Anthropology Honours (B.A.)
60 credits · Faculty of Arts · 2026-2027 catalogue
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Required Course (6 credits)
- ANTH 490 Honours Thesis (6 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
Complementary Courses (54 credits)
Honours students select their courses as specified below. Students may take a maximum of 9 credits at the 300 and 400 level offered by other departments if they are directly related to their focus of study within Anthropology and are approved by their departmental program adviser.
200/300 Level
A maximum of 36 credits of 200- and 300-level courses (of which a maximum of 21 credits may be at the 200 level and a maximum of 6 credits may be Special Topic courses.)
Core (350 Level)
Select a minimum of 9 credits of core courses at the 350 level selected from:
- ANTH 352 History of Anthropological Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ANTH 355 Theories of Culture and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
- ANTH 357 Archaeological Methods (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ANTH 358 The Process of Anthropological Research (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
- ANTH 359 History of Archaeological Theory (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
400/500 Level
A minimum of 9 credits of Anthropology (ANTH) courses at the 400- or 500-level, and a maximum of 3 credits can be a Special Topic course.
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