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.
Tse'K'wa - 12,500 Years Old - UNBC Archaeology Field School
Spring 2025 (May - June)
- ANTH 213 Peoples and Cultures (Caldwell)
- ANTH 298 Anthropological Perspectives on Conflict (Clement)
- ANTH 298 Cultures of Southeast Asia (Rogers)
Summer 2025 (July - August)
- ANTH 298/ ANTH 498 Anthropology of Sex and Sexual Health (Leone)
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