Department of Anthropology | University of Waterloo

Social-cultural anthropology at the University of Waterloo focuses on the dynamic nature of socio-cultural systems in both developed and developing societies. Areas of special interest are Canadian Indians and Inuit and Eskimo cultures, while topical focus is on cultural ecology, ethnohistory, religious systems, social organization, social and cultural change, public policy and indigenous peoples, and human aging and dying. Students also receive training in early and contemporary anthropological theory and in research design and ethnographic field methods.

Courses offered in this area of anthropology include:

ANTH 102 Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 202 Principles of Social and Cultural Anthropology

ANTH 233 Inuit and Eskimo Cultures
ANTH 290 Visual Anthropology
ANTH 300 Design of Anthropological Inquiry and Practice
ANTH 302 Anthropology of Violence: Political Conflict and Change
ANTH 303 Anthropology of Digital Media

ANTH 330 Cultural Ecology
ANTH 348 Anthropology of Tourism
ANTH 351 Indigenous Practices & Relations: A Comparative Approach
ANTH 352 Anthropological Thought
ANTH 370 Issues in Contemporary Native Communities in Canada
ANTH 400 Special Topics in Anthropology
ANTH 402 Palestine/Israel Ethnography: Anthropological Perspectives
ANTH 403 Anthropological Inquiry into the Origina of Language and Cultural Behaviour

Complementary courses are also offered at Wilfrid Laurier University. A list of Anthropology courses that can be taken at WLU can be consulted via the following site:

Wilfrid Laurier Department of Anthropology

Students with an honours degree in anthropology at the University of Waterloo who wish to do graduate work with a focus on social-cultural anthropology will find graduate programs at many Canadian universities.

Information about the faculty members who research and teach Socio-Cultural Anthropology

A few internet resources dealing with Socio-Cultural Anthropology