An introduction to the cross-cultural study of existing peoples, their ways of life and the ways in which they interpret and experience the world. The course discusses a broad range of societies in order to explore some fundamental issues involving human knowledge and behaviour.

The study of the interaction between biology and culture. Topics may include: human origins, non-human primates, the concept of race, disease, sex and gender.

An anthropological perspective on nutrition at the population level. Prehistoric, historic and contemporary human nutrition, emphasizing links with the environment.

Examination of the influence of natural and human-induced environmental crises on long-term culture histories.

Introduction to the many uses of genetics in anthropology (conservation primate genetics, forensics). Includes hands-on lab portion where students will extract DNA from archeological remains.

Study of the human skeleton (bones and dentition) for application in archaeology and forensic anthropology. Includes determination of sex, age, stature and other individual characteristics.

This course will acquaint students with the myths of Ancient Greece, Ancient India, the Kelts and the Norse. Other traditions may also be examined.

Relationships between human societies and their environments are examined. The focus is on how culture shapes our ideas of nature and the consequence of our actions. Case studies explore both environmental movements and aboriginal societies.

An examination of the origins and development of the major indigenous cultural groups of prehistoric North America.

This course uses popular representations of archaeology from Agatha Christie to Indiana Jones to critically review the discipline's practice and practitioners from past to present.

Selected issues in the study of religion, magic and witchcraft, science and the supernatural. Perspectives from history, psychology and sociology also will be discussed.

A critical examination of the relationship between religion, political power and warfare in a sample of prehistoric and historic states and empires.

A consideration of the role played by infectious disease in human evolution. The social and biological outcomes of major epidemics and pandemics, past and present, will be explored.

An introduction to prehistoric Maya society and culture, with an emphasis on the Classic period civilization.

An introduction to and comparison of the late pre-Columbian Aztec empire of Mexico and the Inca empire of Andean South America.

The aim of the course is to assess the extent to which violence is both controlled by and an expression of society and culture.

A critical examination of the history of archaeology and the social and political implications of our understanding of the ancient human past.

Examination of the ways in which humans alter and cope with their environment. Topics include: health inequalities, nutrition, population, urbanization, resource utilization and industrial pollution.

Examination of theories and methods used by archaeologists to analyze ceramics and understand past ceramic technologies. The class will include strong hands-on and original-research components.

Field instruction in the techniques used in the excavation of an archaeological site. The course includes hands-on instruction in manual excavation methods, mapping, field recording and laboratory analysis.

Archaeological analysis and interpretation of burial practices and other death-rituals.

2011-2012 Topic: Current Debates in Eastern Mediterranean Prehistory

The topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine Ancient Mesoamerican Cities and another focus on The Archaeology of Hierarchy).

2011-2012 Topic: Ancient Cities

The topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine Ancient Mesoamerican Cities and another focus on The Archaeology of Hierarchy).

The reconstruction of lost mythic traditions by means of comparative techniques drawn from historical linguistics. The Indo-European traditions of Eurasia will be examined.

Independent study of a research problem through published materials and/or fieldwork. It is incumbent upon the student to secure arrangements with the supervising instructor prior to registration in this course; otherwise, no grade will be submitted.

Techniques and methodologies in the investigation of archaeological material.

Methodologies and techniques of research, especially field study, in sociocultural anthropology.

The origins and evolution of human diseases and methods of identifying disease in ancient human remains.

In depth look at DNA and markers of human evolution, origins, migrations and ancestry.  Includes hands-on lab portion where students can extract their own DNA.

Gender is a window into culturally specific definitions and values, such as the division of labour, opportunities and resource allocation.  This course is a cross cultural examination of gender.

2011-2012  Topic:  Socialism, Post-Socialism, Russia

The topic varies with each instructor (e.g. one class may examine Current Issues in Medical Anthropology and other classes may focus on Readings in Myth or Contemporary Issues in Archaeology).

Study of the long-term histories of human-environment interaction through analysis of archaeologically recovered animal remains.

A critical examination of the determinants of health in Aboriginal communities, processes of community revitalization and recent government policy initiatives.

This course examines the different and rapidly changing ways in which anthropologists study relationships between humans and their environments. It also considers the contributions which anthropologists are making to environmentalism and knowledge about current ecological issues.

As per ANTHROP 4B03.

An examination of how anthropology is applied to solve human problems. Includes discussion of how students can use their anthropological training in non-academic occupations. Students may be involved in academic placements within the community.

Study at an advanced level of selected topics in the sub-discipline. Topics may change from year to year.

As per ANTHROP 4E03; but on a different topic.

A seminar in current topics and issues in archaeological theory.

Independent study of a research problem through published materials and/or fieldwork. Study may include museum internship, participation in faculty research, or student-initiated practica or library research. Students will be required to write up the results of their inquiry in scholarly form. It is incumbent upon the student to secure arrangements with the supervising instructor prior to registration in this course; otherwise, no grade will be submitted.

As per ANTHROP 4G03, but on a different topic.

The use of population genetics for resolving the origins of modern humans.

Study of the prehistoric technologies and organizational strategies used in making a living from the natural environment and examination of the cultural contexts of foraging economies.

Seminar on selected recent developments in anthropological theory.

2011-2012 Topic: Diet and nutrition: biocultural and bioarchaeological perspectives

Study at an advanced level of selected topics within the subdiscipline. Topics may change from year to year.

A seminar in current topics and issues in comparative mythology.

A comparison of the formal and informal ways in which people learn within their cultural context and a survey of the uses of anthropology in schools.

The seminar seeks: 1) to discern the linkages between some of the main processes at work in global systems; 2) to discuss in what ways these processes are global and in what ways they are systematic; 3) to develop hypotheses for the framework of global scale social theory.

The analysis of human skeletal samples, including such topics as paleopathology, paleodemography, paleonutrition and biological distance analyses.

The critical examination of the role of infectious diseases in the course of human history and contemporary society. Self-directed learning format.