Courses

This course will consist of 8 tutorials run with an instructor and a small group of students. Each week, students will be sent readings covering key topics in the field of animal welfare. Students will be expected to write a short essay on the readings and then discuss their essay and the readings during the tutorial session.

The history, roles, and activities of institutions in the field of adult education. Institutions in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States are emphasized, and some experiences in other countries are examined. [3-0-0]

Survey of adult education theory and practice in Canada and the world. The focus is on the purpose and participation in, adult education, characteristics of learners, and the training of adult educators. [3-0-0; 3-0-0]

Core methodological paradigms in AI. Strengths and limitations of modern AI systems. Social impacts of AI technologies: economic, cultural, scientific, environmental, political. Philosophical implications and plausible future trajectories for AI. [3-0-1]

The lives of non-elite individuals and groups living under the Roman Empire, seen through material evidence and its interpretation. Identity, urbanism, economy, agriculture, diet, religion, Romanization, and burial. CNRS_V 104, AMNE_V 170 or ARCL_V 203 recommended as preparation. Credit will be granted for only one of CNRS_V 206 or AMNE_V 278. Equivalency: CNRS_V 206.

The study and history of slavery in the Greek and Roman worlds as a political, legal, economic, social, and cultural phenomenon. Credit will be granted for only one of CLST_V 320 or AMNE_V 323. Equivalency: CLST_V 320.

An exploration of the Bible's dark side, with emphasis on texts that center on sex, deceit, and murder. Credit will be granted for only one of RELG_V 307 or AMNE_V 341. Equivalency: RELG_V 307.

Selected topics on the origins, development, and material manifestations of urbanism in the ancient Mediterranean, Near East and/or Egypt.

Outsider and marginalized groups in the Roman world. Topics could include representations of entertainers, immigrants, magic workers and so forth, using ancient evidence from literature to art. Restricted to students with second-year standing or above.

Cultural background to contemporary events; problems of nationalism and regional conflicts, economic and social development, gender, religion and social change. Course may stress a different region of the world in different years.

An anthropological exploration of how understandings of sex and gender are culturally and historically shaped.

An examination of health and illness, in their social and cultural contexts.

Japanese culture and society: patterns of organization, value systems, family, education, work, minorities and diversity, harmony and conflict, urban/rural differences, gender, sexuality, youth, tradition, continuity, change, and future prospects.

Anthropological perspectives on contemporary issues of public policy, law, and political activity, as they affect Indigenous Peoples in Canada and globally. Prerequisite: ANTH 220 is recommended.

Analysis of the relations between human societies and the ecological aspects of their environment (including technology, society, and ideology). Previously ANTH 460.

Contemporary theory employed in the anthropological study of gender.

Anthropological perspectives on health, illness, and disability as represented by classic and contemporary research in selected topics in medical anthropology including disease and human evolution, illness and human ecology, culture and epidemiology, ethnomedical systems, the relationship between folk and biomedicine and the cultural construction and social organization of health care, illness and disability. Specific content will vary from year to year. Consult the Department brochure.

Anthropological approaches to foodways and agricultural sustainability, particularly small-scale producers and communities. Includes ethnographic analysis of food movements, food systems and the socio-economic contexts of food provisioning and food production. Recommended: Third year status.

Analysis of the concepts of ecological anthropology via the medium of local ecological knowledge. ANTH 360 is recommended as background.

An anthropological perspective on the historical origins and theoretical explanations of social inequality.

Volunteering and fieldwork based in community organizations with theoretical approaches to urban spaces. Students will engage in collaborative research while considering a range of theoretical and methodological approaches. Students may earn a maximum of 6 credits from ANTH 480 and SOCI 480.
The credit value for this course will be determined in consultation with the student prior to the registration

A comparative study of pteridophytes, gymnosperms and angiosperms, integrating form, function, and ecology. Prerequisite: One of (a) all of BIOL_V 121, BIOL_V 180 or (b) all of SCIE_V 001, BIOL_V 180 or (c) all of BIOL_V 121, BIOL_V 140 or (d) all of SCIE_V 001, BIOL_V 140, or (e) 7 credits of first-year biology. Equivalency: BIOL_V 210

Physical principles underlying weather and climates. Thermal, moisture and wind climates from the scale of plants and animals to the globe. Daily weather systems and climate change. Credit will be granted for only one of GEOS (or GEOB) 200, GEOS (or GEOB) 204 or APBI 244. Equivalency: GEOS (OR GEOB) 200

Principles and practices necessary to understand practical concerns of sustainable food systems. Students who already present credit for APBI 260 are not permitted to receive credit for APBI 265. [1-3-0]