Bachelor of Arts with Major - Anthropology

St. Francis Xavier University

Anthropology is the study of humans. Of course, scholars working in other disciplines also study humans: sociologists study human societies medical researchers study human bodies philosophers study human thought. Anthropologists draw on ideas and knowledge from all of these fields and then add their own particular perspective. As a StFX Anthropology student, you will look at the social world and ask fundamental questions about the development and behaviour of human societies. Exceptional faculty members guide you to think critically about the development and behavior of human society, explore the way human cultures differ, and explain what it is that makes humans different from other animals.In your first year, you will begin by being introduced to anthropological perspectives and methods in human evolution, archaeology, social anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. We introduce students to all four fields of anthropological study - physical anthropology, archaeology, social anthropology, and linguistic anthropology - in Introduction to Physical Anthropology/Archaeology (ANTH 111) and Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology (ANTH 112).

Faculty of Arts