Undergraduate Spring Courses 2024

Registration opens June 12, 2023.

Classes start Wednesday, September 6, 2023. 

Anthropology Spring 2024 course list.

Labs and tutorials always begin after the first lecture of a class. Check your course BrightSpace page for the exact dates.

General information about the calendar includes: academic sessions, calendar changes, course values and hours, course experience survey, limit of the University's responsibility, program planning, privacy and access to information, notification of disclosure of personal information to statistics canada, schedule of classes and the University's right to limit enrollment.

The University / Anthropology Department reserves the right to limit enrolment and to limit the registration in, or to cancel or revise, any of the courses listed. The curricula may also be changed, as deemed advisable by the Senate of the University.

Contact the Anthropology office if you have a question about the course offerings.

100-level

Code Sec Title Instructor

100

A01 or A02

INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY

McGuire, Erin

150

A01

Archaeology of the future

Mackie, Quentin

150

A02

Anthropology of money

Rudnyckyj, Daromir

200-level

Code Sec Title Instructor
200 A01

CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY - Lecture

Note: You will also need to register in an ANTH 200 tutorial  (T01-T04)

Gauthier, Melissa
240 A01

ARCHAEOLOGY - Lecture

Note: You will also need to register in a ANTH 240 lab (B01-B05).

McKechnie, Iain
250 A01

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - LECTURE

Note: You will also need to register in a ANTH 250 lab (B01-B05)

Kalan, Ammie
260 A01 /A02 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH Gauthier, Melissa

300-level

Code Sec Title Instructor

302

A01 Globalization, health, environment Burnett, D.

312

A01 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - online Levine, Amy
318 A01 Ethnographic research methods Degai, Tatiana
318 A02 Ethnographic research methods - online Levine, Amy
336 A01 CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ISSUES IN CANADA  Happynook, Tommy

348

A01 PEOPLING OF NEW TERRITORIES Mackie, Quentin

360

A01 ZOOARCHAEOLOGY

Lam, Yin-Man

365

A01 Colonialism and daily life

Stahl, Ann

373

A01 Museums and anthropology

Robinson Jennifer

392 A01 Cultural resource management and the practice of archaeology - new course Ames, Christopher
393 A01 INDIGENOUS HEALTH Happynook, Tommy
393 A02 Indigenous visions on sustainability Degai, Tatiana
394 A01

GREAT DEBATES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION - online

Chang, Melanie
394 A02

The anthropology of cancer - new course - online

Siek, Thomas
395 A01

The archaeology and anthropology of hunter-gatherers - new course - online

Jolicoeur, Patrick

400-level

Code Sec Title Instructor
400B A01 Current trends in anthropological theory Burnett, D.
450 A01 ADV. TOPICS IN PRIMATE ECOLOGY Kalan, Ammie
452 A01 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC HUMAN OSTEOLOGY Donaldson, Ran
454 A01 Approaches to human bioarchaeology Kurki, Helen
483 A01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF MONEY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Rudnyckyj, Daromir
483 A01 Anthropology of the body

Campeau-Bouthillier, Cassandre

485 A01 Virtual biological anthropology - new course - online

Doyle, L. Elizabeth 

499 A01 Honours seminar Nowell, April

Undergraduate advising

 

Available Mon from 10:00-11:30am by appointment for online advising.

To schedule an online appointment: https://calendly.com/anthua/15min

  • choosing classes
  • registration help
  • transfer credits
  • pre-requisite overrides
  • advice on  directed studies and your major or minor
  • oversees the operation of and changes to the undergraduate program

Honours adviser: Dr. Brian Thom

  • information about the honours program
  • already enrolled in the honours program and have a question

Coop adviser: Anaïs Holdaway or Linda Marlee

Get more information about Anthropology Co-op. Drop by to see Anaïs Holdaway, your Anthropology co-op coordinator in COR B138 ssco@uvic.ca (250-721-7358) or Linda Marlee at sscoop@uvic.ca (250-721-8689).

The UVic calendar has general descriptions and prerequisites for Anthropology courses.

Anthropology's course lists have pdfs with the instructor's specific description of their course.

Anthropology Handbook: Describes the programs and opportunities for undergraduates interested in Anthropology.

Please note: The University reserves the right to limit enrolment and to limit the registration in, or to cancel or revise, any of the courses listed. The university reserves the right to cancel courses if enrollment is not sufficient. Preliminary lists of instructors and courses are subject to change. The curricula may also be changed, as deemed advisable by the Senate of the University. General information about the calendar includes: academic sessions, calendar changes, course values and hours, course experience survey, limit of the University's responsibility, program planning, privacy and access to information, notification of disclosure of personal information to statistics Canada, schedule of classes and the University's right to limit enrollment.

You'll find information on our programs and opportunities in the Undergraduate Studies in Anthropology Handbook

Your Undergraduate Studies in Anthropology Handbook introduces many of the possibilities in the department.