Department of Anthropology
PAS building, room 2012
Understanding humanity in context
From prehistoric humanity all the way to contemporary cultural diversity, anthropologists engage with a wide range of issues and phenomena that affect individual and public life.
Waterloo's Anthropology research and teaching expertise covers three major sub-fields of the discipline: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological (physical) anthropology.
Spring 2020 Online Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Anthropology (block course) | Seçil Daǧtaș |
| ANTH 202 | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Mark Dolson |
| ANTH 221 (.pdf) | Language and Society | Adrienne Lo |
| ANTH 241 (.pdf) | Food as Culture | Adrienne Lo |
| ANTH 372 | Archaeological Field School (Cancelled) | Christopher Watts |
See all Anthropology Course descriptions in the undergraduate calendar.
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SPRING 2020 TERM: online
Fall 2020 Online Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 100 | Introduction to Anthropology | Seçil Daǧtaș |
| ANTH 105 | Prehistoric Peoples and Places | Robert Park |
| ANTH 201 / CLAS 221 | Introduction to Archaeology | Christopher Watts |
| ANTH 202 | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Mark Dolson |
| ANTH 204 | Biological Anthropology | Maria Liston |
| ANTH 222 / GSJ 232 | Anthropologies of the Body | Alexis Dolphin |
| ANTH 355 | Human Osteology | Maria Liston |
| ANTH 365 | Human Evolution | Alexis Dolphin |
| ANTH 382 | Anthropology of Contemporary China | Jennifer Liu |
| ANTH 415 | Archaeologies of Landscape | Christopher Watts |
| ANTH 430 / SOC 431 | Science as Practice and Culture | Götz Hoeppe |
See all Anthropology Course descriptions in the undergraduate calendar.
See the Schedule of Classes
FALL 2020 TERM: online
News
- June 1, 2020Tamara Graham is awarded the OGS!
Congratulations to Tamara on receiving the OGS Award
- Apr. 23, 2020Public Issues Anthropology MA alumna, Kate Elliott, wins $5000 award!
Kate is researching the challenges that women experiencing homelessness face when trying to manage their health.
- Jan. 10, 2020Anthropology research finds deforestation is changing animal communication
Deforestation is changing the way monkeys communicate in their natural habitat, according to a new study led by Laura Bolt, an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology. The research offers the first evidence in animal communication scholarship of differences in vocal behaviours in response to different types of forest edge areas, particularly areas changed by human activity.