{"id":5,"date":"2010-04-14T14:54:16","date_gmt":"2010-04-14T14:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/anthropology-home-departmentsprograms\/"},"modified":"2020-01-09T11:34:58","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:34:58","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthropology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Anthropology <\/strong>is a broad field spanning four sub-fields:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biological Anthropology <\/strong>(the evolution of our species, modern physical variation)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Archaeology <\/strong>(the study of ancient peoples though their material remains)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sociocultural Anthropology <\/strong>(the study, description, and analysis of culture, society, and humanity)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Linguistic Anthropology <\/strong>(the study of language)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Undergraduate Anthropology Program at Brandon University encompasses three of the discipline&#8217;s four traditional major sub-fields: <strong>Socio-Cultural Anthropology<\/strong>, <strong>Archaeology<\/strong>,and<strong> Biological Anthropology<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Students in the Anthropology program are required to take some courses in each area, to introduce the student to the whole field of anthropology. This emphasizes the holistic theory behind these ways of studying human development and culture.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/files\/2018\/03\/ANTHROPOLOGY-2018-Advising-Final.pdf\">Anthropology degree worksheet (effective 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/files\/2018\/03\/2018-2019-Anthropology-Program-Plan.pdf\">Anthropology Program Plan (effective 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/files\/2017\/09\/2017-Anthropology-brochure.pdf\">Anthropology brochure (effective 2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/files\/2010\/04\/Anthropology-degree-worksheet-2017.pdf\">Anthropology degree worksheet 2017<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonu.ca\/anthropology\/files\/2017\/12\/2017-2018-Anthropology-Program-Plan.pdf\">2017-2018 Anthropology Program Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"flex-row \" data-column-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"new-column-box  full count-1\">\n<div class=\"bu-news-container \"><h2 class=\"bu-news-container__title\">Anthropology News<\/h2><div class=\"bu-news-container__article-list\">\n<ul class=\"bu-news-container__article-list-items\">\n<li class=\"bu-news-container__article-item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.brandonu.ca\/2026\/07\/30\/brandon-university-researchers-receive-sshrc-insight-development-grants-for-projects-on-climate-literacy-and-museum-labour\/\" class=\"bu-news-container__article-link\">Brandon University researchers receive SSHRC Insight Development Grants for projects on climate literacy and museum labour<span class=\"full-click-span\"><\/span><\/a>\n<br class=\"break-before-date\"\/><span class=\"bu-news-container__article-date\">July 30, 2026<\/span><\/li><!-- .bu-news-container__article-item -->\n<li class=\"bu-news-container__article-item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.brandonu.ca\/2026\/07\/10\/program-unique-to-bu-prof-says\/\" class=\"bu-news-container__article-link\">Program \u2018unique\u2019 to BU, prof says (BRANDON SUN)<span class=\"full-click-span\"><\/span><\/a>\n<br class=\"break-before-date\"\/><span class=\"bu-news-container__article-date\">July 10, 2026<\/span><\/li><!-- .bu-news-container__article-item -->\n<li class=\"bu-news-container__article-item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.brandonu.ca\/2026\/05\/27\/brandon-university-celebrates-class-of-2026-at-convocation\/\" class=\"bu-news-container__article-link\">Brandon University celebrates Class of 2026 at Convocation<span class=\"full-click-span\"><\/span><\/a>\n<br class=\"break-before-date\"\/><span class=\"bu-news-container__article-date\">May 27, 2026<\/span><\/li><!-- .bu-news-container__article-item -->\n<li class=\"bu-news-container__article-item\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/news.brandonu.ca\/2024\/09\/16\/bu-research-supported-by-federal-insight-development-grants\/\" class=\"bu-news-container__article-link\">BU research supported by federal\u00a0Insight Development Grants<span class=\"full-click-span\"><\/span><\/a>\n<br class=\"break-before-date\"\/><span class=\"bu-news-container__article-date\">September 16, 2024<\/span><\/li><!-- .bu-news-container__article-item -->\n<\/ul><!-- .bu-news-container__article-list-items -->\n<\/div><!-- .bu-news-container__article-list -->\n<\/div><!-- .bu-news-container -->\n\n<\/div><!-- .new-column-box -->\n<\/div><!-- .flex-row -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anthropology is a broad field spanning four sub-fields: Biological Anthropology (the evolution of our species, modern physical variation) Archaeology (the study of ancient peoples though their material remains) Sociocultural Anthropology (the study, description, and analysis of culture, society, and humanity) Linguistic Anthropology (the study of language) The Undergraduate Anthropology Program at Brandon University encompasses three 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