Overview

University of Waterloo's Anthropology research and teaching expertise covers three major sub-fields of the discipline: sociocultural anthropology, archaeological anthropology, and biological (physical) anthropology.

Key Features

All Canadian students who meet our eligibility requirements receive funding, usually in the form of a teaching assistantship combined with scholarship monies.

Also, the Anthropology department has limited additional funding available to defray the costs of student research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Technologies of Being Human

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Biological Anthropology

Issues in Contemporary Indigenous Communities in Canada

Paleopathology of Health and Disease

Archaeology of Complex Cultures

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 16 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7.5

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Waterloo, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An Honours Bachelor's degree with at least a 75% overall standing with 78% in the major. The expectation is that the undergraduate degree will be in Anthropology, but students with at least 5 courses in Anthropology may be admitted as long as these were part of a major in another social science or humanities program. The program will also accept students with a background in the natural sciences, as long as the 5 Anthropology courses they have taken include content in both ethnography and anthropological theory.

Students must demonstrate to the Advisory Committee competence in theory and methods adequate for study at the graduate level, e.g., through completing undergraduate courses which include these topics.

Two academic references

Proof of English language proficiency, if applicable. TOEFL 100 (writing 26, speaking 26), IELTS 7.5 (writing 7.0, speaking 7.0)

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

15392 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4508 CAD / year

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Living costs

Waterloo

Canada

810 - 1447 CAD / month

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Funding

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