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Benefits of experiential learning
UTM Anthropology courses with local or international experiential learning components can provide students with opportunities to:
- gain hands-on experience
- acquire new skills
- develop closer ties to communities
- learn about the diversity of cultures that exist in our world
- network with professionals in a specific industry
- and more!
List of UTM Anthropology courses with experiential learning components
Important information about experiential learning:
- Experiential components may vary when courses are offered. Please review the course syllabus on the Timetable Builder for current course outlines.
- Not all courses are offered each year, so be sure to consult the Timetable Builder for current course offerings.
- Check course prerequisites and view course descriptions on the UTM Academic Calendar.
Archaeology
- ANT312H5 Archaeological Analysis
- ANT318H5 Archaeological Fieldwork
- ANT414H5 People and Plants in Prehistory
- ANT415H5 Faunal Archaeo-Osteology
- ANT416H5 Advanced Archaeological Analysis
- ANT418H5 Advanced Archaeological Fieldwork
Biological Anthropology
- ANT338H5 Laboratory Methods in Biological Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
- ANT306H5 Forensic Anthropology Field School
- ANT439H5 Advanced Forensic Anthropology
- ANT441H5 Advanced Bioarchaeology
Linguistic Anthropology
- ANT364H5 Fieldwork in Language, Culture, and Society
Sociocultural Anthropology
- ANT241H5 Anthropology and the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (in Canada)
- ANT335H5 Anthropology of Gender
- ANT358H5 Field Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology
- ANT368H5 World Religions and Ecology
View the U of T Timetable Builder
Funding Opportunity: UTM Experiential Learning Bursaries
Some UTM Anthropology courses may be eligible for the UTM Experiential Learning Bursary program.
- Visit the UTM EL Bursary website for current UTM Anthropology course eligibility.
- Visit the UTM EL Bursary page for application information.
Other UTM Experiential Learning Opportunities
The UTM Research Opportunity Program (ROP) gives students from second to fourth year a chance to participate in the research of a faculty member while earning course credit.
UTM Abroad provides students with the opportunity to participate in short-term experiential learning opportunities abroad during term breaks.
International opportunities
![UTM Abroad England trip](/anthropology/sites/files/anthropology/styles/call_to_action_image/public/2024-06/england.jpg.webp?itok=KdOFIGf1)
Fall reading week trip to England!
UTM students: experience the academic prestige of Oxford and the vibrant city life of London with Prof. Stephen Scharper this fall! Attend the IEC Zoom info session on Wednesday, June 26. The application deadline is Sunday, July 7. Funding is available!
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Students excavating pet cemetery
Carolan Wood, Tracy Rogers and their students' work on a project is featured in the Toronto Star. (Photo by Giovanni Capriotti.)