The 2023-2024 AnthroGuide is the last print version. Edits for graduate programs are due July 31, 2023.

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General Description / Special Programs

Offers modules in Honours Specialization, Specialization in Anthropology; Majors in Anthropology, Sociocultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Archaeology and Biological Anthropology; Minors in Anthropology, Environment & Culture, Refugee & Migrant Studies. The department participates in the undergraduate Inter-Faculty Linguistics Program and graduate collaborative programs in Environment & Sustainability, Migration & Ethnic Relations, and Transitional Justice & Post-Conflict Reconstruction.

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Tuition Info
See: www.registrar.uwo.ca/
Degrees
Degrees Offered Anthropology MA and PhD (Streams: Sociocultural [including Linguistic] Anthropology, Archaeology and Bioarchaeology); MA (Applied Archaeology); Anthropology BA, Honours BA
Highest Degree Offered PhD
BA/BS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
BA/BS Requirements
See Department Website for Anthropology BA & Honours BA Requirements anthropology.uwo.ca/
MA/MS Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
MA/MS
MA/ MS Requirements Anthropology MA in Sociocultural (including Linguistic) Anthropology, Archaeology and Bioarchaeology streams: two-year program requires six semester courses and a thesis. MA in Applied Archaeology: two-year program (or four-year program on a part-time basis) requires five semester courses, a practicum and a thesis. New Intensive Option for MA in Applied Archaeology available to qualified applicants. For all requirements, see www.anthropology.uwo.ca/
MA/MS Specializations Sociocultural (including Linguistic) Anthropology; Archaeology and Bioarchaeology; Applied Archaeology
PhD Field Areas
Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Phd
Phd Requirements Four-year program in Sociocultural (including Linguistic) Anthropology, Archaeology and Bioarchaeology; both streams require five semester courses, a comprehensive exam, and a dissertation. For all requirements see www.anthropology.uwo.ca/
Phd Specializations Sociocultural (including Linguistic) Anthropology; Archaeology and Bioarchaeology
Internship / Grants / Funding
Internships Available 0
Internship Required 0
Grants Or Funding Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC); Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS); Ontario Trillium Scholarships; Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
Program Details
Research Facilities <p>Digital and multimedia lab; zooarchaeology lab; bioarchaeology and osteology lab; The Museum of Ontario Archaeology; PAVE Lab - see https://anthropology.uwo.ca/resources/facilities.html</p>
Publications <p>The UWO Journal of Anthropology (student-run journal published annually)</p>
Certs Offered 0
Contacts
Online Courses
Online Courses: 1
Online Course Info: <p>Online courses are undergraduate only.</p>
Application Deadlines
All graduate applications and all supporting documentation must be submitted electronically by January 15th. International applicants are urged to submit their applications well in advance of this deadline.
Club / Honor Society
Anthropology Club: 1
Anthropology Club Info: For the undergraduate UWO Anthropology Society and Western Anthropology Graduate Society see Department website for contact information and links: anthropology.uwo.ca/
Lambda Alpha Chapter: 0