Department of Sociology and Anthropology
(Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences)
613.520.2582
http://carleton.ca/socanth
This section presents the requirements for programs in:
- Anthropology B.A. Honours
- Anthropology B.A. Combined Honours
- Anthropology B.A. General
- Specialization in Globalization, Culture and Power B.G.In.S. Honours
- Stream in Globalization, Culture and Power B.G.In.S. General
- Minor in Anthropology
Program Requirements
Bachelor of Arts
Anthropology
B.A. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits): | ||
1. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
or ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
2. 2.0 credits in: | 2.0 | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
ANTH 4900 [1.0] | Honours Research Paper in Anthropology (with a minimum 9.0 GPA or permission of instructor, or 1.0 credit in ANTH courses at the ANTH 3000-level or above) | |
3. 1.0 credit from: ANTH 2600 series | 1.0 | |
4. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
ANTH 3005 [0.5] | Ethnographic Research Methods | |
ANTH 3007 [0.5] | History of Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 3008 [0.5] | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | |
5. 1.5 credits in ANTH at the 1000 level and above | 1.5 | |
6. 1.0 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000 or above | 1.0 | |
7. 1.5 credits in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 4000 or 5000 Level | 1.5 | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (11.0 credits): | ||
7. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
SOCI 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Sociology I | |
8. 8.0 credits not in SOCI or ANTH | 8.0 | |
9. 2.5 credits in free electives | 2.5 | |
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Anthropology
B.A. Combined Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Anthropology Major CGPA (7.0 credits): | ||
1. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
or ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
2. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
3. 1.0 credit from ANTH 2600 series | 1.0 | |
4. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
ANTH 3005 [0.5] | Ethnographic Research Methods | |
ANTH 3007 [0.5] | History of Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 3008 [0.5] | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | |
5. 0.5 credit in ANTH at the 1000-level and above | 0.5 | |
6. 0.5 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000 or above | 0.5 | |
7. 1.0 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 4000 or 5000 level | 1.0 | |
8. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
ANTH 4900 [1.0] | Honours Research Paper in Anthropology (with a minimum 9.0 GPA or permission of instructor, or 1.0 credit in ANTH courses at the ANTH 3000-level or above.) | |
or | ||
1.0 credit in ANTH at the 1000-level or higher if an Honours Essay is completed in the other discipline | ||
B. Additional Requirements (13.0 credits): | 13.0 | |
9. The requirements for the other discipline must be satisfied | ||
10. Sufficient credits in free electives to make 20.0 credits for the degree | ||
11. Students are required to complete an Honours Essay. In those cases where the second discipline does not require an Honours Essay, alternative arrangements may be considered by the Co-ordinator of Honours (Anthropology) | ||
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Anthropology
B.A. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (6.0 credits) | ||
1. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
2. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
3. 1.0 credit from ANTH 2600 series | 1.0 | |
4. 1.5 credits in: | 1.5 | |
ANTH 3005 [0.5] | Ethnographic Research Methods | |
ANTH 3007 [0.5] | History of Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 3008 [0.5] | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | |
5. 1.5 credits in ANTH at the 1000-level or above | 1.5 | |
6. 0.5 credit in ANTH and/or SOCI at the 2000-level or above | 0.5 | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (9.0 credits) | ||
7. 0.5 credit in: | 0.5 | |
SOCI 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Sociology I | |
8. 6.0 credits not in ANTH or SOCI | 7.0 | |
9. 2.5 credits in free electives | 1.5 | |
Total Credits | 15.0 |
Bachelor of Global and International Studies (B.G.In.S.)
Note: Details regarding graduation requirements, the international experience requirement, and the language requirement for the B.G.In.S. degree can be found at the B.G.In.S. program page.
Specialization in Globalization, Culture and Power
B.G.In.S. Honours (20.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (12.0 credits) | ||
1. 4.5 credits in: Core Courses | 4.5 | |
GINS 1000 [0.5] | Global History | |
GINS 1010 [0.5] | International Law and Politics | |
GINS 1020 [0.5] | Ethnography, Globalization and Culture | |
GINS 2000 [0.5] | Ethics and Globalization | |
GINS 2010 [0.5] | Globalization and International Economic Issues | |
GINS 2020 [0.5] | Global Literatures | |
GINS 3010 [0.5] | Global and International Theory | |
GINS 3020 [0.5] | Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change | |
GINS 4090 [0.5] | Honours Seminar in Global and International Studies | |
2. 0.0 credit in: International Experience Requirement Preparation | ||
GINS 1300 [0.0] | International Experience Requirement Preparation | |
3. 7.5 credits in: the Specialization | 7.5 | |
a. 2.0 credits in: Foundations | ||
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
or ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
ANTH 3005 [0.5] | Ethnographic Research Methods | |
b. 1.0 credit from: Culture and Globalization | ||
ANTH 2850 [0.5] | Development and Underdevelopment | |
ANTH 3010 [0.5] | Language, Culture, and Globalization | |
ANTH 3027 [0.5] | Studies in Globalization and Human Rights | |
ANTH 3040 [0.5] | The Global Middle Class | |
ANTH 3045 [0.5] | Children and Childhood in a Globalized World | |
ANTH 4005 [0.5] | Health and Globalization | |
ANTH 4109 [0.5] | Ethnography, Gender and Globalization | |
ANTH 4355 [0.5] | Anthropology of Natural Resources | |
ANTH 4560 [0.5] | Economic Anthropology | |
ANTH 4750 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Globalization and Citizenship | |
