Participate in numerous opportunities and advance your own research with facilities, classroom-based courses, field courses, and the honours program.
Classroom-based Courses
Several upper year Anthropology (ANTH and ARCL) courses include a research project as part of the course work including: ANTH 418, 431, 451, 452, 478, 480; ARCL 405, 406, 425, 430.
Facilities
- Anthropology is associated with the Museum of Anthropology (MOA), one of the world’s premier teaching and research museums.
- The Laboratory of Archaeology houses labs, equipment and collections that can be accessed for research.
- The Department has an undergraduate computing lab and UBC has extensive library materials relating to anthropology
- The Digital and Virtual Media Lab is a space for faculty, students, and partners to develop new projects and pursue new media ventures.
Field Courses
Anthropology students can get hands-on research experience in ethnography with the undergraduate Ethnographic Field School (ANTH 480) or in archaeology with the Archaeological Field Schools (ARCL 306). The field schools are open to all students.
For both field schools, undergraduates should contact the Department in February for the current year’s offerings or check current calendar listings for field school information.
Honours Program
Approved students can take 6 credits of ANTH 449 as a directed research honours project.