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Anthropology is the study of people and culture in all periods of history and in all areas of the world. Through sub-disciplines like Archaeology, Biological/Physical Anthropology, Anthropological Linguistics, and Sociocultural Anthropology, one can investigate past and present cultures through the examination of artifacts, study human evolution and genetics, examine the nature of communication, and analyze societies and cultures. Some examples of topics studied include: the environmental impact of globalization, refugees in the Middle East and Africa, diseases and public health policy in the Ecuadorian Andes, and forensics.

Anthropology at Western Students studying Anthropology at Western have access to the Native Language Centre, laboratory facilities, collections and personnel at the London Museum of Archaeology, and an extensive collection of fossil casts and comparative skeletal samples, including an Egyptian mummy donated by the Royal Ontario Museum. In 2008, the Anthropology Department plans to open field schools in Madagascar and Peru.

Sociocultural Anthropology seeks to understand how human experience is shaped by the social, cultural, political, economic, and religious realities with which all people live. We approach this ambitious goal by analyzing, comparing and reflecting on research conducted with and about people around the world, including many locations in the Americas (from Canada in the north to Argentina in the south), as well as the South Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa including Madagascar. Current research projects include studies of culture and the environment, refugee and migration studies, the history of anthropology, artisanal mining, mobile phones, the history of public health, and First Nations identity and politics in Canada.