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(B.A./B.Sc.)
Anthropology is the study of humankind, dealing with the origin, development and nature of humans and their culture. As such it is concerned with human phenomena in the widest possible terms, both biological and cultural. It differs from other social sciences in its comparative and historical approach, and in its intimate links with the physical and natural sciences. Anthropology examines societies today and in the past, both complex civilizations and relatively small-scale non-literate societies. From this vantage point Anthropology attempts to arrive at an understanding of the common factors underlying human existence and to isolate the causes that have led and continue to lead to social and cultural change and to differences between peoples and cultures.
Because of the vastness of its subject matter, Anthropology is traditionally divided into four sub-fields: Social-Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Physical Anthropology and Anthropological Linguistics. At the present time, University of Toronto at Scarborough offers courses in the first three areas. Students interested in inquiring about appropriate course sequences in one of the sub-fields are invited to consult with one of the faculty in the appropriate
sub-field and with the Supervisor of Studies.
Students may elect either a B.A. or a B.Sc. degree
in Anthropology. Most courses in Archaeology and Physical Anthropology,
excluding Introduction to Anthropology, carry science credit.
Consult the Discipline Representative for clarification.
The following courses in Anthropology may be used
to fulfill requirements for the B.Sc. degree: ANTB01, ANTB04,
ANTB11, ANTB15, ANTB22, ANTB25, ANTB54, ANTC12, ANTC16, ANTC25,
ANTC26, ANTC35, ANTC38, ANTC40, ANTC41, ANTC47, ANTC50, ANTC62,
ANTC63, ANTC64, ANTD11, ANTD14, ANTD16. The following courses
may also be used to fulfill the B.Sc. requirements for students
researching in appropriate scientific areas of Anthropology: ANTC03,
ANTC04, ANTD15, ANTD31 and ANTD32.
The Specialist Program in Anthropology is intended to provide the professionally oriented student with background preparation of sufficient breadth and depth to pursue specialized training at the graduate level. It is also designed to offer interested students a course structure as background for a wide range of occupations and professions. All students are required to consult with the Supervisor concerning the selection of a course sequence appropriate to their interests and objectives.
The Program requires completion of ten full-course equivalents in Anthropology. No more than 12 F.C.E.'s may be completed in Anthropology in the four-year degree
(20 F.C.E.). The courses within the Program are to
be selected as follows:
1. ANTA01Y Introduction to Anthropology
2. At least two full-course equivalents from among
the following:
a) ANTB15Y Biological Anthropology
or
ANTB22Y Primate Behaviour
b) ANTB20Y Social and Cultural Anthropology
c) ANTB11Y Introduction to World Prehistory
or
ANTB38Y First Nations of North America in Archaeological
Perspective
Students are encouraged to take at least one course
in field methods, such as ANTC12 and C60. In exceptional circumstances
supervised research and reading courses are available at the C-
(ANTC03H, ANTC04H) and D-levels (ANTD31H, ANTD32H). Be sure to
read the descriptions for these courses below, as restrictions
apply.
The B.Sc. Specialist requires at least seven full-course
equivalents to be science credit. (See the list above for Anthropology
science credits).
The Specialist Program in Medical Anthropology integrates
the fields of socio-cultural anthropology, physical anthropology,
and archeology by taking health and disease as a focus for anthropological
studies. This unique undergraduate program is designed to provide
knowledge and skills in an area of growing importance for a wide
range of health-related studies and work, and it is also intended
to provide students with the necessary preparation to pursue graduate
studies in masters and doctoral Programs in the area of Medical
Anthropology. The Program requires the completion of twelve and
one-half full-course equivalents to be selected as follows:
ANTC62H Medical Anthropology 2: Biological and Demographic
Perspectives
ANTB01Y The Ecological Perspective in Anthropology
ANTC01H The Anthropology of the Body
ANTC05Y Anthropological Study of Religion
ANTC10H Anthropological Perspectives on Development
ANTC11Y The Anthropology of Women and Gender
ANTC40Y Anthropological Demography
ANTC41Y Human Adaptability
ANTC47Y Human Osteology
ANTC50H Death and Burial
ANTC63H The Anthropology of Food: Human Needs
ANTC64H The Anthropology of Food: Consuming Passions
ANTD23H Ethnomedicine
IDSB02H International Development Studies: Development
and Environment
IDSB04H International Health Policy Analysis
IDSC05H The Ethics of Development
LSCA05H Human Biology
PHLB53H The Art of Thinking
The Major Program in Anthropology provides a course
structure for those students desiring to expand upon or supplement
other areas of academic interest by taking advantage of Anthropology's
unique global, chronological and biological perspective on humankind.
