Description

The goal of the Bachelor of Arts Major in Anthropology Program at KPU is to prepare students for life, work, and research in diverse local and global communities. At KPU we offer two streams of study: Archaeology-Biological and Social-Cultural. The Archaeology-Biological stream has a unique component in that our current anthropology field school involves direct interaction at a high level with indigenous communities and Anthropology professionals, and has been endorsed by the British Columbia Association of Professional Archaeologists, the first such endorsement in Canada. The Social-Cultural stream prepares students for a knowledge- and information-based economy in a world that is increasingly globally interconnected. Learning in this area of our field is conducted through a high degree of community service work involving brokering between divergent stakeholders. The emphasis of Anthropologists at KPU is the applied aspect of our profession. Our teaching is realized through hands-on activities, lab work, and community events whose experience has the ultimate goal of understanding any aspect of humans and their activities.

Faculty's website: kpu.ca/arts

Department's website: kpu.ca/arts/anthropology

Admission Requirements

Students pursuing a major in Anthropology must be admitted to the Faculty of Arts.

Declaration Requirements

Students intending to graduate with this Faculty of Arts Bachelor’s degree must declare the credential by the time they complete 60 credits of undergraduate coursework. At the time of declaration, the student must satisfy all of the following requirements:

• In good academic standing with the University
• Completion of a minimum of 18 credits of undergraduate coursework, including the following with a minimum grade of “C”:
  • 3 credits of ENGL at the 1100 level or higher
  • 6 credits at the 1100 level or higher in the Major area

Curricular Requirements

Students are projected to complete the BA in Anthropology major in four years, with a total of 48 credits in Anthropology. This requirement will include 9 first-year and 9 second-year credits in foundational courses, then 21 third-year and 9 fourth-year credits in advanced methods, theory, ethics, topical, and applied courses. Anthropology students at KPU will be able to focus on one or more streams within the discipline: archaeology, biological anthropology, and cultural anthropology.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree must complete all requirements in the Bachelor of Arts framework in addition to their major or minor program requirements.

Anthropology Major

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
1000 Level
ANTH 1100	Social & Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 1200	Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 1300	Archaeology	3
Recommended:
ANTH 1217	Forensic Anthropology 1
Methods Courses
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 2100	Ethnographic Research Methods and Ethics
ANTH 2217	Forensic Methods & Analysis
ANTH 2300	Archaeological Methods
ANTH 3301	Archaeological Methods for Cultural Resource Management
2000 Level
Additional courses in ANTH at the 2000 level		6
3000 Level
Theory Courses
Select one of the following:		3
ANTH 3100	Anthropological Theory
ANTH 3300	Archaeological Theory
Additional courses in ANTH at the 3000 level 2		18
4000 Level
Additional courses in ANTH at the 4000 level		9
Total Credits		48

¹

ANTH 1217 is the pre-requisite for ANTH 2217, ANTH 3220, and other upper-level courses. Completion of the courses listed above with a minimum grade of 'C' will fulfill prerequisites for 2000-level Anthropology courses.

²

ANTH 3301, ANTH 3340, and ANTH 3361 are sometimes offered simultaneously in Summer Term as a field school option for upper-level students. Check with the department for dates.

Anthropology Major with a Cultural Anthropology Focus

For an Anthropology Major with a focus on cultural anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ANTH 2100	Ethnographic Research Methods and Ethics	3
ANTH 2120	Cross-Cultural Women’s and Gender Studies	3
ANTH 2133	Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft	3
ANTH 2142	Indigenous Peoples in Canada	3
ANTH 2160	Culture and the Environment	3
ANTH 2163	Medical Anthropology	3
ANTH 2190	Non-Governmental Organizations in Context	3
ANTH 2310	Archaeology of Death	3
ANTH 3100	Anthropological Theory	3
ANTH 3150	Ethnographic Field Studies	6
ANTH 3160	Environmental Activism	3
ANTH 3190	Non-Governmental Organizations in Practice	3
ANTH 3501	Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 3510	Anthropology of Genocide	3
ANTH 4101	Advanced Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology	3
ANTH 4500	Culture, Community, & Well-Being	3
ANTH 4501	Selected Problems in Anthropology	3
ANTH 4502	Regional Focus in Anthropology	3

Anthropology Major with an Archaeology & Biological Anthropology Focus

For an Anthropology Major with a focus on archaeology and biological anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
ANTH 2217	Forensic Methods & Analysis	3
ANTH 2300	Archaeological Methods	3
ANTH 2310	Archaeology of Death	3
ANTH 2320	Archaeology of Africa, Asia and Europe	3
ANTH 2340	Archaeology of the Americas	3
ANTH 3211	Forensic Science: Fact and Fiction	3
ANTH 3220	Human Osteology	3
ANTH 3242	A Survey of the Primates	3
ANTH 3300	Archaeological Theory	3
ANTH 3301	Archaeological Methods for Cultural Resource Management	3
ANTH 3330	East Asian Archaeology	3
ANTH 3340	British Columbia Archaeology	3
ANTH 3361	Archaeological Field Studies	6
ANTH 3502	Special Topics in Biological Anthropology	3
ANTH 3503	Special Topics in Archaeology	3
ANTH 3510	Anthropology of Genocide	3
ANTH 4500	Culture, Community, & Well-Being	3
ANTH 4501	Selected Problems in Anthropology	3
ANTH 4502	Regional Focus in Anthropology	3
ANTH 4510	Applied Bioarchaeology Research	3

Credential Awarded

Upon successful completion of the major program students are eligible to receive a Bachelor of Arts. Transcripts will indicate a Major in Anthropology.