Prospective Graduate Students

Greetings Prospective Graduate Students and thank you for your interest in the graduate program in Anthropology at Western University! If you are thinking about graduate study in Anthropology you have come to the right place!

Please join us for our Anthro Graduate Program Open House and Info Session on Friday, November 27, 2026. For more information, please contact anthro-grad-office@uwo.ca

We will begin accepting applications for September 2027 admission on October 15, 2026. The application deadline for international applicants is December 15, 2026, and January 15, 2027 for domestic (Canadian & Permanent Resident) applicants.

While we do sometimes review domestic applications after the deadline, applications submitted by January 15 will receive fullest consideration from our admissions committee. We cannot consider international applications that are submitted late. If you have any questions about the application or the program please contact anthro-grad-office@uwo.ca.

At Western, we offer PhD streams in Archaeology and Biological Anthropology and in Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology.

In all of our four MA streams (Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, we offer the opportunity to do a full thesis, from project conception through research, analysis and write-up. This is increasingly rare at the MA level - if you are ready for this challenge, we may be the right fit for you. Our four-streamed approach makes our program intensely interdisciplinary. Our connections with other departments and programs build on this interdisciplinary approach, allowing students to make connections with scholars throughout the university, and around the world.

Our faculty are each engaged in dynamic and cutting edge research both in Canada and beyond. We have some of the finest research laboratory facilities for graduate students in archaeology and bioarchaeology, and our sociocultural faculty have conducted research around the world.

Our faculty pages include more detailed information of individual interests and expertise.

Please feel free to contact us for more information: anthro-grad-office@uwo.ca

A must-read 'Advice for Grad students' section and other useful information can be found on our FAQs webpage.