The Program requires completion of six full-course equivalents in Anthropology including:
1. ANTA01Y Introduction to Anthropology
2. At least one full-course equivalent from among
the following:
a) ANTB15Y Biological Anthropology
or
ANTB22Y Primate Behaviour
b) ANTB20Y Social and Cultural Anthropology
c) ANTB11Y Introduction to World Prehistory
or
ANTB38Y First Nations of North America in Archaeological
Perspective
Students are required to consult the Supervisor regarding
course selections, and requirements and are strongly urged to
take at least seven full-course equivalents in disciplines other
than Anthropology within the three-year degree Program.
The Minor Program in Anthropology provides a course
structure for students majoring or specializing in other disciplines
who want some directed exposure to anthropological thought. The
Program requires completion of four full-course equivalents including:
1. ANTA01Y Introduction to Anthropology
2. At least one full-course from among the following:
a) ANTB15Y Biological Anthropology
or
ANTB22Y Primate Behaviour
b) ANTB20Y Social and Cultural Anthropology
c) ANTB11Y Introduction to World Prehistory
or
ANTB38Y First Nations of North America in Archaeological
Perspective
3. Two additional full-course equivalents in Anthropology, at least one of which must be at the C- or D-level.
This leads to a B.A. Students are required to consult
with the Supervisor regarding course selections, identification
of potential interdisciplinary streams (social-cultural, physical,
archaeological), and course requirements.
An introduction to the various fields of anthropology.
The first term deals with Physical Anthropology
and Archaeology, concentrating on the biological basis and the
evidence for the origins and growth of culture. The second term
concerns the nature of language and the comparative aspects of
Cultural Anthropology, through a study of social groups as well
as economic, political
and religious systems in both non-industrial and industrial societies.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Exclusion: ANT100
An examination of the relationship between human populations and cultural systems with their environments.
This course examines such inter-relationship in terms of differences in technology, subsistence practices, social organization and ideology. Emphasis will be placed on the perspective which attributes variability in human cultural behaviour to the solution of problems of adaptation and evolutionary change. But other positions will also be considered such as optimal foraging strategies.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
The development of art, technology, religion and life ways of hunters and gatherers living during the Paleolithic, from two million to ten thousand years ago. Examination of the two major cultural developments of the past ten thousand years out of which emerged modern human societies: the agricultural and urban transformations. The course emphasizes the ecological-adaptive factors and the archaeological evidence bearing on the beginnings of permanent human settlements, the domestication of plants and animals, and the development of complex social and technological systems.
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
A survey of the human place in nature: origin (Fall) and ongoing evolution (Spring).
Basic to the course is an understanding of the synthetic
theory of evolution and the principles, processes, evidence and
application of the theory. Laboratory projects acquaint the student
with the methods and materials utilized by the Physical Anthropologist.
Specific topics include: the development of evolutionary theory,
the biological basis for human variation, the evolutionary forces,
human adaptability, primate biology, social organization and behaviour
of non-human primates, taxonomy and classification, paleontological
principles and human origins.
Three hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: ANT203
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
F.D. Burton/L. Sawchuk
An examination of the basic approaches to understanding social and cultural organization in societies.
