Undergraduate Spring Courses 2023

Registration for Spring 2023 starts June 13, 2022. Classes start Monday, January 9, 2023.

Here is our Anthropology Spring 2023 course list.

Labs and tutorials always begin after the first lecture of a class. Check your course spaces 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 and A02

INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY - Lecture

Note: You will also need to register in an ANTH100 Tutorial (ANTH100 T01-T19)

McGuire, Erin

150

A01

MONEY AND CULTURE

Rudnyckyj, Daromir

150/ RCS 101

A02

ANTHROPOLOGY OF RELIGION AND FOOD - New Course 

Brown, Rachel

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  (ANTH 200 T01-T04)

 Gauthier, Melissa
240 A01

ARCHAEOLOGY - LECTURE

Note: You will also need to register in a ANTH 240 lab (ANTH 240 B01-05).

 Beller, Jeremy
250 A01

BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - LECTURE

Note: You will also need to register in a ANTH 250 lab (ANTH 250 B01-05)

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

300-level

Code Sec Title Instructor

311

 A01 INTRODUCTION TO ENGAGED AND PRACTICING ANTHROPOLOGY - online with some F2F Joly, Tara

312

 A01 INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - online Levine, Amy
319 A01 RESEARCH METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY Beller, Jeremy
336 A01 CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ISSUES IN CANADA  Happynook, Tommy
340 A01 ARCHAEOLOGY OF BC Mackie, Quentin

348

 A01 PEOPLING OF NEW TERRITORIES Mackie, Quentin

349

 A01 PALEOLITHIC ART Nowell, April

358

 A01 BIOLOGY OF HUMAN SKELETAL VARIABILITY Murray, Alison

360

 A01 ZOOARCHAEOLOGY

Lam, Yin-Man

391

 A01 CANADIAN VISUAL CULTURE

Robinson Jennifer
393 A01 INDIGENOUS HEALTH Happynook, Tommy
393 A02 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: INDIGENOUS VISIONS ON SUSTAINABILITY, ENV. CHANGE AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING Degai, Tatiana
393 A03

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: INDIGENOUS ORAL TRADITIONS - New Course

 Degai, Tatiana
393 A04

STORYTELLING AND MYTHMAKING -New Course

 Kernan, Luke
393 A05

ANTHROPOLOGY OF THE FUTURE - New Course

 McIntyre, Mark
393 A06

TBA

 TBA
394 A01

GREAT DEBATES IN HUMAN EVOLUTION - online

 Chang, Melanie
395 A01

LITHIC ANALYSIS 

 Beller, Jeremy
397 A01

THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF DEATH

 McGuire, Erin

400-level

Code Sec Title Instructor
441 A01 ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY Nowell, April
450 A01 ADV. TOPICS IN PRIMATE ECOLOGY Kalan, Ammie
452 A01 INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC HUMAN OSTEOLOGY Donaldson, Ran
460/520A A01 ETHNOGRAPHIC MAPPING Thom, Brian
483 A01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF MONEY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE Rudnyckyj, Daromir
484/552E A01 EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY

Murray, Alison
499 A01 HONOURS SEMINAR Thom, Brian

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.