Anthropology (BA in Combination)

Available as a Minor

Have you ever wondered what it means to be human?

Develop a thorough understanding of people’s lived experiences, how they influence their perspective of the past and how they plan for the future. This program invites students to consider what it means to be human and how humans navigate the world around them. Graduate with practical experience that translates into the flexible skills required for a career in the public sector, research, business, or teaching.

This program must be combined with another Bachelor of Arts program. 

Program Details

Degree Highlights

Your future professors work hard to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on: 

  • Pathway to an MBA
    Begin your Anthropology degree with a conditional offer to Laurier’s full-time MBA program, providing you with a clear path from undergraduate studies to graduate-level business education. This competitive option allows you to complete your MBA in just one year, including three academic terms. 
  • Career-ready Experience
    Build practical skills through hands-on research, ethnography, and community service-learning, then bring it all together in your final year with two capstone courses focused on independent research and professional writing. These experiences prepare you for career success and future graduate studies.
  • Accelerate Your Degree
    Fast-track your future by completing your degree in just three years. By working with your Academic Advisor and taking courses during the summer semesters, you can graduate early and get a head start on your career or graduate studies. 

Top Experiences

Here are just a few of our students’ favourite ways to apply their learning in the real world throughout their degree (check out the Experience Guide for even more):

  • Co-op
    Combine your Anthropology major with another program like Political Science or Global Studies, and apply for co-op after your first year to gain valuable work experience.
  • Community Service-Learning
    Enroll in Community Service-Learning (CSL) courses to integrate community service with your academic studies, applying classroom knowledge in real-world settings.
  • Teaching and Research
    Get involved with the Anthropology Students’ Association and apply to become an Instructional Assistant for first-year Anthropology courses in your third or fourth year.
  • Study Abroad
    Spend an academic term studying abroad to fully immerse yourself in a new culture and broaden your global perspective.

Courses, Options and Pathways

Courses 

Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer.

Program Options

Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and goals. Find out how you can customize your experience and prepare for what’s next.

Admissions

  • Format: full time or part time
  • Duration: four years
  • Start: September (fall term) or January (winter term)

Your Career Awaits

It’s not only about the journey; it’s about the destination. Let us help you get to where you’re going.

Here are just some examples of our graduates' destinations. What’s yours?

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

  • archaeologist
  • archivist
  • cultural interpreter/consultant
  • ethnographer
  • genealogical researcher
  • human resources professional
  • immigration officer
  • journalist/reporter/critic
  • lawyer/paralegal
  • public administration/policy analyst

Explore more careers.

Support After Graduation

Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.

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Tuition and Scholarships

Getting a university education is an investment in your future.

At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities for you throughout your degree, such as scholarships and bursaries, and by equipping you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.

 

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Waterloo Campus

The Waterloo campus is tucked into about one city block, so you’re steps away from your classes, food and your new favourite study spot.

There are many ways to tour our Waterloo campus, whether that's on a guided tour with one of our Laurier student ambassadors, on your own using virtual reality, or even on-demand through one of our pre-recorded tours. See our campus spaces and start to picture yourself at Laurier.

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Delivered In Person

Join us on campus and experience university life firsthand.

Attend all your classes in a physical classroom on scheduled days and times, which you will see and choose from when you register for courses.

Connect face-to-face with your professors, learn alongside your classmates and be part of the campus community from day one.  

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Connect with Us

Questions? Email chooselaurier@wlu.ca, call 548.889.8888 or see all contact information.


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