This certificate will provide students with detailed knowledge of skeletal and dental anatomy in humans and related taxa from diverse perspectives, as well as a solid understanding of the evolutionary processes that led to that anatomy.
Admission Requirements
Successful completion of an undergraduate degree with a CGPA of 3.0 with a Specialist or Major in any Science discipline is required to enrol in the certificate program.
Students who have previously completed courses identified as requirements or options in the Certificate can substitute up to 1.0 credit in previously completed courses for the Certificate requirements. Students are not eligible for admission to the Certificate if they have already completed more than 2.0 credits of the included courses (or their equivalents from other universities).
Certificate Requirements
Students must complete 3.0 credits as follows:
1. Core required courses (1.5 credit):
ANTB14H3* Biological Anthropology: Beginnings
ANTC47H3 Human and Primate Comparative Osteology
ANTC48H3 Advanced Topics In Human Osteology
2. Advanced courses (1.5 credits):
Choose 3 from:
ANTC16H3 The Foundation and Theory of Human Origins
ANTC17H3** Human Origins: New Discoveries
ANTC99H3 Primate Evolution
ANTD17H3 Medical Osteology: Public Health Perspectives on Human Skeletal Health
ANTD35H3 Bioarchaeology
ANTD99H3 Advanced Topics in Primate Evolution
Notes:
*ANTA01H3 is a prerequisite for ANTB14H3.
**[ANTA01H3 and ANTA02H3] are prerequisites for ANTC17H3.
Students seeking to complete the certificate who have not completed ANTA01H3 and ANTA02H3 will be assessed for admission to ANTB14H3 and/or ANTC17H3 based on their background. In particular, students whose undergraduate degree included Biology courses will normally be permitted to take ANTB14H3 and ANTC17H3 without the prerequisite(s).
