艾伯塔大学是加拿大唯一提供人类生态学博士学位的大学。它作为一门学科有着悠久而自豪的历史，并与当今我们日常生活中的多种挑战息息相关。人类生态学系的物质文化研究考虑了物体的创造，使用，流通和消费的社会意义。在当代和历史背景下，尤其着重于服装和纺织品。该部的博物馆质量的服装和纺织品收藏集中了对这些特殊材料的关注，该收藏包括20,000多种纺织品和服装文物。该领域的跨学科研究旨在揭示物质形式对于人类向文化社会化的核心作用。完成博士学位的时间将因个人候选人而异，但是对于那些以论文为基础的硕士课程进入该计划的人相关学
The University of Alberta is the only university in Canada offering a PhD in Human Ecology. It has a long and proud history as an academic discipline and remains tremendously relevant for today's multiple challenges in our daily lives. Material Culture research in the Department of Human Ecology considers the social meaning of objects in relation to their creation, use, circulation and consumption in both contemporary and historical contexts, with a particular emphasis on clothing and textiles. The focus on these particular material goods is enhanced by the Department's museum quality Clothing and Textiles Collection which consists of more than 20,000 textile and garment artifacts. The interdisciplinary research in this field seeks to reveal how material forms are central to the socialization of human beings into culture.