Anthropology Major Program

Department of Sociology and Anthropology | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Fall

Program Requirements

Students complete 120 units, as specified below.

Lower Division Requirements

Students should complete all lower division requirements before completing upper division courses.

Students complete all of

SA 101 Introduction to Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 150 Introduction to Sociology (S) (4)
SA 201W Anthropology and Contemporary Life (A) (4)
SA 255 Introduction to Social Research (SA) (4)

and one additional 200 division course in anthropology and/or sociology.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete 32 upper division units including

SA 301 Contemporary Ethnography (A) (4)
SA 356W Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (SA) (4)
SA 402 The Practice of Anthropology (A) (4)

and eight upper division units chosen from the Calendar list of anthropology (A) courses.

An additional 12 upper division units are required, to be chosen from any A, S, or SA course.

In our information-based society, many employers and most graduate schools require considerable knowledge of conceptualizing research problems, information gathering, analysis and presentation. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses above the minimum and they may choose to range broadly across the two disciplines or to focus on a special interest. Courses fall broadly into the following groups.

Courses in Anthropology (A)
Courses in Sociology (S)
Courses in Sociology and Anthropology (SA)

Courses in Anthropology (A)

SA 301 Contemporary Ethnography (A) (4)
SA 318 The Anthropology of Medicine (A) (4)
SA 319 Culture, Ethnicity and Aging (A) (4)
SA 323 Symbol, Myth and Meaning (A) (4)
SA 332 The Anthropology of Childhood (A) (4)
SA 352 Games, Sports and Cultures (A) (4)
SA 359 Special Topics in Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 365 Selected Regional Areas (A) (4)
SA 368 Language, Ideology, and Power (A) (4)
SA 388 Comparative Studies of Minority Indigenous Peoples (A) (4)
SA 402 The Practice of Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 421 Commodities and Substances: Bodies, Consumption and Ingestion (A) (4)
SA 451 Issues in Anthropological Theory (A) (4)
SA 459 Special Topics in Anthropology (A) (4)
SA 472 Anthropology and the Past (A) (4)
SA 486 Aboriginal Peoples and British Columbia: Advanced Seminar (A) (4)
SA 496 Directed Readings in Anthropology (A) (4)

Courses in Sociology/Anthropology (SA)

These courses count as anthropology or sociology credit whenever they are completed.

SA 302W Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism (SA) (4)
SA 315 New Information Technology and Society (SA) (4)
SA 316 Tourism and Social Policy (SA) (4)
SA 322 Religion and Society (SA) (4)
SA 340 Social Issues and Social Policy Analysis (SA) (4)
SA 345 Race, Immigration and the Canadian State (SA) (4)
SA 356W Ethnography and Qualitative Methods (SA) (4)
SA 358 The Philosophy of the Social Sciences (SA) (4)
SA 360 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology (SA) (4)
SA 363 Process of Development and Underdevelopment (SA) (4)
SA 364 Urban Communities and Cultures (SA) (4)
SA 371 The Environment and Society (SA) (4)
SA 386 The Ethnography of Politics (SA) (4)
SA 392 Latin America (SA) (4)
SA 396 Selected Regional Areas (SA) (4)
SA 418 International Health: Global Policies and Local Realities (SA) (4)
SA 429 Sex, Work, and International Capital (SA) (4)
SA 430 States, Cultures and Global Transitions (SA) (4)
SA 460 Special Topics in Sociology and Anthropology I (SA) (4)
SA 463 Special Topics in Development Studies (SA) (4)
SA 498 Field Study in Sociology and/or Anthropology (SA) (4)
SA 499 Honours Essay (SA) (4)

Theory and methods requirements should be completed early in the upper division. Students are strongly urged to balance theory courses with methods courses over the required minimum.

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements

For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes

at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0

Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements

Students admitted to 丁香园AV beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See for university-wide information.

WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit.
Requirement	Units	Notes
W - Writing	6	Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject
Q - Quantitative	6	Q courses may be lower or upper division
B - Breadth	18	Designated Breadth	Must be outside the student鈥檚 major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci
B - Breadth	6	Additional Breadth	6 units outside the student鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) Additional breadth units must be from outside the student's major and may be B-designated (B-Hum, B-Soc, B-Sci courses). Students choosing to complete a joint major, joint honours, double major, two extended minors, an extended minor and a minor, or two minors may satisfy the breadth requirements (designated or not designated) with courses completed in either one or both program areas.

Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit

The University鈥檚 residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.

Elective Courses

In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.

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