Program: Anthropology (B.A.) - McMaster University

Apr 03, 2025

Undergraduate Calendar 2020-2021

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 3.5 including a grade of at least C- in three units from ANTHROP 1AA3 or 1AB3 .

Note

1. Students who have completed only 3 units of level I Anthropology will be required to complete 3 more units of Level I Anthropology by the end of the following academic year.

Requirements

90 units total (Levels I to III), of which 42 units may be Level I

30 units

from

the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program.
(See Admission above.)

6 units

from

ANTHROP 2E03 - Introduction to Biological Anthropology
ANTHROP 2F03 - Listening across Difference: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTHROP 2PA3 - Introduction to Anthropological Archaeology

18 units

Levels II, III or IV Anthropology

0-3 units

ANTHROP 1AA3 - Introduction to Anthropology: Sex, Food and Death
ANTHROP 1AB3 - Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion, and Conflict
(See Note 1)

33-36 units

Electives, of which at least six units must be taken from outside of Anthropology