Anthropology Arts Programs at UTM

Are you naturally curious, interested in solving puzzles, and passionate about understanding today's world?

Consider enrolling in an Anthropology Arts (HBA) program at UTM. The Anthropology Arts programs (Specialist, Major and Minor) focus on contemporary societies, languages and cultures across the globe. Anthropology Arts faculty do research in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and North America. Through the programs' far-reaching subject matter – from language and communication to political, legal and economic systems; magic, science and religion to the body, sex and gender – students gain unique insights into the extraordinary similarities and differences that make humans human. The Anthropology Arts programs foster skills in oral and written communication, critical thinking and problem solving, social and cultural analysis, and library and field research – highly prized skills among a wide range of employers and professional degree programs. For double majors, our programs pair well with many other disciplines including Sociology, History and Political Science.

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What can you study as part of an anthropology arts program at UTM?

As part of an anthropology arts program, you can study generalist anthropology or you can choose to focus on a specific subfield / field of interest.

The new Politics, Policy & Law focus provides students with an entry point into critical understandings of global challenges, such as armed conflict, inter-state wars, peace-making, global regimes of surveillance and border enforcement, the refugee crisis, energy politics, the environment, and climate change.

Linguistic anthropology is the study of human communication across the globe, attempting to understand how language/linguistic practices intersect with cultural processes, worldviews, ideologies and identities.

Sociocultural anthropology is the study of contemporary societies and cultures across the globe. In varied settings, sociocultural anthropologists explore the ways people organize themselves (“social relations” or “society”) and their shared systems of meaning (“culture”). Our sociocultural faculty have particular strengths in political, legal, environmental and medical anthropology. 

Generalist anthropology refers to a broad grounding in the various subfields of Anthropology.

Anthropology Arts programs at UTM

• Specialist Program in Anthropology (Arts) ERSPE1775
• Major Program in Anthropology (Arts) ERMAJ1775
• Minor Program in Anthropology (Arts) ERMIN1775

Program admission

ANT101H5, ANT102H5, and ISP100H5 are required to enter Anthropology Major and Specialist programs when you select your program of study as you complete your first year. We recommend that you take all three of these courses in your first year of studies at UTM. All registered UTM students are eligible to enrol in ANT101H5, and ANT102H5 and ISP100H5; there are no prerequisites.

Visit our Programs page for more information on enrolling in Anthropology undergraduate programs at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

Visit UTM Future Students for information on applying to the University of Toronto Mississauga. 

Choose from our many engaging courses for your Anthropology Arts program

In first year, be sure to take:

1. ANT101H5 Introduction to Biological Anthropology and Archaeology; and
2. ANT102H5 Introduction to Sociocultural and Linguistic Anthropology; and
3. ISP100H5 Writing for University and Beyond

These are just a few examples of our many engaging Social Science courses:

As you progress through the Anthropology Arts (HBA) program at UTM, you'll have the opportunity to choose from a broad variety of engaging courses that cover critical and current topics from across the globe. Below are just a few examples of our Social Science courses; view the descriptions in the UTM Academic Calendar:

• ANT215H5 How Should One Live? An Introduction to the Anthropology of Ethics
• ANT216H5 Racketeers, Smugglers and Pirates: Anthropology of Illegality
• ANT217H5 Anthropology of Law
• ANT335H5 Anthropology of Gender
• ANT352H5 Protest, Power and Authority: Topics in Political Anthropology
• ANT353H5 Queer Bodies: Gender, Disability, and Illness
• ANT363H5 Magic and Science
• ANT467H5 Are Media Turning Humans into Cyborgs?
• ANT468H5 Anthropology of Troubled Times