GEOG 2300 [0.5] | Space, Place and Culture | |
GEOG 3021 [0.5] | Geographies of Culture and Identity | |
c. 1.0 credit from: Ethnography | ||
ANTH 2610 [0.5] | Studies in Indigenous Peoples of North America: Current Issues in Anthropological Research | |
ANTH 2620 [0.5] | Ethnography of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
ANTH 2630 [0.5] | Studies in Asian Societies: Current Issues in Anthropological Research | |
ANTH 2635 [0.5] | Tradition and Modernity in the Pacific | |
ANTH 2640 [0.5] | Andean Ethnography | |
ANTH 2650 [0.5] | Ethnography of Mesoamerica | |
ANTH 2660 [0.5] | Ethnography of North Africa | |
ANTH 2670 [0.5] | Ethnography of Brazil | |
ANTH 2680 [0.5] | Anthropology of "Mainstream" North America | |
ANTH 2690 [0.5] | Ethnography of a Selected Area | |
d. 2.0 credits from: Topical Explorations in Anthropology | ||
ANTH 2020 [0.5] | Race and Ethnicity | |
ANTH 2040 [0.5] | Anthropology and Gender | |
ANTH 2080 [0.5] | Humans/Animals: the More-than-Human in Anthropology | |
ANTH 2510 [0.5] | Theories of Human Nature | |
ANTH 3007 [0.5] | History of Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 3008 [0.5] | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | |
ANTH 3020 [0.5] | Studies in Race and Ethnicity | |
ANTH 3025 [0.5] | Anthropology and Human Rights | |
ANTH 3310 [0.5] | Studies in Medical Anthropology | |
ANTH 3355 [0.5] | Anthropology and the Environment | |
ANTH 3550 [0.5] | Studies in Visual Anthropology | |
ANTH 3570 [0.5] | Studies in Art, Culture and Society | |
ANTH 3580 [0.5] | Anthropology of Material Culture and Museums | |
ANTH 3600 [0.5] | Studies in Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples | |
ANTH 3800 [0.5] | Studies in Applied and Participatory Anthropology | |
ANTH 4006 [0.5] | Decolonizing Methodologies in the 21st Century: Practicing Engaged Anthropology | |
ANTH 4007 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Anthropological Theory and Methods | |
ANTH 4020 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity | |
ANTH 4215 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Anthropology (topic with global focus) | |
ANTH 4225 [0.5] | Selected Topics in Anthropology (topic with global focus) | |
ANTH 4500 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Culture and Symbols | |
ANTH 4550 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Visual Anthropology | |
ANTH 4610 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Indigenous Peoples | |
ANTH 4620 [0.5] | Advanced Studies in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Issues in Anthropological Research | |
e. 1.5 credits in Core Honours Seminars | ||
ANTH 4730 [0.5] | Colonialism and Post-Colonialism | |
ANTH 4590 [1.0] | Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits) | ||
4. 8.0 Credits in: Free Electives | 8.0 | |
C. Additional Requirements | ||
5. The International Experience requirement must be met. | ||
6. The Language requirement must be met. | ||
Total Credits | 20.0 |
Stream in Globalization, Culture and Power
B.G.In.S. General (15.0 credits)
A. Credits Included in the Major CGPA (8.0 credits): | ||
1. 4.0 credits in: Core Courses | 4.0 | |
GINS 1000 [0.5] | Global History | |
GINS 1010 [0.5] | International Law and Politics | |
GINS 1020 [0.5] | Ethnography, Globalization and Culture | |
GINS 2000 [0.5] | Ethics and Globalization | |
GINS 2010 [0.5] | Globalization and International Economic Issues | |
GINS 2020 [0.5] | Global Literatures | |
GINS 3010 [0.5] | Global and International Theory | |
GINS 3020 [0.5] | Places, Boundaries, Movements and Global Environmental Change | |
2. 4.0 credits from: the Stream | 4.0 | |
a. Foundations | ||
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
ANTH 3005 [0.5] | Ethnographic Research Methods | |
b. Culture and Globalization | ||
ANTH 2850 [0.5] | Development and Underdevelopment | |
ANTH 3010 [0.5] | Language, Culture, and Globalization | |
ANTH 3027 [0.5] | Studies in Globalization and Human Rights | |
ANTH 3040 [0.5] | The Global Middle Class | |
ANTH 3045 [0.5] | Children and Childhood in a Globalized World | |
GEOG 2300 [0.5] | Space, Place and Culture | |
GEOG 3021 [0.5] | Geographies of Culture and Identity | |
c. Ethnography | ||
ANTH 2610 [0.5] | Studies in Indigenous Peoples of North America: Current Issues in Anthropological Research | |
ANTH 2620 [0.5] | Ethnography of Sub-Saharan Africa | |
ANTH 2630 [0.5] | Studies in Asian Societies: Current Issues in Anthropological Research | |
ANTH 2635 [0.5] | Tradition and Modernity in the Pacific | |
ANTH 2640 [0.5] | Andean Ethnography | |
ANTH 2650 [0.5] | Ethnography of Mesoamerica | |
ANTH 2660 [0.5] | Ethnography of North Africa | |
ANTH 2670 [0.5] | Ethnography of Brazil | |
ANTH 2680 [0.5] | Anthropology of "Mainstream" North America | |
ANTH 2690 [0.5] | Ethnography of a Selected Area | |
d. Topical Explorations in Anthropology | ||
ANTH 2020 [0.5] | Race and Ethnicity | |
ANTH 2040 [0.5] | Anthropology and Gender | |
ANTH 2080 [0.5] | Humans/Animals: the More-than-Human in Anthropology | |
ANTH 2510 [0.5] | Theories of Human Nature | |
ANTH 3007 [0.5] | History of Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 3008 [0.5] | Contemporary Theories in Anthropology | |
ANTH 3020 [0.5] | Studies in Race and Ethnicity | |
ANTH 3025 [0.5] | Anthropology and Human Rights | |
ANTH 3310 [0.5] | Studies in Medical Anthropology | |
ANTH 3355 [0.5] | Anthropology and the Environment | |
ANTH 3550 [0.5] | Studies in Visual Anthropology | |
ANTH 3570 [0.5] | Studies in Art, Culture and Society | |
ANTH 3580 [0.5] | Anthropology of Material Culture and Museums | |
ANTH 3600 [0.5] | Studies in Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples | |
ANTH 3800 [0.5] | Studies in Applied and Participatory Anthropology | |
B. Credits Not Included in the Major CGPA (7.0 credits): | ||
3. 7.0 credits in: Free Electives | 7.0 | |
C. Additional Requirements | ||
4. The Langauge requirement must be met. | ||
Total Credits | 15.0 |
Minor
Minor in Anthropology
Open to all undergraduate degree students in programs other than Anthropology or the B.G.In.S. Specialization or Stream in Globalization, Culture and Power. Students in any Sociology major should select courses carefully if they wish to use courses from the major in their minor Anthropology. Such students should always consult the department.
