Social Science Students' Council Leadership Award

Awarded annually to full-time undergraduate students registered in the Faculty of Social Science in the previous year and who are currently registered in Social Science in their second, third or fourth year, with a minimum 70% average. Students will be selected based on their demonstrated leadership and participation in extra-curricular activities on campus and/or at the local, national and international levels. More information can be found HERE.

NEW: Added Special Topics Course for January 2010

Anthropology 3369G/001 - Advanced Topics in Environment and Culture. 2nd Term -- January 2010 TOPIC: Anthropological perspectives on First Nations and environmental issues Day & Time: Tuesdays 2:30 - 5:30 pm - Thames Hall 3154.  This course explores how we might think anthropologically about current environmental issues, practices and processes in the context of contemporary First Nations cultural practices and values, political aspirations, and social systems. Topics will include; resource development and First Nations environments; First Nations environments as landscapes and culturally constructed places; the politics of Traditional Environmental Knowledge and the practice of co-management; healing processes and the environment; protected areas and eco-tourism; hunting and animal rights; and First Nations as environmentalists and their relationships with ENGOs. (Cross-listed with First Nations Studies 3001G/002).

Women in Prehistory at Brescia College

Dr. Theresa Topic will be offering a course on women in prehistory in January 2010. The course explores issues relating to gender in prehistory and the practice of archaeology from a feminist stance. This course is open to all UWO students. The full course outline is available HERE or you can contact Dr. Topic for information about enrolling in this exciting course HERE.

Special Topics Courses for 2009-2010

We will be offering several special topics courses in both Fall and Winter term. Additional information can be found HERE.

Kampsville Archaeology Field Schools 2009

Further your archaeology education in exciting new ways! Based at the Center for American Archeology’s famous research and education facilities in Kampsville, Illinois, these courses offer field- and laboratory based hands-on experience within a collegial network of scholars and students. Additional information can be found HERE.

Interdisciplinary Minor Programs

The Anthropology Department offers, or participates in, several minor programs, linking our faculty and students with research and courses across the university. [ More ]