Anthropology & Archaeology

Welcome to the Anthropology Department at the St. George campus! 

WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? 

Anthropology is concerned with the unity and diversity of humanity (and related primates) and of human culture and society from a comparative and global perspective. Anthropology students at the University of Toronto can study human biology and evolution; human behaviour from its first appearance in the archaeological record to the first appearance of writing; language and society; Anthropology of health, and the diversity of human culture in today’s world. It studies past and present human experiences in social, cultural, and evolutionary contexts. 

STRENGTHS 

• We have 9 program options ranging from Specialist, Major, and Minor in all of our sub-fields
• Over 500 students enrolled
• Field courses - One unique feature of our programs is the opportunity to engage in hands-on field research – our field courses range from participating in an archaeological dig in Archaeology to ethnographic fieldwork in Social-Cultural Anthropology

PROGRAM AREAS 

• Archaeology
• Society, Culture and Language
• Evolutionary Anthropology
• Environmental Anthropology

We also offer a Focus in Medical Anthropology