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