Requirements | ||
1. 0.5 credit from: | 0.5 | |
ANTH 1001 [0.5] | Introduction to Anthropology | |
or ANTH 1002 [0.5] | Introduction to Issues in Anthropology | |
2. 1.0 credit in: | 1.0 | |
ANTH 2001 [1.0] | Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology | |
3. 2.5 credits in ANTH at the 2000-level or above | 2.5 | |
4. The remaining requirements of the major discipline(s) and degree must be satisfied. | ||
Total Credits | 4.0 |
Anthropology (ANTH) Courses
Introduction to Anthropology
An examination of a range of anthropological approaches to the study of humankind and culture; may include discussions of human evolution, the study of cultures and societies past and present, and the study of language and symbolism.
Lectures/discussions three hours a week.
Introduction to Issues in Anthropology
Examination of anthropological issues in the study of social institutions such as the family, economy, politics and belief systems. Debates about gender, development, cultural differences, health and the environment may also be examined.
Lectures/discussions three hours a week.
Foundations in Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Exploration of basic anthropological concepts and analytical strategies through case studies. Emphasis on socio-cultural diversity as documented by ethnographic research with attention to the role of culture in articulating gender, kinship, economic and political relations.
Race and Ethnicity
Introduction to some of the recent theoretical literature and research on the issues of race, racism and ethnicity. Concepts, controversies and definitions dealing with race and ethnicity from the Canadian context and internationally.
Anthropology and Gender
The study of gender in anthropology, including its theoretical, cross-cultural and ethnographic aspects. Emphasis on gender as a sociocultural process that is at once discursive and embodied, and that varies in distinct cultural, socio-historical, geopolitical, and economic contexts.
Lectures and workshop three hours a week.
Girlhood in Contemporary Contexts: Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives
Drawing on anthropological and sociological approaches, students will explore girls’ lives in diverse cultural, political, economic, and social contexts. Topics may include: movement and migration, education, media, imaging and humanitarianism, consumerism, agency and activism, health, and violence.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Two hour lecture plus one hour tutorial per week.
Psychological Anthropology
Exploration of the relative and the universal in relations between the psychological self and the cultural environment. Topics may include anthropology of psychiatric institutions and practices, the cultural relativity of emotions, the self in everyday life and ritual.
Humans/Animals: the More-than-Human in Anthropology
Examination of relationships between humans and animals in the anthropological canon, including: multispecies ethnography, the role of the ‘more than human’ in Indigenous legal orders, posthumanist and STS theory, relationships between humans and animals and other non-human entities in the Anthropocene.
Culture and Symbols
The representation and construction of culture through symbols. Topics may include material culture, rituals, archetypes, myths and mythmaking.
Lectures and workshop three hours a week.
Theories of Human Nature
Critical, cross-cultural exploration of theories of human nature. Begins with a survey of western anthropological models of human consciousness and examines scientific, philosophical and religious perspectives with reference to ethnographic research on myth, religion and science produced by western and non-western cultures.
Religion and Society
Cross-cultural survey of religious institutions, focusing on theories and methodologies in the study of religion. Topics may include myth, totemism, cults, ritual, belief systems, altered states of consciousness, new religious and/or new age movements and the relationship of religion with other social institutions and processes.
Studies in Indigenous Peoples of North America: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
Examination of a range of issues related to particular indigenous communities and regions of North America. Topics include political, socio-economic, and cultural transformations, Aboriginal title and rights, collaborative research, and other topics relevant to indigenous communities and indigenous - non-indigenous relations.
Lecture/discussion groups three hours a week.
Ethnography of Sub-Saharan Africa
Examination of selected areas of contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa through current anthropological research. Topics may include war and displacement, religion, politics, international development, history, popular culture, colonialism, witchcraft, health and kinship.
Lecture/discussion groups three hours a week.
Studies in Asian Societies: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
Examination of contemporary Asia through anthropological research. Topics may include cultural practices, religion, health issues, economics, politics, history, colonialism and social change. Emphasis will vary by sub-region from year to year, e.g., focusing on South, East or Southeast Asia.
Tradition and Modernity in the Pacific
Relationships between contemporary Pacific societies and the rest of the world. Topics may include colonialism and its aftermaths, cultural revival, mining, Christianity, alternative modernities, diasporas, and indigenous media.
Andean Ethnography
Ethnographic survey of the Andes. The formation of “indigenous” communities and their relation to urban centres and nation-states. Topics may include state formation, social movements, agrarian reform, political economy of food, class, ethnicity and racism, rural-urban migration, community.