Focusing on simpler societies, this course explores
comparative social institutions, including kinship and marriage
as well as economic, political and religious institutions. Some
attention will also be given to belief systems, education and
symbolic thought as well as sources of stability and change in
society and anthropological perspectives on current social issues.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: ANT204
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
T.B.A.
A general introduction to the study of the life ways of non-human primates with particular emphasis on observing and recording primate behaviour. Readings and lectures develop the context in which observations are analyzed. Tools of recording and analysis are practiced and presented in seminars.
Exclusion: ANTC22
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or ANTB15Y or PSYA01Y or BGYA01Y
This course examines a fundamental question in anthropology: is there a "human nature?" Myths, legends, and now film frequently use monkeys and apes as metaphor and model in which the "innate" being of humans is derived from them. This course investigates this desire to see ourselves reflected in other creatures by exploring the literature of physical anthropology and related fields which have sought to describe human nature.
Two hours of lectures per week.
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y recommended
An investigation of the similarities and variations among contemporary and traditional Muslim societies from an anthropological perspective.
Focusing primarily on the peoples of the Middle East and North Africa, this course seeks to explore the bonds of a common faith that is itself a social system, which unites the diverse cultures of the Islamic World.
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
Described literally as 'deathtraps of humankind', urban centres in most westernized countries prior to 1900 subjected their inhabitants to crowded living conditions, poor sanitation, increased inter-personal contact and, at times, excessive mortality through acute infections. Using a holistic approach that embraces socio-cultural, biological, demographic and ecological concerns, the course will trace the origin and development of cities with particular emphasis on the importance and development of housing infrastructure, food bye-laws, water supply, sanitation system, medical facilities and their role in influencing the health of urban dweller.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Any A-level course.
A critical examination of the concept and practices of development in several Third World societies. Attention will be paid to issues of colonization and the postcolonial order, global capitalism, and the intersection of Western ideas with local knowledge and practices.
Seminar; limited enrollment: 20.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: ANTB20Y or permission of the instructor
A directed exploration of specific topics in Anthropology, based on extensive investigation of the literature.
These courses are available in exceptional circumstances and do not duplicate regular course offerings. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering. Individual tutorials, as arranged. In addition to course work to be decided by the instructor, one seminar presentation of the student's research findings is required.
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y & one B-level full-course equivalent in Anthropology & permission of the instructor.
Members of Faculty
A cross-cultural study of systems of belief and ritual
concerning spiritual beings and the cosmos; of social actions,
rights, and obligations arising out of human dependence on spiritual
beings; and of magic, curing, witchcraft and sorcery. The course
is concerned with the anthropological study of supernatural beliefs
in small scale non-western societies. Topics covered (time permitting)
will be: the origin and function of religion; symbolism; myth;
ritual; shamanism; magic; witchcraft; divination; death; ghosts;
ancestor cults; and dynamics in religion.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: ANT341H
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
G. Gillison
A cross-cultural examination of sex roles and gender constructs and their implications for the position(s) of women in contemporary and traditional societies.
The course explores how and why socio-cultural systems based on sexual inequality originate, how they maintain themselves, and how they change. Topics include: biological freedoms and constraints; cultural interpretations of femaleness and maleness seen in myth, ritual, metaphor and other imagery; economic and political aspects of gender relations, especially sexuality and reproduction; differences and similarities between small scale and complex societies.
Exclusion: ANT343
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or WSTA01Y or permission of the instructor. [ANTB20Y is recommended]
T.B.A.
An investigation of comparative economic systems from ecological and adaptive perspectives.
In particular, this course focuses on methods of production, both as a developmental process and as it relates to total societal frameworks. The course examines cross-cultural systems of production, redistribution, and market exchange, with attention given to the production and use of material objects in differing cultural environments, and to the effects of change on the ideologies surrounding these objects as products of specific environments. The marketplace is used as the focus for studying these features.
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
A "hands-on" laboratory course which introduces students to the methods of analyzing human skeletal remains.
