0
ANTH 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 1050 [0.5]Race, Racialization and Racism: Critical Reflections
2. 2.0 credits in:2.0
ANTH 2001 [1.0]Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 4900 [1.0]Honours Research Paper in Anthropology (with a minimum 9.00 GPA or permission of instructor, or 1.0 credit in ANTH courses at the ANTH 3000-level or above)
3. 1.0 credit from: ANTH 2600 series1.0
4. 1.5 credits in:1.5
ANTH 3005 [0.5]Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 3007 [0.5]History of Anthropological Theory
ANTH 3008 [0.5]Contemporary Theories in Anthropology
5. 1.0 credits in ANTH at the 1000-level or above1.0
6. 1.0 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000-level or above1.0
7. 1.5 credits in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 4000- or 5000-level1.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits):
7. 0.5 credit in:0.5
SOCI 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Sociology I
8. 8.0 credits not in SOCI or ANTH8.0
9. 2.5 credits in free electives2.5
Total Credits20.0
Pathway 2
A. Credits Included in the Anthropology Major CGPA (7.0 credits):
1. 1.0 credit from:1.0
ANTH 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 1050 [0.5]Race, Racialization and Racism: Critical Reflections
2. 1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 2001 [1.0]Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
3. 1.0 credit from ANTH 2600 series1.0
4. 1.5 credits in:1.5
ANTH 3005 [0.5]Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 3007 [0.5]History of Anthropological Theory
ANTH 3008 [0.5]Contemporary Theories in Anthropology
5. 0.5 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000-level or above0.5
6. 1.0 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 4000- or 5000-level1.0
7. 1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 4900 [1.0]Honours Research Paper in Anthropology (with a minimum 9.00 GPA or permission of instructor, or 1.0 credit in ANTH courses at the ANTH 3000-level or above.)
or
1.0 credit in ANTH at the 1000-level or higher if an Honours Essay is completed in the other discipline
B. Additional Requirements (13.0 credits):13.0
8. The requirements for the other discipline must be satisfied
9. Sufficient credits in free electives to make 20.0 credits for the degree
10. Students are required to complete an Honours Essay. In those cases where the second discipline does not require an Honours Essay, alternative arrangements may be considered by the Co-ordinator of Honours (Anthropology)
Total Credits20.0
Pathway 3
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits)
1. 1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 1050 [0.5]Race, Racialization and Racism: Critical Reflections
2. 1.0 credit in:1.0
ANTH 2001 [1.0]Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
3. 1.0 credit from ANTH 2600 series1.0
4. 1.5 credits in:1.5
ANTH 3005 [0.5]Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 3007 [0.5]History of Anthropological Theory
ANTH 3008 [0.5]Contemporary Theories in Anthropology
5. 1.0 credits in ANTH at the 1000-level or above1.0
6. 0.5 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000-level or above0.5
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits)
7. 0.5 credit in:0.5
SOCI 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Sociology I
8. 6.0 credits not in ANTH or SOCI7.0
9. 2.5 credits in free electives1.5
Total Credits15.0
Pathway 4
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits)
1. 4.5 credits in: Core Courses4.5
GINS 1000 [0.5]Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
GINS 4090 [0.5]Honours Seminar in Global and International Studies
2. 0.0 credit in: International Experience Requirement Preparation
GINS 1300 [0.0]International Experience Requirement Preparation
3. 7.5 credits in: the Specialization7.5
a. 2.5 credits in Foundations
ANTH 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 1050 [0.5]Race, Racialization and Racism: Critical Reflections
ANTH 2001 [1.0]Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3005 [0.5]Ethnographic Research Methods
b. 1.0 credit in Culture and Globalization
ANTH 2850 [0.5]Anthropology of Development
ANTH 3010 [0.5]Language, Culture, and Globalization
ANTH 3027 [0.5]Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
ANTH 3040 [0.5]The Global Middle Class
ANTH 3045 [0.5]Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
GEOG 2300 [0.5]Space, Place and Culture
GEOG 3021 [0.5]Geographies of Culture and Identity
c. 1.0 credit in Ethnography
ANTH 2610 [0.5]Studies in Indigenous Peoples of North America: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
ANTH 2620 [0.5]Ethnography of sub-Saharan Africa
ANTH 2630 [0.5]Studies in Asian Societies: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
ANTH 2635 [0.5]Tradition and Modernity in the Pacific
ANTH 2640 [0.5]Latin America and the Caribbean through Ethnography
ANTH 2645 [0.5]The Postcolonial Middle East
Pathway 5
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits):
1. 4.0 credits in: Core Courses4.0
GINS 1000 [0.5]Global History
GINS 1010 [0.5]International Law and Politics
GINS 1020 [0.5]Ethnography, Globalization and Culture
GINS 2000 [0.5]Ethics and Globalization
GINS 2010 [0.5]Globalization and International Economic Issues
GINS 2020 [0.5]Global Literatures
GINS 3010 [0.5]Global and International Theory
GINS 3020 [0.5]Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change
2. 4.0 credits from: the Stream4.0
a. 2.5 credits in Foundations
ANTH 1001 [0.5]Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
or ANTH 1002 [0.5]Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
ANTH 1050 [0.5]Race, Racialization and Racism: Critical Reflections
ANTH 2001 [1.0]Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3005 [0.5]Ethnographic Research Methods
b. 0.5 credit in Culture and Globalization
ANTH 2850 [0.5]Anthropology of Development
ANTH 3010 [0.5]Language, Culture, and Globalization
ANTH 3027 [0.5]Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
ANTH 3040 [0.5]The Global Middle Class
ANTH 3045 [0.5]Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
GEOG 2300 [0.5]Space, Place and Culture
GEOG 3021 [0.5]Geographies of Culture and Identity
c. 0.5 credit in Ethnography
ANTH 2610 [0.5]Studies in Indigenous Peoples of North America: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
ANTH 2620 [0.5]Ethnography of sub-Saharan Africa
ANTH 2630 [0.5]Studies in Asian Societies: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
ANTH 2635 [0.5]Tradition and Modernity in the Pacific
ANTH 2640 [0.5]Latin America and the Caribbean through Ethnography
ANTH 2645 [0.5]The Postcolonial Middle East
ANTH 2660 [0.5]Ethnography of North Africa
ANTH 2680 [0.5]Anthropology of "Mainstream" North America
ANTH 2690 [0.5]Ethnography of a Selected Area

Courses

These courses were identified on the program source page. Their presence does not mean they are all required in every pathway.

Sources and references

Reference year : 2026-27

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