Ethnography of Mesoamerica
Ethnographic survey of Mexico and Guatemala focusing on a variety of rural and urban communities throughout the area with emphasis on indigenous groups. Topics may include nationalism, ethnicity, social organization, gender, cosmology and material culture.
Ethnography of North Africa
Introduction to societies and cultures of North Africa. Topics may include: history and socio-cultural role of Islam, the relations between Arabs and Berbers, ethnography of religious institutions, ritual practices, everyday life, gender, colonialism and post-colonialism, problems of state and religion.
Ethnography of Brazil
Examination of selected areas of contemporary Brazil through current anthropological research. Topics may include: processes of nation-formation, colonialism, gender and sexuality, race and racism, health, everyday life, urban ethnography, popular culture, social movements, and institutions such as religion, the family and the state.
Anthropology of "Mainstream" North America
Examination of contemporary North American society. Topics may include social class, success myths, schooling, immigration, cities, the self, television, romance, youth sub cultures; how what is seen as “mainstream” is determined.
Ethnography of a Selected Area
Ethnography of a selected area. Area to be announced.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Selected topics in anthropology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Selected topics in anthropology not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Development and Underdevelopment
International development and its socio-cultural practices with consequences at local, national and international levels. Topics may include modernization, dependency, globalization, and development as discourse, political ecology, gender, indigenous knowledge, social movements, and non-governmental organizations.
Course-Related Tutorials in Anthropology
Consult the Department for information.
Course-Related Tutorials in Anthropology
Consult the department for information.
Ethnographic Research Methods
Exploration of methodological issues in ethnographic research through lectures, discussion and individual research projects. Research design, ethical review, participant observation, ethnographic interviewing, writing and analyzing fieldnotes, and examining how a researcher's subject position and relation to the community under study influence the creation of ethnographic knowledge.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2001 [1.0].
Lectures three hours a week.
History of Anthropological Theory
Analysis of the development of anthropological thought since the end of the eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century. The development of various theoretical approaches within their historical, social, intellectual and biographical contexts. The implications of these issues may be explored through ethnographies.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2001 [1.0].
Lectures three hours a week.
Contemporary Theories in Anthropology
Contemporary trends in anthropological analyses. Discussion of anthropological theory in its contemporary, interdisciplinary context.
Prerequisite(s): ANTH 2001.
Lecture/discussion groups three hours per week.
Language, Culture, and Globalization
Theoretical and methodological contributions of anthropology to the study of communicative practices in a variety of social and cultural contexts. Language practices, ideologies, and globalization as they intersect with culture, power, race, ethnicity, indigeneity, gender, nationhood and political economy.
Lecture three hours per week.
Studies in Race and Ethnicity
Race, racism and ethnicity in Canada and internationally. Critical perspectives on race and ethnicity as they intersect with other social relations. Racism, Eurocentrism, Orientalism, nationalism, colonialism, international migration, citizenship, and diasporic cultures.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lectures three hours a week.
Anthropology and Human Rights
Examines the concepts of “cultural relativism” and “universalism.” What are human rights? Who has them? How do notions of “human rights” evolve? What about other, non-Western concepts of “individual,” “collectivity,” “rights” and “responsibilities”? What about human rights violations and abuses?.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Globalization and Human Rights
Examination of the various dimensions and meanings of globalization and its relationship with human rights. Main emphasis will be on the implications of the emerging global economy for economic, social, political and cultural rights.
Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit 2000-level ANTH, or SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 [1.0], or HUMR 1001 [1.0].
Lectures three hours a week.
Science, Culture and Society: Social Studies of Science
Principal theories and methods used by Science and Technology Studies scholars to examine the social construction of scientific knowledge. Topics may include the demarcation of science from non-science, the relationship between experts and laypersons, and the study of scientific controversies.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Information Systems and Social Power
Knowledge/power relations in historical and comparative perspective, with attention to information devices, techniques, and practices.
Lecture three hours a week.
The Global Middle Class
The growing numbers of people who could be considered “middle class” are central to both “cultural” and “economic” globalization. This course examines what it means to be middle class theoretically, historically, and cross-culturally.
Lecture/discussion groups three hours a week.
Children and Childhood in a Globalized World
A socio-historical and cross-cultural exploration of constructions, deconstructions, and the experience of childhood in Canada and internationally. Compulsory schooling, child labour, protection and regulation in law, the commodification and equalization of childhood, children's social movements, and the emergence of children's rights discourses.
Prerequisite(s): 0.5 credit ANTH, or SOCI 1001 and SOCI 1002, or SOCI 1003 and third-year standing.
Lecture three hours a week.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Topics not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Lecture three hours a week.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Topics not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topics varies from year to year. Check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Medical Anthropology
Cross-cultural study of the body, illness, healing, health and well-being. Sociocultural factors in the causation, diagnosis, management and meaning of illness. Biocultural and political-economic dimensions of ill health. Ritual and symbolic healing. Ethical concerns and public health applications of anthropology.
Lecture three hours a week.
Anthropology and the Environment
Environmental concerns affect everyone, unevenly. How does anthropology illuminate the cultural, social, political and ecological differentiation resulting from and constituting environmental processes? The range of responses considered may address issues of resource access and exploitation, as well as transnational transformations in the concept of nature.
Lectures three hours a week.
Jokes, Humor, Laughter
Anthropological inquiries into the phenomenon of humor. Psychoanalytic, semiotic and phenomenological perspectives are applied to ethnographic materials from a variety of cultural contexts.
