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Kwantlen Polytechnic University Calendar  2014-15  Faculty of Arts  Anthropology: Bachelor of Arts Major and Minor

Anthropology: Bachelor of Arts Major and Minor

Description

Anthropology is a broad discipline because its subject matter is the entirety of human diversity. Anthropologists contribute to an understanding of the human condition through interpretations of human biological and cultural variation. Anthropology is often divided into four sub-fields. Archaeology examines the past using material remains, including artifacts, skeletal material, and architecture. Social and cultural anthropology is concerned with contemporary human societies throughout the world, and their complex inter-and intra-relationships. Linguistic anthropology* examines diversity in language, including historical migrations and relationships between languages. Biological anthropology concerns human biological evolution and biological variation, including skeletal and genetic, and the interaction between human biology and our environments.

KPU anthropology students work toward leadership-based careers integrated with local and global communities. Students will cultivate and demonstrate skills in inter- and intra-cultural communication, analysis, and both scientific and humanistic methodology.

The goal of the Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Program at KPU is to prepare students for life, work, and research in diverse local communities, in a knowledge- and information-based economy for a world that is increasingly globally interconnected.

KPU is a participant of the BCCAT Flexible Pre-major transfer agreement for Anthropology. For detailed information pertaining to the Flexible Pre-Major in Anthropology, please visit KPU's Anthropology department's website.

*Note: The Anthropology Department at KPU does not currently offer courses in Linguistic Anthropology. Students are encouraged to take these courses through the Department of Modern Languages at KPU.

Career Opportunities

A Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology is directly applicable in employment fields such as market research, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and development studies, business, community liaison, legal careers, criminal investigation, environmental assessment and management, teaching, and health care, among many others. We anticipate our graduates will use skills developed during an anthropology degree throughout the rest of their careers. Our current anthropology field school involves direct interaction at a high level with First Nations communities and anthropology professionals, and has been endorsed by the British Columbia Association of Professional Archaeologists, the first such endorsement in Canada. Our program is also designed to give students a solid foundation for entry into graduate programs.

Program Admission Requirements

In addition to KPU's General university admission requirements, including the undergraduate-level English Proficiency Requirement, the following program admission requirements apply:

Year One Admission:

Year Three Admission:

Qualifying Year

Students who do not qualify upon initial application to KPU may be eligible for entry to the Qualifying Year. Students who possess at least a 'C' in English 12 (or equivalent) and a passing grade in either Pre-Calculus 11, Principles of Math 11, Foundations of Mathematics 11, Applications of Math 12 (or equivalents) will be able to apply for entry to the BA Qualifying Year. Students will be admitted to the BA program in the second year provided they have successfully completed appropriate qualifying courses. Other applicants who do not qualify are encouraged to consult an Educational Advisor for the appropriate qualifying courses that satisfy the application criteria.

Program Continuance Requirements

Current BA students must meet the following requirements to continue into their 3rd year of study. Registration access to third or fourth year courses is first awarded to students who have completed the following:

Program Requirements

Students are projected to complete the BA in Anthropology 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

1000 Level

Students are required to complete the following courses:
  ANTH 1100 Social & Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 1200 Biological Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 1300 Archaeology 3 credits
Recommended:
  ANTH 1217 Forensic Anthropology 3 credits
Notes:

ANTH 1217 is the pre-requisite for ANTH 2217, 3220, and other upper level courses.

Completion of the courses listed above with a minimum grade of 'C' will fulfill prerequisites to 2000-level Anthropology courses.

2000 Level

Students are required to complete 3 credits of the following methods courses:
  ANTH 2100 Method and Ethics in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 2217 Forensic Methods & Analysis 3 credits
  ANTH 2300 Archaeological Methods 3 credits
Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 additional ANTH credits at the 2000 level:
  ANTH 2120 Cross-Cultural Women's and Gender Studies 3 credits
  ANTH 2133 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft 3 credits
  ANTH 2140 First Nations Cultures of B.C. 3 credits
  ANTH 2142 First Nations Cultures of Canada 3 credits
  ANTH 2160 Culture and Environment 3 credits
  ANTH 2163 Culture, Health and Healing 3 credits
  ANTH 2190 Non-Governmental Organizations in Context 3 credits
  ANTH 2310 Archaeology of Death 3 credits
  ANTH 2320 Archaeology of the Old World 3 credits
  ANTH 2340 Archaeology of the Americas 3 credits

3000 Level

Students are required to complete 3 credits of the following theory courses:
  ANTH 3100 Anthropological Theory 3 credits
  ANTH 3300 Archaeological Theory 3 credits
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 additional ANTH credits at the 3000 level:
  ANTH 3130 Sikh Culture, Religion and Society 3 credits
  ANTH 3168 Deviance Across Cultures 3 credits
  ANTH 3188 Visual Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3190 Non-Governmental Organizations in Practice 3 credits
  ANTH 3220 Human Osteology 3 credits
  ANTH 3242 A Survey of the Primates 3 credits
  ANTH 3301 Archaeological Methods for Cultural Resource Management 3 credits
  ANTH 3330 East Asian Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3340 British Columbia Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3361 Archaeology Field Studies 6 credits
  ANTH 3500 Directed Readings in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3501 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3502 Special Topics in Biological Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3503 Special Topics in Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3510 Anthropology of Genocide 3 credits
Notes:

