Experiential Practice & Learning in Anthropology
Anthropology at UNBC is committed to offering learning experiences that allow students to have practical training to develop skills and apply the ideas learned in the classroom in community-engaged practice.
Students are involved in rigorous training in research methods, learning valuable research skills as they participate in and conduct anthropological and archaeological field work with community partners concerning critical social and scientific issues. “Learning in the field” allows students to engage and reflect on their roles as learners and advocates, while at the same time, they gain a deeper understanding of the complex ways that these issues shape and influence community.
Students engage in collaborative, creative problem-solving and critical thinking as they develop new skills, gain richer comprehension and knowledge of how their studies applies to the world in and beyond the university.
The benefits to students are numerous: reflection; self-awareness; resilience and ability to adapt to new and different situations; increased confidence and competence, etc.
We offer innovative experiential learning in multiple ways: through our Anthropology Field School courses (in Archaeology and Social/Cultural Anthropology); the Anthropology Capstone course and publication of the online Capstone reader; and the Body Modifications Travelling Museum Exhibition (developed out of the ANTH 303 Museums, Galleries, Archives course).
FIELD SCHOOLS
Anthropology at UNBC regularly offers students the opportunity to participate in field schools.
The Archaeological Field School has been running for 25 years, carrying out archaeological survey and excavation in coastal, interior and northeastern British Columbia. This exceptional training has resulted in many former field school students being hired to work in Archaeological Cultural Resource Management companies.
Please take a look at the latest archaeological field school video:
Upcoming Field Schools:
Stay tuned! We will be offering an archaeological field school in Spring/Summer 2026.
Past Field Schools:
Archaeology Field Schools:
Tse'K'wa-Charlie Lake (Ft. St. John), British Columbia 2024
“Tse'K'wa - 12,500 Years Old - UNBC Archaeology Field School”