Ritual
Cross-cultural study of ritual, religious and secular, its role in various social processes and relation to other activities. Exploration of variability of ritual and the range of theories that have been developed to account for what ritual does, including intellectualist,functionalist and performative.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Studies in Visual Anthropology
Examination of the anthropological experience as reflected in film/video and still photography. A number of problems are considered, including selectivity, bias, the effect of the observer's presence, and problems in reconstructing past events in film. Issues of media-literacy will be examined.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Art, Culture and Society
Thematic investigation of genres, forms and styles of art, culture and society. Topics may include current debates on social structure and artistic creativity; ideology, cultural memory and politics, patronage and art; cross-cultural representations, taste, social mobility and art; modernism and the avant-garde.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Anthropology of Material Culture and Museums
How diverse societies are materialized in a wide range of cultural materials from clothing, housing and memorials to more ephemeral materializations such as food, gardens, dance, ritual props and music-making. Emphasis on museum practices and the cultural politics of display.
Lectures and discussion three hours a week.
Studies in Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples
Problems in the interpretation and analysis of various forms of encounters between indigenous peoples and colonizing powers will be examined. Topics may include patterns and practices of contact, cultural syncretism, conquest, domination, relations of ruling, cultural hegemony, resistance and non-compliance.
Prerequisite(s): second-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Lecture three hours a week.
Studies in Applied and Participatory Anthropology
History, significant approaches, and key topics of applied anthropology and participatory research. Participatory and non-participatory anthropological research on social problems within activities of intervention, which may include policy processes, development projects, evaluation exercises, impact assessments, and advocacy work.
Lecture three hours a week.
Course-Related Tutorials in Anthropology
Consult the Department for information.
Course-Related Tutorials in Anthropology
Consult the Department for information.
Co-operative Work Term
Field Placement in Anthropology
Students spend up to one day a week participating in a research organization, and prepare a report on their placement experience. Consult the Honours Anthropology Co-ordinator.
Health and Globalization
An anthropological examination of the health impacts of global processes, relationships, and movements. May include topics such as economic development and disease, migration and health, medical tourism, transnational reproduction, and the global circulation of bodies, organs, medical technologies, drugs, and pathogens.
Seminar three hours a week.
Decolonizing Methodologies in the 21st Century: Practicing Engaged Anthropology
Examination of the breadth of critical literature on ‘decolonizing methodologies’ within and adjacent to anthropology in the 20th and 21st centuries. The course will equip students with an in-depth understanding of critiques of the discipline’s methods and ethics while practicing an engaged anthropology.
Seminar three hours per week.
Advanced Studies in Anthropological Theory and Methods
The course examines debates in theory and methodology currently facing the discipline through a survey of leading-edge issues and approaches.
Seminar three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Race and Ethnicity
An advanced seminar that explores selected topics in race and ethnicity in an international context. Specific topics will vary according to instructors' research interests.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Science and Technology Studies: Selected Topics
The course is concerned with broadening students’ understanding of Science and Technology Studies (STS) by focusing on a relevant topic. Topics may vary from year to year. Students should check with the Department regarding the topic offered.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Ethnography, Gender and Globalization
Intersections of gender and globalization; ethnographic focus on how the movements of people, goods, ideas, and capital are transforming existing formations of gender and sexualities. Topics and approaches may vary from year to year.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 5109, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
War, Security and Citizenship
Critical theoretical and multidisciplinary examination of violent conflict, security and citizenship. How wars produce a variety of abject and new subjects, create and reproduce citizenship hierarchies, and expand and contract citizenship entitlements.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Topics not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the department regarding the topic offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Selected Topics in Anthropology
Topics not ordinarily treated in the regular course program. The choice of topic varies from year to year. Check with the department regarding the topic offered.
Seminar three hours a week.
Anthropology of Natural Resources
Anthropology of natural resources. Topics may include economies, ecologies, cultural and social dynamics of fishing, forestry, lands, mining, oil, wildlife, at varying analytical scales, including a critical examination of the term “natural resource” itself.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 5355, for which additional credit is precluded.
Lectures and discussions three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Culture and Symbols
Contemporary debates in theory and methods regarding analysis of the symbolic processes.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Visual Anthropology
Exploration of media representations of the cultural other through student projects based on contemporary anthropological analysis of cross-cultural multimedia: video, photography, mapping and the Internet. The role of media in the dissemination of anthropological research and as the subject of anthropological analysis.
Seminar three hours a week.
Economic Anthropology
Anthropology’s holistic, comparative and critical contribution to the study of livelihood. How practices and understandings of production, circulation, consumption, and property vary cross-culturally. Relevant theoretical debates including those among formalist (neo-classical), substantivist, Marxist, and interpretive approaches over the applicability of capitalist thinking.
Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as ANTH 5560, for which additional credit is precluded.
Seminar three hours a week.
Capstone Seminar in Globalization, Culture, and Power
This course is dedicated to developing individual student research projects. Through seminar discussions, these student projects will benefit from an introduction to research design and methodologies, analysis and interpretation, as well as issues surrounding ethics, representation, and knowledge production.
Seminar three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Indigenous Peoples
This research-based seminar focuses on specific conceptual and methodological issues pertaining to contemporary anthropological research involving Indigenous peoples and communities. Topical focus may vary from year to year.
Seminar three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Contemporary Sub-Saharan Africa: Current Issues in Anthropological Research
Research-based seminar that explores the issues and debates related to anthropological research in contemporary sub-Saharan Africa with emphasis on theoretical, methodological, analytical, ethical, practical and applied problems in anthropological research in that area.
Seminar three hours a week.
