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Faculty Spotlight of the Month

Images of international field schools from the Faculty of Social Sciences in Europe and Latin America

Faculty of Social Sciences

The Faculty of Social Sciences focuses on the dynamics of social interaction in contexts ranging across culture, markets, politics, and society, exploring how we live together and in relation to the world around us. The Faculty offers a wide range of international and local field schools in anthropology, environmental studies and geography. Our students travel to Angers, France to explore terroir-driven food systems; cities in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany to study sustainability issues; Mexico to explore ethnographic methods; and Belize to examine the production of cocoa and the global food supply chain.

Screen capture of the Google Earth map of the Department of Anthropology depicting the global work of their scholars

Global Impact

Social Sciences scholars have a global impact. Have a look into this interactive world map to discover some of the places where faculty members of the Department of Anthropology are making a difference.

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Photo of a forest landscape with a UVic student doing fieldwork

Scholars Program

This program develops the research and leadership skills that exceptional undergraduate students need to become emerging researchers and leaders in the social sciences and UVic undergraduate community.

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Poster of the Transformative Climate Action Certificate by Environmental Sciences and the Division of Continuing Studies

Transformative Climate Action Program

The program emphasizes reducing emissions, supporting decolonization, boosting social resilience, and overcoming polarization. Courses use hands-on, applied learning to build skills needed to reduce climate impacts.

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Did you know?

Our zooarchaelogy collection of animal skeletons is the largest in the Pacific Northwest.

Photo of a UVic student smiling to the camera while holding a mushroom, as part of the Students at the Tl’ches Ethnoecology Field School

School of Environmental Studies Field Schools

Students take their learning outside of the classroom with one of our multiple Environmental Studies experiential field courses abroad.

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Photo of the School of Agricultures in Angers, France (ESA)

Terroir Field School

Students travel to Angers France to explore the intricacies of terroir-driven food systems. They visit farms, businesses, and experts in regional and sustainable food production.

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Poster of the Mexico Ethnographic Field School at the Faculty of Social Sciences depicting original artwork of a UVic student and a photo of a tradicional milpa in Quintana Roo

Mexico Ethnographic Field School

While exploring ethnographic methods, participants discover some of the unique cultural practices dynamics that characterize contemporary Maya culture in the Yucatán Peninsula.

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