4000 Level

Students are required to complete a minimum of 9 credits of Anthropology at the 4000 level:
  ANTH 4101 Contemporary Readings in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 4500 Culture, Community, and Well-Being 3 credits
  ANTH 4501 Selected Problems in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 4502 Regional Focus in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 4510 Applied Research in Anthropology 3 credits
Notes:
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: ANTH 2100, 2120, 2133, 2140, 2142, 2160, 2163, 2190, 2310, 3100, 3130, 3168, 3188, 3190, 3500, 3501, 3510, 4101, 4500, 4501, and 4502.

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: ANTH 2217, 2300, 2310, 2320, 2340, 3220, 3242, 3300, 3301, 3330, 3340, 3361, 3500, 3502, 3503, 3510, 4500, 4501, 4502, and 4510.

Anthropology Minor

The Minor in Anthropology enables students to acquire skills and a well-rounded knowledge base in both the general discipline of anthropology and a specific sub-field of study (i.e., archaeology and biological anthropology, or cultural anthropology) that suits their individual interests.

It is our intention that these requirements provide students with employability skills that include:

  1. critical thinking skills;
  2. cross-cultural and historical awareness in a multicultural society affected by globalization;
  3. the ability to apply abstract ideas to deal with specific issues or problems;
  4. practical and cross-cultural experience in the areas of archaeological, forensic, and ethnographic research

1000 Level

Students are required to complete all of the following courses:
  ANTH 1100 Social & Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 1200 Biological Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 1300 Archaeology 3 credits
Recommended:
  ANTH 1217 Forensic Anthropology 3 credits
Notes:

ANTH 1217 is the prerequisite for ANTH 2217 and 3220.

Completion of the courses listed above with a minimum GPA of 2.0 will fulfill prerequisites to all 2000-level Anthropology courses.

2000 Level

Students are required to complete 3 credits of the following methods courses:
  ANTH 2100 Method and Ethics in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 2217 Forensic Methods & Analysis 3 credits
  ANTH 2300 Archaeological Methods 3 credits
Students are required to complete a minimum of 6 additional ANTH credits at the 2000 level.
  ANTH 2120 Cross-Cultural Women's and Gender Studies 3 credits
  ANTH 2133 Religion, Magic and Witchcraft 3 credits
  ANTH 2140 First Nations Cultures of B.C. 3 credits
  ANTH 2142 First Nations Cultures of Canada 3 credits
  ANTH 2160 Culture and the Environment 3 credits
  ANTH 2163 Culture, Health and Well-Being 3 credits
  ANTH 2310 Archaeology of Death 3 credits
  ANTH 2320 Archaeology of the Old World 3 credits
  ANTH 2340 Archaeology of the Americas 3 credits

3000 Level

Students are required to complete 3 credits of the following theory courses:
  ANTH 3100 Anthropological Theory 3 credits
  ANTH 3300 Archaeological Theory 3 credits
Students are required to complete a minimum of 9 additional ANTH credits at the 3000 level:
  ANTH 3130 Sikh Culture, Religion and Society 3 credits
  ANTH 3168 Deviance Across Cultures 3 credits
  ANTH 3188 Visual Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3220 Human Osteology 3 credits
  ANTH 3242 A Survey of the Primates 3 credits
  ANTH 3301 Archaeological Methods for Cultural Resource Management 3 credits
  ANTH 3330 East Asian Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3340 British Columbia Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3361 Archaeology Field Studies 6 credits
  ANTH 3500 Directed Readings in Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3501 Special Topics in Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3502 Special Topics in Biological Anthropology 3 credits
  ANTH 3503 Special Topics in Archaeology 3 credits
  ANTH 3510 Anthropology of Genocide 3 credits
Notes:

4000 Level

Required Course:
  ANTH 4500 Culture, Community, and Well-Being 3 credits
Notes:
Anthropology Minor with a Cultural Anthropology Focus

For an Anthropology Minor with a focus on cultural anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings: ANTH 2100, 2120, 2133, 2140, 2142, 2160, 2163, 2190, 2310, 3100, 3130, 3168, 3188, 3190, 3500, 3501, 3510, 4500.

Anthropology Minor with an Archaeology & Biological Anthropology Focus

For an Anthropology Minor with a focus on archaeology and biological anthropology, students are advised to choose from the following course offerings: ANTH 2217, 2300, 2310, 2320, 2340, 3220, 3242, 3300, 3330, 3340, 3361, 3500, 3502, 3503, 3510, 4500.

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.  

Upon successful completion of the minor as part of a Bachelor of Arts program, transcripts will indicate a Minor in Anthropology.

Last Updated: Jun 4, 2014

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