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Honours BA Anthropology at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

A four-level honours Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at McMaster University covering biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology and archaeology. The programme totals 120 units, of which 48 may be Level I.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences  |  Department: Anthropology  |  Duration: 120 units total (Levels I to IV)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required courses include Introduction to Biological Anthropology, Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology, Anthropological Perspectives and Debates and Introduction to Statistics, with 12 units at Level IV Anthropology. Options include Ceramic Analysis, Lithics Analysis, Zooarchaeology, Paleopathology and Doing Ethnography: Research Methods.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0.

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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