Course enrollment processes
Course enrolment begins with course selection, which happens early in the term before the term of study (so Sept for the Winter term, January for the Spring term and May for the Fall term). Course selection is your "wish list". The courses you prioritize for your program. The University takes everyone's wish list and tries to create a conflict-free schedule for as many students as possible. Although asynchronous online courses do not pose an issue for conflicts, they are highly desired and therefore getting on the course selection list for an online course is mandatory to obtain a seat.
After course selection, students are pre-slotted into courses on their "wish list." The next stage is open enrolment; this is where anyone who hasn't participated in course selection can register for courses. This stage is also called the add/drop. While you can wait until 2 weeks into term to drop a course, you may not get a full refund if you miss the deadline, so it is important to pay attention to the drop-with-full-refund deadlines.
Tip: We strongly encourage you to participate in the Course Selection process if you want to obtain a seat in online courses or other popular courses.
Primary resources for course information
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Schedule of Classes (enrolment caps and class times)
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Quest (instructors and campus locations)
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Undergraduate calendar (descriptions and pre-requisites)
Secondary resource for Anthropology course offerings
Courses without prerequisites
- ANTH 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
- ANTH 105 - Prehistoric Peoples and Places
- ANTH 106 - Technologies of Being Human
- ANTH 201 - Introduction to Archaeology
- ANTH 202 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
- ANTH 204 - Biological Anthropology
- ANTH 221 - Language and Society
- ANTH 222 - Anthropologies of the Body
- ANTH 241 - Food and Culture
- ANTH 251 - Doing Ethnography
- ANTH 272 - Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Communities in Canada
- ANTH 289 - Special Topics in Anthropology
- ANTH 290 - Visual Anthropology
- ANTH 311 - Anthropology of Religion
Advanced courses
- ANTH 305 - Paleopathology of Health and Disease
- ANTH 320 - Hunter Gatherer Archaeology
- ANTH 322 - The Archaeology of the Great Lakes Area
- ANTH 330 - Environmental Anthropology
- ANTH 347 - Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 350 - Anthropology of Gender
- ANTH 355 - Human Osteology
- ANTH 377 - Dental Anthropology
- ANTH 381 - Anthropology of South Asia
- ANTH 440 - Archaeological Analysis and Interpretation
- ANTH 447 - Global Health and Medical Anthropology
- ANTH 455 - Skeletal Biology and Forensics
- ANTH 465 - Borders, Boundaries, and Crossings
Future course offerings by academic year
Check out our tentative schedules for future academic years.
Please note: Every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule but unforeseen circumstances may force us to change some course offerings. We will keep this list as up-to-date as possible. Most of these courses will be offered in the Fall and Winter terms, although we will attempt to offer courses in the Spring term when possible. Students who cannot find a desired ANTH course to take in a particular term are encouraged to consult the list we have assembled of non-ANTH courses chosen to be of benefit to students majoring in Anthropology.
2026/2027
- ANTH 100
- ANTH 201
- ANTH 202
- ANTH 204
- ANTH 221
- ANTH 241
- ANTH 305
- ANTH 311
- ANTH 330
- ANTH 355
- ANTH 377
- ANTH 415 or 440
At least three additional courses from the "as often as possible" list
2027/2028
- ANTH 100
- ANTH 201
- ANTH 202
- ANTH 204
- ANTH 222
- ANTH 309 or 322
- ANTH 320 or 321
- ANTH 347/447
- ANTH 355
- ANTH 365
- ANTH 382
- ANTH 455
At least three additional courses from the "as often as possible" list
Important course offerings information
The following courses are offered at least once every year:
- ANTH 100
- ANTH 201
- ANTH 202
- ANTH 204
- ANTH 355
The following courses are offered every second year:
- ANTH 222
- ANTH 241
- ANTH 305
- ANTH 309
- ANTH 322
- ANTH 311
- ANTH 330
- ANTH 347/447
- ANTH 365
- ANTH 377
- ANTH 382
- ANTH 415 or ANTH 440
- ANTH 455
Other ANTH courses will be offered as often as possible while teaching resources permit. Please consult your area lead for the next offering of courses that do not appear on this list.