Colonialism and Post-Colonialism
Comparative ethnographic and historical approaches to colonialism including topics such as the formation of colonial regimes, colonial governmentality, servile labour systems, missionization, anti-colonial resistance, cultural hybridization and post-colonial memory. Exploration of debates over the relation between colonialism and the production of social scientific knowledge.
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the instructor.
Seminar three hours a week.
Advanced Studies in Globalization and Citizenship
Selected topics on the confluence of processes of globalization, development and citizenship. Examination of debates about the meaning and impact of globalization on patterns of inequality and citizenship both internationally and within Canada, and about strategies for progressive development.
Anthropology of Personhood
Exploration of anthropological approaches to personhood and diversity in constructions of the self in various socio-cultural and historical contexts.
Seminar three hours a week.
Honours Research Paper in Anthropology
Candidates with a GPA in ANTH of 9.0 or above, can present a research essay. Students develop their essay proposal and HRP through seminar discussion. Problems of style, sources, conceptualization, design, analysis and interpretation are discussed. Students are strongly encouraged to take this course.
Tutorial in Anthropology
Consult the Department for information.
Tutorial in Anthropology
Consult the Department for information.
Summer session: some of the courses listed in this Calendar are offered during the summer. Hours and scheduling for summer session courses will differ significantly from those reported in the fall/winter Calendar. To determine the scheduling and hours for summer session classes, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Not all courses listed are offered in a given year. For an up-to-date statement of course offerings for the current session and to determine the term of offering, consult the class schedule at central.carleton.ca
Regulations
Anthropology Regulations
First Year Courses
Students may receive credit for ANTH 1001 and ANTH 1002, or ANTH 1003 (no longer offered). Only one of these credits will be included in the Major CGPA, the other will count against the total number of credits in sociology and/or anthropology.
B.A. Regulations
The regulations presented below apply to all Bachelor of Arts programs. In addition to the requirements presented here, students must satisfy the University regulations common to all undergraduate students including the process of Academic Performance Evaluation (consult the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar).
First-Year Seminars
B.A. degree students are strongly encouraged to include a First-Year Seminar (FYSM) during their first 4.0 credits of registration. Students are limited to 1.0 credit in FYSM and can only register in a FYSM while they have first-year standing in their B.A. program. Students who have completed the Enriched Support Program (ESP) or who are required to take a minimum of one English as a Second Language (ESLA) credit are not permitted to register in a FYSM.
Breadth Requirement
Among the credits presented at graduation, students in both the B.A. General and the B.A. Honours degrees and B.Co.M.S. are required to include 3.0 breadth credits, including 1.0 credit from each of three of the four Breadth Areas identified below. Credits that fulfil requirements in the Major, Minor, Concentration or Specialization may be used to fulfil the Breadth Requirement.
Students admitted with a completed university degree are exempt from breadth requirements.
Students in the following interdisciplinary programs are exempt from the B.A. breadth requirement.
- African Studies
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Environmental Studies
- Human Rights
- Human Rights and Social Justice
Breadth Area 1: Culture and Communication
American Sign Language, Art History, Art and Culture, Communication and Media Studies, Comparative Literary Studies, Digital Humanities, English, Film Studies, French, Journalism, Media Production and Design, Music, and Languages (Arabic, English as a Second Language, German, Greek, Hebrew, Indigenous Languages, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish)
Subject codes: ARAB, ARTH, ASLA, CHIN, CLST, COMS, DIGH, ENGL, ESLA, FILM, FINS, FREN, GERM, GREK, HEBR, ITAL, JAPA, JOUR, KORE, LANG, LATN, MPAD, MUSI, PORT, RUSS, SPAN
Breadth Area 2: Humanities
African Studies, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Canadian Studies, Child Studies, Classical Civilization, Directed Interdisciplinary Studies, Disability Studies, European and Russian Studies, History, Human Rights, Humanities, Indigenous Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Linguistics, Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Philosophy, Religion, Sexuality Studies, South Asian Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies.
Subject codes: AFRI, ALDS, CDNS, CHST, CLCV, DBST, DIST, EURR, HIST, HUMR, HUMS, INDG, LACS, LING, MEMS, PHIL, RELI, SAST, SXST, WGST
Breadth Area 3: Science, Engineering, and Design
Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, Food Science and Nutrition, Health Sciences, Industrial Design, Information Technology (ITEC), Mathematics, Neuroscience, Statistics, Physics, and Technology, Society, Environment.
Subject codes: AERO, ARCC, ARCH, ARCN, ARCS, ARCU, BIOC, BIOL, CHEM, CIVE, CMPS, COMP, ECOR, ELEC, ENSC, ENVE, ERTH, FOOD, HLTH, IDES, ISCI, ISCS, ISYS, ITEC, MAAE, MATH, MECH, NEUR, NSCI, PHYS, SREE, STAT, SYSC, TSES
Breadth Area 4: Social Sciences
Anthropology, Business, Cognitive Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Economics, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geomatics, Global and International Studies, Global Politics, Interdisciplinary Public Affairs, International Affairs, Law, Migration and Diaspora Studies, Political Management, Political Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Affairs and Policy Management, Social Work, Sociology/Anthropology, Sociology
Subject codes: ANTH, BUSI, CGSC, CRCJ, ECON, ENST, GEOG, GEOM, GINS, GPOL, INAF, IPAF, LAWS, MGDS, PADM, PAPM, POLM, PSCI, PSYC, SOCI, SOWK
Declared and Undeclared Students
Students who are registered in a program within the degree are called Declared students. Most students designate a program of study when they first apply for admission and so begin their studies as Declared students. Students may also choose to begin their studies within the B.A. degree without being registered in a program. These students are referred to as Undeclared. The recommended course pattern for Undeclared students is outlined under Undeclared in the Programs section of this Calendar. Undeclared students must apply to enter a program before beginning their second year of study. The Student Academic Success Centre offers support to Undeclared students in making this decision.
