Anthropology
    Duration4 year(s)
    Tuition Fee
    CAD 19,531 / per year
    Next IntakeSeptember 1, 2026

    Anthropology

    About

    Whether you’re interested in examining relics, learning how evolution produces long distance runners, or studying decolonization, use lessons from the past to shape the future.

    Take the first-year introductory course then, in upper years, you’ll set your focus on what you’re most curious about: archeological, biological, or socio-cultural anthropology.

    Learn data gathering techniques and apply them to field work on real architectural sites. Study abroad, explore a different culture, and get experience at museums or in the field! Or take the co-op stream and earn while you learn.

    With your broad understanding of the world’s people and cultures, you’ll graduate with a range of career options: cultural resource management, forensic anthropology, international development, market research, and much more.

    Disciplines

    Faculty of Arts

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Admissions

    Apply to Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business and choose Anthropology as your major at the end of first year.

    Ontario students: six Grade 12 U and/or M courses including

    • Any Grade 12 U English (minimum final grade of at least 70%)

    Admission average: Low 80s (co-op and regular)

    Not studying in Ontario? Search our admission requirements for Honours Arts or Honours Arts and Business.

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 63
    • IELTSMin 6.5
    • TOEFLMin 90

    Career

    Fee Information

    Tuition Fee
    19,531 / per year

    Anthropology

    University of Waterloo

    University of Waterloo

    Canada

    Canada, Waterloo