人类学家关注的是通过微创参与者观察和他们自己社区以及其他国家的其他“定性”技术来理解社会群体的结构和功能。他们遵循整体方法，以一种人性化的方式来理解社会以及人们解决自己的问题的方式。VIU的计划鼓励在“种族”关系，文化敏感性培训，考古学，资源管理，人权促进以及文化与环境的相互作用等领域中应用人类学的理论，知识和方法。人类学家还关注我们物种的进化生物学以及世界各地的文化历史。语言人类学家研究语言及其在文化传播中的作用。VIU的人类学学士学位计划可确保毕业生在法律，政府，商业，教育，保健，（市场）研究等领域拥
VIU’s Degree in Anthropology program can help with that. Anthropologists study who we are and how we came to be that way, and provide a clearer understanding of what it means to be human.VIU’s Bachelor of Anthropology program ensures graduates leave with a breadth of skills suited for jobs in areas such as law, government, business, education, health care, (market) research and more. Anthropology courses also prepare you to become a global citizen, and the department of Anthropology offers field schools and local and international internships to take classroom learning to the next level.Anthropologists study what makes us human, taking a holistic approach to understanding the many different aspects of the human experience. Through the multifocal lens of Sociocultural, Biological, Archaeological and Linguistic Anthropology, Anthropologists study the biological and cultural diversity of all humanity. VIU’s Anthropology program encourages the application of anthropological theory, knowledge and methods in areas such as “race” relations, social justice, cultural sensitivity training, archaeology, museum representation, resource management, human rights facilitation, human evolution as well as the interaction of culture and the environment.The Department of Anthropology offers undergraduate course work at three levels: 100 (introductory); 200 (second year); and 300-400 (advanced). The 300-400 level courses may be taken by either third- or fourth-year students. Students may take an upper-level course before completing their lower-level courses as long as they meet the specific course requirements. For advanced Anthropology students the Department of Anthropology also offers an Anthropology Honours Degree.Unless otherwise noted ANTH 212 serves to admit students to upper-level Social Anthropology courses. ANTH 213 is the prerequisite course for upper-level Archaeology courses. ANTH 214 admits students to upper-level Biological Anthropology courses.