Change of Program Within the B.A. Degree
Students may transfer to a program within the B.A. degree, if upon entry to the new program they would be in Good Standing . Other applications for change of program will be considered on their merits; students may be admitted to the new program in Good Standing or on Academic Warning. Students may apply to declare or change their program within the B.A. Degree at the Registrar's Office according to the published deadlines. Acceptance into a program or into a program element or option is subject to any enrollment limitations, specific program, program element or option requirements, as published in the relevant Calendar entry.
Minors, Concentrations and Specializations
Students may apply to the Registrar's Office to be admitted to a minor, concentration or specialization during their first or subsequent years of study. Acceptance into a minor, concentration or specialization is subject to any specific requirements of the intended Minor, Concentration or Specialization as published in the relevant Calendar entry. Acceptance into a Concentration or Specialization requires that the student be in Good Standing.
Mention : Français
Students registered in certain B.A. programs may earn the notation Mention : Français by completing part of their requirements in French and by demonstrating a knowledge of the history and culture of French Canada. The general requirements are listed below. For more specific details consult the departmental program entries.
Students in a B.A. Honours program must present:
- 1.0 credit in French language;
- 1.0 credit devoted to the history and culture of French Canada;
- 1.0 credit at the 2000- or 3000-level and 1.0 credit at the 4000-level in the Honours discipline taken in French.
Students in a B.A. General program must present:
- 1.0 credit in advanced French;
- 1.0 credit devoted to the history and culture of French Canada;
- 1.0 credit at the 2000- or 3000-level in the Major discipline taken in French.
Students in Combined Honours programs must fulfil the Mention : Français requirement in both disciplines.
Courses taught in French (Item 3, above) may be taken at Carleton, at the University of Ottawa on the Exchange Agreement, or at a francophone university on a Letter of Permission. Students planning to take courses on exchange or on a Letter of Permission should take careful note of the residence requirement for a minimum number of Carleton courses in their programs. Consult the Academic Regulations of the University section of this Calendar for information regarding study on Exchange or Letter of Permission.
Co-operative Education
For more information about how to apply for the Co-op program and how the Co-op program works please visit the Co-op website.
All students participating in the Co-op program are governed by the Undergraduate Co-operative Education Policy.
Undergraduate Co-operative Education Policy
Admission Requirements
Students can apply to co-op in one of two ways; directly from high school or after beginning a degree program at Carleton.
If a student is admitted to co-op from high school, their grades will be reviewed two terms to one year prior to their first work term to ensure they continue to meet the academic requirements after their 1st or 2nd year of study. The time at which evaluation takes place depends on the program of study. Students will automatically be notified via their Carleton email account if they are permitted to continue.
Students not admitted to Carleton University with the co-op option on their degree can apply for admission via the co-operative education program website. To view application deadlines, visit carleton.ca/co-op.
Admission to the co-op option is based on the completion of 5.0 or more credits at Carleton University, the CGPA requirement for the students' academic program as well as any course prerequisites. The articulated CGPA for each program is the normal standard for assessment. Please see the specific degree program sections for the unique admission and continuation requirements for each academic program.
English Language Proficiency
Students admitted to Carleton based on CAEL, IELTS or TOEFL assessments and who are required to take an ESL course must take and pass the Oral Proficiency in Communicative Settings (OPECS) Test. The test must be taken before being permitted to register in COOP 1000. Admission to the co-op program can be confirmed with a minimum score of 4+.
Participation Requirements
COOP 1000
Once a student has been given admission or continuation confirmation to the co-op option s/he must complete and pass COOP 1000 (a mandatory online 0.0 credit course). Students will have access to this course a minimum of two terms prior to their first work term and will be notified when to register.
Communication with the Co-op Office
Students must maintain contact with the co-op office during their job search and while on a work term. All email communication will be conducted via the students' Carleton email account.
Employment
Although every effort is made to ensure a sufficient number of job postings for all students enrolled in the co-op option of their degree program, no guarantee of employment can be made. Carleton's co-op program operates a competitive job search process and is dependent upon current market conditions. Academic performance, skills, motivation, maturity, attitude and potential will determine whether a student is offered a job. It is the student's responsibility to actively conduct a job search in addition to participation in the job search process operated by the co-op office. Once a student accepts a co-op job offer (verbally or written), his/her job search will end and access to co-op jobs will be removed for that term. Students that do not successfully obtain a co-op work term are expected to continue with their academic studies. The summer term is the exception to this rule. Students should also note that hiring priority is given to Canadian citizens for co-op positions in the Federal Government of Canada.
Registering in Co-op Courses
Students will be registered in a Co-op Work Term course while at work. The number of Co-op Work Term courses that a student is registered in is dependent upon the number of four-month work terms that a student accepts.
While on a co-op work term students may take a maximum of 0.5 credit throughout each four-month co-op work term. Courses must be scheduled outside of regular working hours.
Students must be registered as full-time before they begin their co-op job search (2.0 credits). All co-op work terms must be completed before the beginning of the final academic term. Students may not finish their degree on a co-op work term.
Work Term Assessment and Evaluation
To obtain a Satisfactory grade for the co-op work term students must have:
- A satisfactory work term evaluation by the co-op employer;
- A satisfactory grade on the work term report.
Students must submit a work term report at the completion of each four-month work term. Reports are due on the 16th of April, August, and December and students are notified of due dates through their Carleton email account.
