The Department of Anthropology offers internships, digs and practical field experience courses for 6 of their programs:

• Bachelor’s in Anthropology
• Bachelor’s in Demographics and Anthropology (Baccalauréat en démographie et anthropologie) (in French)
• Bachelor’s in Classical Studies and Anthropology (Baccalauréat en études classiques et anthropologie) (in French)
• Major in Anthropology (Majeure en anthropologie (in French)
• Minor in Anthropology (Mineure en anthropologie) (in French)
• Master’s in Anthropology (Maîtrise en anthropologie) (in French)
• Indigenous Studies (Programme en études autochtones) (in French)

No fewer than 13 courses (consult the list below) for 1st and 2nd cycles offers internships, digs and practical field experience!

Each summer, the Department organizes at least one field school experience, and international field placement is regularly offered. They focus on archaeology.

The Prehistoric Archaeology field school takes place every summer in the Outaouais region. The internship offers 4 full weeks in the field as part of the ANT3283 course (in French). This 6-credit option will be applied the following fall term, after submitting their field report. This course is intended for students enrolled in the Bachelor’s in Anthropology program.

Main objectives of the School

• Familiarize students with common materials: stone objects, ceramics, structures, culinary residues, etc.
• Encourage students to learn how to intervene in the field: surveying, raking, excavating, identification, recording, drawing up plans and profiles., etc.
• Provide an opportunity to take part in genuine professional research on several different sites.
• Enable individuals to better assess the demands of the discipline and confirm the direction of their academic and professional investments.

• AUT3001 – Individual Internship (Stage individuel) (in French)
• ANT2210 – Research Techniques in Archaeology (Techniques de recherche en archéologie) (in French)
• ANT3180 – Field Techniques in Ethnology (Techniques de terrain en ethnologie) (in French)
• ANT3270 – Analytical Methods in Zooarchaeology (Méthodes d’analyse en zooarchéologie) (in French)
• ANT3280 – Digs in Historical Archaeology (Fouilles en archéologie historique) (in French)
• ANT3281 – Digs in Archaeology (Fouilles en archéologie) (in French)
• ANT3283 – Field Digging Techniques (Techniques de fouilles sur le terrain) (in French)
• ANT3287 – Maritime Archaeology (Archéologie maritime) (in French)
• ANT3806 – Practical Field Experience (Pratique de terrain) (in French)
• ANT6802 – Practical Work (Travaux pratiques) (in French)
• ANT6806 – Practical Field School (Pratique de terrain) (in French)
• HGL2421 – Internship in Archaeology (Stage pratique en archéologie) (in French)
• HGL2422 – Internship in Archaeology (Stage pratique en archéologie) (in French)
• HGL3170 – Field Trip (Voyage d’études) (in French)