An overall average of 65% is required for all students applying to most CBU credit programs based on high school performance. Additional requirements may apply to specific programs.
If space permits, CBU will accept all candidates who can verify that they have met the minimum entry requirements established by CBU for the programs in which they wish to enroll.
Note: CBU does not guarantee that applications completed after August 1, will be processed for September registration.
Students may enter Cape Breton University by any of three paths, subject to restrictions of space and program capacity.
High school graduates who satisfy the admission requirements of their chosen program.
Students who transfer from another post-secondary institution and who are in good standing at that institution and who satisfy the admission requirements for their chosen program. Transfer students may be able to obtain credit in their CBU programs for courses taken elsewhere.
Students may also be admitted as non-traditional learners.
Students who enter CBU through any of the above paths and who have not made a final decision in a program may register as students in No Specific Program.
Applicants will be required to submit official documents (e.g. transcripts from other institutions) when they apply for admission. Normally these documents are sent directly from the other institutions to CBU.
Students will also require the approval of the relevant School Dean to register at another university or college while attending CBU.
TOEFL score of 550 (paper test), 213 (computer test), or 80 (internet test)
IELTS Academic (and IELTS Indicator) score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0
CAEL score of 60 (this includes CAEL Online)
MELAB score of 85
Pearson PTE (Academic) score of 59
CanTEST score of 4.5 (reading & listening), 4.0 (writing)
Duolingo English Test score of 115 for undergraduate programs, diplomas and certificates.
If you’re looking for a place to study the most interesting aspects of life, you have certainly found it. Cape Breton is teeming with as much opportunity to learn about how humans live as anywhere in the world. At CBU, the study of anthropology is a natural fit in a natural wonderland.
Anthropology is said to be the most scientific of the humanities, and the most humanistic of the sciences. Divided into the sub-disciplines of socio-cultural, linguistic, physical and archaeology, anthropology is the discipline that explores the human journey. It is a holistic discipline, meaning that it considers this diverse range of topics necessary to understanding what it means to be human.
This program at CBU aims to challenge our preconceived ideas about our own traditions and ways of life. We examine other, often opposite, notions and ways of living to help determine solutions for living the best life humanly possible.
CBU also encourages a reflective approach so that students learn to place their own experiences under the lens of examination. This teaches social sensitivity and a sense of place in the larger context of global human experiences. Anthropology is considered a teachable subject by the Nova Scotia Department of Education.
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ANTH-1101 Introduction to Linguistics (3 Credits)
ANTH-1103L Intro Physical Anthro Lab (0 Credits)
ANTH-1104 Intro to Cultural Anth (3 Credits)
ANTH-1161 Intro to Indigenous Studies (3 Credits)
ANTH-2100 Linguistic Anthropology (6 Credits)
ANTH-2101 Physical Anthropology (3 Credits)
ANTH-2103 Evolution of Human Adaptation (3 Credits)
ANTH-2104 Ethnohistory: Interp the Past (3 Credits)
ANTH-2105 Anthropology of Tourism (3 Credits)
ANTH-2106 Religion, Magic, & Witchcraft (3 Credits)
ANTH-2108 Introduction to Archaeology (3 Credits)
ANTH-2109 Cult, Distress, & Psych Abnorm (3 Credits)
ANTH-2111 Indige Musics: North America (3 Credits)
ANTH-2114 Ethnography & Research Methods (3 Credits)
ANTH-2123 Stories We Tell (3 Credits)
ANTH-3100A Survey of Anth Theory (3 Credits)
ANTH-3100B Survey of Anth Theory (3 Credits)
ANTH-3101 People & Power (3 Credits)
ANTH-3102 Field School: Hist Archaeology (6 Credits)
ANTH-3102L Field School: Hist Archae Lab (0 Credits)
ANTH-3104 Plagues & People (3 Credits)
ANTH-3110 Applied Anthropology (6 Credits)
ANTH-3113 Hum Skel Biol & Forensic Anth (3 Credits)
ANTH-3113L Hum Skel & Forensic Anth Lab (0 Credits)
ANTH-3141 Mi'kmaq Lexicology: Theory (3 Credits)
ANTH-3143 Mi'kmaq Lexicology: Applied (3 Credits)
ANTH-3314 Mi'kmaq Verbs: Advanced (3 Credits)
ANTH-3800 Dir Indep Study: Anthro (6 Credits)
ANTH-3801 Dir Inde Study: Anthro (3 Credits)
ANTH-3803 Dir. Ind. Study: Anthro. (3 Credits)
ANTH-4100 Classical Theory in Anthro. (6 Credits)
ANTH-4102 Contemp Anthro Theory (6 Credits)
ANTH-4811 Dir Independent Proj Proposal (3 Credits)
ANTH-4813 Dir Independent Proj Implement (3 Credits)
ANTH-4900 Honours Thesis, Anthropology (6 Credits)
ANTH-5103 Plagues & People (3 Credits)
Possible Career Paths
Community leadership
Cultural resource management
Health promotion
Management consulting
Policy development/implementation
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