This course is designed with the needs of Physical Anthropology and Archaeology students in mind, but has proven useful to students in allied disciplines. The first half of the course is the "Bone Biology/ Anatomy" part, while the second half is the "Anthropological" unit. During the first half of the year, lectures and labs will cover (1) the composition and microstructure of bone; (2) the development, growth, remodeling and plasticity of bone; and (3) the detailed "normal" gross anatomy of the skeleton and dentition. Topics and analytic methods covered during the second half include: (1) the recovery and treatment of skeletal remains from archaeological sites; (2) odontological description, including dental pathology; (3) osteometric description; (4) nonmetric trait description; (5) methods of estimating age at death and sex; (6) quantitative analysis of metric and non-metric data; and (7) paleopathology. One 1-1/2 hour lecture and one 1-1/2 hours laboratory session per week.
Limited enrolment: 20
Exclusion: ANT334Y
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or BGYA01Y; [ANTC16 and ANTB15 recommended]
T.B.A.
A comparative cross-cultural study of the problem of death and suitable treatment of the dead from the last Pleistocene to today.
To the archaeologist, burials are uniquely important because they are intentional depositions, intended for preservation into the future of otherwise lost complex symbolic systems. A selection of ethnographic studies of burial practices will lead to an evaluation of the way in which activities are assimilated into the archaeological record. Next, we will examine archaeological burial data to compare the nature of symbolic response to death with important social and economic cultural processes including the rise of horticulture, urbanization and the development of social stratification.
Prerequisites: Any B-level course in Anthropology
An investigation into how social-cultural anthropologists collect data and construct the course of fieldwork.
Students will be introduced to the fieldwork experience both through reading some of the classic descriptions of research in exotic societies and by designing and carrying out a small project or projects here in Toronto. We will cover such topics as the nature and uniqueness of the participant-observation method, note taking and organization, emic and etic approaches, selecting informants/consultants, informal interviewing, and household surveys. We will also consider such problems as choosing a field site, entering and living in a foreign community, culture shock and cultural bias, and meeting the logistical and medical needs of the researcher. Considerable attention will also be given to ethical issues such as confidentiality and reciprocity that arise in fieldwork. Limited enrolment: 25 with preference given to students in anthropology and international development studies.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisites: Any B-level course in Anthropology or IDS or permission of the instructor.
T.B.A.
ANTC61H3 Medical Anthropology: Illness and Healing in Cultural Perspective
This course examines illness, health, and healing from a comparative cross-cultural perspective. It is composed of three overlapping topical areas: (1) the description and analysis of nonwestern ideas and practices; (2) the culture of North American illness and medicine, viewing biomedicine as an ethnomedical system comparable to those described in (1); (3) the development of culturally informed and socially responsible approaches to health problems in the Third World and at home.
The course considers such topics as: the social and symbolic aspects of the body, the life-cycle in cross-cultural perspective, the representation and popular explanation of illness, the logic of traditional healing systems and traditional practitioners such as shamans, the intersection of illness models and practices with gender, class, power, and social conflict, metal illness in comparative perspective, innovations in health care delivery systems.
Exclusions: (ANTB51), (ANTC51)
Prerequisites: ANTB20Y or permission of the instructor
The examination of health and disease in ecological and socio-cultural perspective. Emphasis is placed on variability of populations in disease susceptibility and resistance in an evolutionary context. With its sister course, ANTC61H, this course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts and principles of medical anthropology. Principles of epidemiology, patterns of inheritance and biological evolution are considered. Specific topics include: the rise of infectious disease and urbanization, Tay sachs and World Jewry, palaeopathology and paleodemography, as well as social change and childhood mortality in the urban environment.
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor. [ANTB15 is recommended.]
An advanced seminar course primarily for majors and
specialists in anthropology.
Topic to be announced.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
M. Latta
Directed critical examination of specific problems in Anthropology, based on library and/or field research.
These courses are available in exceptional circumstances and do not duplicate regular course offerings. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering. Individual tutorials, as arranged. In addition to course work to be decided by the instructor, one seminar presentation of the student's research findings is required.