Workplace performance will be assessed by the workplace supervisor. Should a student receive an unsatisfactory rating from their co-op employer, an investigation by the co-op program manager will be undertaken. An unsatisfactory employer evaluation does not preclude a student from achieving an overall satisfactory rating for the work term.
Graduation with the Co-op Designation
In order to graduate with the co-op designation, students must satisfy all requirements for their degree program in addition to the requirements according to each co-op program (i.e. successful completion of three or four work terms).
Note: Participation in the co-op option will add up to one additional year for a student to complete their degree program.
Voluntary Withdrawal from the Co-op Option
Students may withdraw from the co-op option of their degree program during a study term ONLY. Students at work may not withdraw from the work term or the co-op option until s/he has completed the requirements of the work term.
Students are eligible to continue in their regular academic program provided that they meet the academic standards required for continuation.
Involuntary or Required Withdrawal from the Co-op Option
Students may be required to withdraw from the co-op option of their degree program for one or any of the following reasons:
- Failure to achieve a grade of SAT in COOP 1000
- Failure to pay all co-op related fees
- Failure to actively participate in the job search process
- Failure to attend all interviews for positions to which the student has applied
- Declining more than one job offer during the job search process
- Continuing a job search after accepting a co-op position
- Dismissal from a work term by the co-op employer
- Leaving a work term without approval by the Co-op manager
- Receipt of an unsatisfactory work term evaluation
- Submission of an unsatisfactory work term report
Standing and Appeals
The Co-op and Career Services office administers the regulations and procedures that are applicable to all co-op program options. All instances of a student's failure during a work term or other issues directly related to their participation in the co-op option will be reported to the academic department.
Any decision made by the Co-op and Career Services office can be appealed via the normal appeal process within the University.
International Students
All International Students are required to possess a Co-op Work Permit issued by Citizenship and Immigration Canada before they can begin working. It is illegal to work in Canada without the proper authorization. Students will be provided with a letter of support to accompany their application. Students must submit their application for their permit before being permitted to view and apply for jobs on the Co-op Services database. Confirmation of a position will not be approved until a student can confirm they have received their permit. Students are advised to discuss the application process and requirements with the International Student Services Office.
B.A. Honours Anthropology: Co-op Admission and Continuation Requirements
- Maintain full-time status in each study term (2.0 credits);
- Be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work)
- Have successfully completed COOP 1000 [0.0]
In addition to the following:
- Registered in the B.A. Honours Anthropology Program;
- Have a minimum overall CGPA of 7.0 and major CGPA of 8.0 in the first two years of academic study;
- Successfully completed, by the start-date of the first work term, the required first-year courses, second-year courses, ANTH 3005 and ANTH 3006 or ANTH 3007.
Students in B.A. Honours Anthropology must successfully complete three (3) work terms to obtain the Co-op designation.
Co-op Work Term Course: ANTH 3999
Work/Study Pattern:
Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | |||||
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Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern | Term | Pattern |
Fall | S | Fall | S | Fall | S | Fall | W/S | Fall | W/S |
Winter | S | Winter | S | Winter | S | Winter | W/S | Winter | S |
Summer | Summer | Summer | W | Summer | W |
Legend
S: Study
W: Work
O: Optional
* indicates recommended work study pattern
** student finds own employer for this work-term.
Admissions Information
Admission Requirements are for the 2018-2019 year only, and are based on the Ontario High School System. Holding the minimum admission requirements only establishes eligibility for consideration. The cut-off averages for admission may be considerably higher than the minimum. See also the General Admission and Procedures section of this Calendar. An overall average of at least 70% is normally required to be considered for admission. Some programs may also require specific course prerequisites and prerequisite averages and/or supplementary admission portfolios. Higher averages are required for admission to programs for which the demand for places by qualified applicants exceeds the number of places available. The overall average required for admission is determined each year on a program by program basis. Consult admissions.carleton.ca for further details.
Note: Courses listed as recommended are not mandatory for admission. Students who do not follow the recommendations will not be disadvantaged in the admission process.
Admission Requirements
Degrees
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)(Honours)
- Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)(General)
First Year
For B.A. (General) and B.A. (Honours)
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include a 4U course in English (or anglais ). For applicants whose first language is not English, the requirement of English can also be met under the conditions outlined in the section “English Language Requirements” in the Admissions Requirements and Procedures section of this Calendar.
The cut-off average for admission will be set annually and will normally be above the minimum requirement. Applicants falling slightly below the cut-off average will be considered on an individual basis to determine whether there are special circumstances that would permit their admission. Students who feel that their high school grade average does not reflect their potential may apply to the Enriched Support Program (see the Enriched Support Program section of this Calendar).
Advanced Standing
B.A. (General and Honours) Program
Applications for admission to the second or subsequent years will be assessed on their merits. Advanced standing will be granted only for those courses that are determined to be appropriate.
Direct Admission to the First Year of the Co-op Option
Anthropology and Sociology, Communication and Media Studies, English, European and Russian Studies, French, History, Law, Political Science, Psychology
Applicants must:
- meet the required overall admission cut-off average and prerequisite course average. These averages may be higher than the stated minimum requirements;
- be registered as a full-time student in the Bachelor of Arts Honours with one of the majors listed above;
- be eligible to work in Canada (for off-campus work placements).
Meeting the above requirements only establishes eligibility for admission to the program. The prevailing job market may limit enrolment in the co-op option. Students should also note that hiring priority is given to Canadian citizens for co-op positions in the Public Service Commission.
Note: continuation requirements for students previously admitted to the co-op option and admission requirements for the co-op option after beginning the program are described in the Co-operative Education Regulations section of this Calendar.