Dr. Daromir Rudnyckyj

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Biography

Daromir Rudnyckyj is a professor of anthropology at the University of Victoria, where he serves as the director of the Counter Currency Laboratory and the principal investigator of the Futures Money project. He has held the position of past president of the Society for the Anthropology of Religion and serves as a councillor for the American Ethnological Society. His research addresses the complex interplay between money, religion, development, capitalism, and finance, situated within the broader contexts of globalization, state governance, and social studies of finance. Rudnyckyj's current projects, based in the Counter Currency Laboratory, examine how modern monetary forms, such as cryptocurrencies and digital currencies, are reshaping human life and social relationships. He also explores alternative currency systems through the lens of collaborative research, contributing to a greater understanding of the evolving nature of money.

Research Interests

Courses

ANTH 150 Money Culture ANTH 329 Anthropology Southeast Asia ANTH 400A History of Anthropological Theory ANTH 405 Advanced Economic Anthropology ANTH 483 Anthropology of Money: Theory and Practice

Requirements for University of Victoria

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
GRE General
Verbal
Required:130
Quantitative
Required:130
Analytical Writing
Required:0
Overall
Required:0
Prerequisites
BSc in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent Background in Mathematics with emphasis on Computer Science
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Science. GRE is highly recommended for international students.