Courses Offered

Regular attendance at four terms of the Graduate Research & Development Sessions (GRaDS) is a requirement of our programs. It will appear as a completed milestone on your transcript.

• Full-time MA and PhD students are expected to enroll in and attend this seminar for a total of four terms during their programs. Part-time students are only required to enroll for two terms (in recognition of their other commitments and time constraints). The GRaDS are scheduled on Friday afternoons to facilitate attendance in terms when students are taking the two required graduate courses (Anthro 9100 and 9101/9102) which are offered on Friday mornings.  We ask part-time students to attend as many additional sessions of the Research Seminar as feasible, in addition to their two terms of formal enrolment.
• Once they have research results, all graduate students must make a research presentation to their peers in the GRaDS. This normally occurs in the second half of their programs–year 2 for full-time MA students, year 3 or 4 for part-time MA students and full-time PhD students.
• Formal meetings of GRaDS occur approximately six times each term (roughly every other week). On alternate weeks there may be other kinds of presentations in this time slot, such as workshops on specific issues or guest speakers.  While attendance is not required at those optional sessions, we encourage students to take part.

• Four terms attendance required for all full-time students (two terms for part time students)

• Required for all Anthropology students

This course introduces students to the significance and uses of theory in anthropological thinking and practice today. Instead of attempting a comprehensive overview of the history and/or current state of anthropological theory, we will focus on selected readings related to several broad themes of common interest in an attempt to illustrate theory’s place in anthropological thinking and practice. As the course progresses, students will be encouraged to look beyond assigned readings and begin amassing eclectic reading lists that fit best with their own research interests and proposals in development. These reading lists will ultimately inform students’ final papers.

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(Cross-listed with Anthropology 4428F)

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(Cross-listed with Anthropology 3379F

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(Cross-listed with Anthropology 3350F)

This course aims to help you identify and strengthen your marketable skills and learn to present yourself effectively to prospective employers both within and outside of academia. These skills include time management, oral communication, grant writing, teaching, leadership, research, project management, editing, interpersonal skills, and an appreciation of ethical and civic responsibility. As a group, we will decide which ones to focus on developing this term. The course emphasizes peer and participatory learning and includes a series of collaborative and individual exercises that will not only serve to enrich your skills, but also provide you with concrete experiences to add to your CV.

Open to students in all fields of Anthropology

• Required for all Anthropology students

This course offers an introduction to a range of issues related to the practice of anthropological research. Among the topics we will address through readings, presentations, and discussions are research design, ethics, and the advantages and limitations of different approaches to data collection, analysis, and presentation of results. Assignments will require students to conduct an original research project.

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(Cross-listed with Anthropology 3395G)

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(Cross-listed with Anthropology 3311G)

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(Cross listed with Anthropology 3260G)

Anthropologists are trained with a unique set of knowledge and research skills that can be applied to urgent issues facing people and communities around the world. This course will examine the ethics, theories, and methods of applied anthropology and the range of topics and issues that anthropologists can address. 

(Cross-listed with Anthro 3372G)