Anthropology is the integrated biological and socio-cultural investigation of humankind from the time of our pre-human ancestors to the present, including the study of both small and large-scale societies. This program includes courses in archaeological, biological, linguistic and socio-cultural anthropology.

Anthropology as an academic discipline is diverse and inherently interesting because its subject matter is ourselves.

  • Who are we?
  • Where did we come from?
  • What is culture and what does it do?
  • Why are people different on the other side of town, let along the other side of the planet?

These are a few of the many very general questions motivating anthropologists in an attempt to comprehend the human condition in all of its facets, past and present.

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Summer 2025 (July - August)

  • ANTH 298/ ANTH 498 Anthropology of Sex and Sexual Health (Leone)

Fall 2025

  • Anthropology 102: Anthropology A World of Discovery (Smith)
  • Anthropology 200: Biological Anthropology (Kilius)
  • Anthropology 205: Intro to Archaeology (Rahemtulla)
  • Anthropology 206/FNST 298: Ethnography of Northern British Columbia (Joly)
  • Anthropology 207: Popular Culture (TBA, online)
  • Anthropology 211: Anthropology through Film (LaTosky)
  • Anthropology 215: Anthropology of Canada (Bouchard)
  • Anthropology 298/INTS 298: Introduction to Folklore & Cultural Heritage (Pawlowska-Mainville, online)
  • Anthropology 301: Archaeological Lab Methods (Rahemtulla)
  • Anthropology 313: Plagues & People (Kilius)
  • Anthropology 410/610: Theory of Nation and State (Bouchard)
  • Anthropology 413: Environmental Anthropology (TBA, online)
  • Anthropology 460: Anthropology Capstone (Smith)
  • Anthropology 498/698: Conflict & Integration in Africa Today (LaTosky)

Winter 2026

  • Anthropology 102: Anthropology A World of Discovery (LaTosky)
  • Anthropology 201: Medical Anthropology (Kilius)
  • Anthropology 212: Archaeology of the Old World (Rahemtulla)
  • Anthropology 213: Peoples & Cultures (Bouchard)
  • Anthropology 217: Language and Culture (TBA, online)
  • Anthropology 335: Archaeological Heritage Management (Rahemtulla)
  • Anthropology 315: Anthropological Theory (LaTosky)
  • Anthropology 406/606: Anthropology of Feminist Perspectives (TBA, online)
  • Anthropology 411/611: Global Sleep Health and the Sleep Epidemic (Kilius)
  • Anthropology 451/FNST 451: Traditional Use Studies (Joly)
  • Anthropology 404/FNST 416/INTS 498: Comparative Study of Indigenous Peoples of the World (Pawlowska-Mainville)

Anthropology course themes

As well as introductory courses we have a variety of themes in our courses:

  • Biological Anthropology
  • Medical Anthropology
  • Popular Culture
  • Anthropology of Europe and Canada
  • Forensic Anthropology
  • Primatology
  • Ancient Egyptians
  • Culture and Communication
  • Nutritional Anthropology
  • Landscapes, Place and Culture
  • Environmental Anthropology
  • Races, Racism, and Human Biology
  • Archaeology - Excavations, surveys, Heritage Management