Biological Anthropology

Biological anthropologists (formerly known as physical anthropologists) study the fossil remains of our past and living human ancestors, the living primates, as well as the adaptation of living humans to different environments.

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Build a career in forensic sciences, health sciences or epidemiology. Work in a museum of natural history or a zoological garden

What you will learn in this program

Degrees offered

BSc / BSc Honours in Anthropology
- with Co-operative Education »
Minor in Anthropology

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We offer a wide range of courses on primate behaviour, evolution, ecology, cognition and conservation. The department has a laboratory with casts of fossils from the earliest primates through to modern humans.

Through field schools and projects, we encourage research to gain experience outside of the classroom. Our commitment to long-term research is a hallmark of our understanding of the populations and environments we study.