BA/BS in Anthropology is a bachelor's degree in Social & Cultural Studies programme taught at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. The programme runs for 3 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 689 per credit (CAD 164 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Social & Cultural Studies
Duration: 3 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 164 / credit
International tuition: CAD 689 / credit
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, offered through the Faculty of Arts, examines humans across time and cultures from both cultural and biological perspectives, developing research skills alongside an understanding of human cultural diversity and contemporary issues such as conflict, environmental change, and social inequality. The curriculum spans three sub-disciplines: archaeology, which reconstructs past human life through material remains; biological and physical anthropology, covering human biological characteristics including forensic applications; and sociocultural anthropology, addressing environmental, social, economic, and cultural change, with research areas including food systems, health, gender, human rights, media, and urbanism. Degree options include a BA General (three years, 90 credit hours, minimum 2.0 GPA), a BA Advanced (four years, 120 credit hours, minimum 2.0 GPA), a BA Honours (four years, 120 credit hours, minimum 3.0 GPA), and an 18-credit-hour minor. A Faculty of Arts Co-operative Education option lets students combine classroom learning with paid work experience. Delivered in person at the Fort Garry campus, with access to research laboratories and international field sites, the program suits students aiming for careers in government, museums, community development, cultural resource management, or further professional study in fields such as law or medicine.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Admission is first to the Faculty of Arts general B.A. program, not directly to a subject major. Direct Entry from high school requires Manitoba high school graduation with five full Grade 12 credits (S, G, or U) and a minimum 70% average over English 40S, Mathematics 40S, and two more academic 40S courses, with no less than 60% in each. Advanced Entry (transfer, 24+ credit hours) requires a minimum cumulative or adjusted GPA of 2.00 (or, under the Dean's Recommendation pathway, a 2.00 GPA on the best 24 transferable credit hours). Once admitted, a student may declare a Anthropology Major (30 credit hours) or Minor (18 credit hours) once its prerequisite is satisfied; the Faculty's rule for entry into any Major or Minor is a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course(s) for Anthropology.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to the University of Manitoba. As of this September 2026 fetch, the Direct Entry deadlines page shows only the Fall 2026 cycle in full - University 1 and the Diploma in Agriculture at May 1, 2026 domestic / March 1, 2026 international, other Direct Entry programs at March 1, 2026 - a cycle that has already closed, alongside minor Winter 2027 (Dec 1, 2026) and Summer 2027 (Apr 1, 2027) intake deadlines. No Fall 2027 Direct Entry deadline has been published yet, so specific 2027 dates cannot be stated for the university's main intake. The Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Jazz Studies deadline (January 15, applying equally to domestic and international applicants) is likewise confirmed only for the 2026-27 cycle, also closed, with no 2027-28 bulletin posted. These are described as fixed deadlines rather than rolling admission, and the university opens each new cycle's applications on October 1. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