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y & two full-course equivalents in Anthropology, one of which must be at the C-level, & permission of the instructor
Members of Faculty
ANTB03H3 The
Americas: An Anthropological Perspective
Corequisite: ANTC37H (ANTB37) is recommended
ANTB04Y3 Introduction to Archaeological Materials
Exclusion: ANTD03
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y, [ANTC26 is recommended as a co-requisite]
ANTB16Y3 Cultures of Modern Canada
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
ANTB21Y3 Canadian Native Peoples
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or ANTB15Y or BIOA03Y
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
ANTB38Y3 First Nations of North America in Archaeological Perspective
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y
ANTB49H3 Myth and Symbol
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y
ANTC06H3 African Cultures and Societies II: Case Studies
Exclusion: (ANTB06)
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or ANTB05H or ANTB20Y or permission of the instructor
ANTC10H3 Anthropological Perspectives on Development
Prerequisites: ANTB20Y or permission of the instructor
ANTC12H3 Research on the Social Behaviour of Non-Human Primates I
Prerequisite: ANTB22Y (ANTC22) & permission
of the instructor
ANTC13H3
Research on the Social Behaviour of Non-Human Primates II
Prerequisites: ANTC22 & permission of the instructor
ANTC16Y3 Human Origins
Exclusion: ANT332
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor
ANTC20H3 Gifts,
Money and Morality
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
ANTB20Y is recommended
ANTC25H3
Anthropology and Psychology
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y
Corequisite: ANTB20 and PSYB30 are recommended
ANTC26Y3 The
Theory and Practice of Archaeology: An Introduction
Exclusion: ANT200, (ANTB26)
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y, [ANTB11H and ANTB12H are
recommended.]
ANTC28Y3 Introduction to Archaeological Field Methods
Prerequisites: Any B-level course in Archaeology
or Physical Anthropology or a B-level course in a cognate discipline
ANTC32H3
Political Anthropology
Exclusion: (ANTB32)
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y or permission of the instructor.
ANTB20Y recommended.
ANTC35H3 Quantitative
Methods in Anthropology
Exclusion: (ANTB43), ECOB11, PSYB07, SOCB06
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y, [ANTB15 and ANTC26 are recommended]
ANTC37H3 Prehistory of Mexico and Mesoamerica
Exclusion: (ANTB37)
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y; [ANTB03H and ANTB38H are
recommended]
ANTC40Y3
Anthropological Demography
Prerequisites: ANTA01Y; [ANTB15 is recommended]
ANTC41Y3 Human Adaptability
Exclusion: (ANTB44)
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or BIOA03Y [ANTB15 is highly
recommended]
ANTC49H3 Law and Society
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y or ANTB20Y or permission of
the instructor
ANTC64H3 The Anthropology of Food: Consuming Passions
Exclusion: (ANTB56), (ANTC56)
Prerequisite: ANTA01Y & one full-course equivalent
at the B- or C-level in Anthropology
ANTD01H3 The Anthropology of the Body
Prerequisites: ANTC11 or ANTC61 or ANTC05 or permission
of the instructor
ANTD02H3 Background
to Modern Archaeology: Settlement Patterns
Exclusion: (ANTC44)
Prerequisites: Any B-level course in Archaeology
or related disciplines
ANTD11H3
The Concept of Race in Anthropology
Exclusion: (ANTC43)
Prerequisites: ANTB15 or one C-level course in Anthropology
ANTD16H3 Biomedical Anthropology
Exclusion: (ANTC45)
Prerequisite: ANTC51 and one C-level full-course
equivalent in Physical Anthropology
ANTD23H3 Ethnomedicine
Exclusion: (ANTC46)
Prerequisites: ANTC61H or permission of the instructor
[ANTC25 & ANTC11 are highly recommended]
ANTD24H3 Theory
and Methodology in Social/Cultural Anthropology
Exclusion: (ANTC16), (ANTC17)
Prerequisite: [ANTA01Y & ANTB20Y] or [permission
of the instructor]
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