Course Description

Program Description Gain the diversity of knowledge today's employers are looking for by studying and specializing in not one, but two academic disciplines. Anthropology Learn from renowned experts and researchers in one of the most highly regarded Anthropology programs in Canada. Drawing on insights from archaeology, and cultural, linguistic, and biological anthropology, you'll explore the extraordinary variability in human adaptation, organization and belief, discovering how the common circumstances we face unite us. At Trent, you can also get your hands dirty through our archaeological field schools in Greece, Belize and right here in Ontario. Media Studies The dynamic Media Studies program at Trent takes a multidisciplinary approach to the understanding of media practices and effects, giving you a platform to gain practical multimedia experience and flex your creative muscles. Here, you'll draw from an interdisciplinary curriculum including a wide variety of different subjects, including hands-on workshops in film, and a variety of other new media. You can create a portfolio of your work with innovative new media, including: writing zines, coding video games, programming radio shows, and more. Resume Boosters: Get your hands dirty on a global scale through our archaeological field schools in Greece or Belize Dig up the past right here on campus through the Ontario Archaeology Field School, a full-credit Anthro course that runs each summer Study different cultures first-hand through a year abroad program in virtually any country worldwide – Ghana, Ecuador, Thailand, France? The choice is yours Resume Boosters: Chart your own path taking courses from a dozen contributing departments including Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Computing Systems, and Political Studies Take workshop, internship, and community-based research courses with professors and media professionals Create a portfolio of your work with media new and old: write zines, compose music, code videogames, report the news, program radio shows, and more

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