Anthropology
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Skills
Skills and knowledge you may gain from your program:
- Skills in social research – both qualitative and quantitative methods; interviewing; cultural sensitivity; working cooperatively with others; understanding group dynamics
- Skills in effective data collection; organizing and evaluating research results
- Ability to write reports, papers and grant proposals
- Writing articulately and analytically
- Aptitude for scientific problem solving; using statistics and computer science to analyze data
- Knowledge of the biological, ecological and cultural factors that influence human behaviour; ability to analyze the root causes of social problems
Careers
- Archives
- Banks
- Consulting Firms
- Museums and Art Galleries
- Government Departments
- Parks and Historic Sites
- Refugee/Immigrant Organizations
- Health-Care Agencies
- Historic Preservation Offices
- Hospitals
- International Development Agencies
- International Agencies
- Ethnic and Cultural Organizations
- Environmental Agencies
- Business/Market Research Firms
- Universities and Colleges
- Foreign Service Organizations
- Law Offices
- Libraries
- Medical Centers
- Migrant Worker Advocacy Agencies
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Social Service Organizations
- Publishers
- Pharmaceutical Firms
- Research Laboratories
- Zoos
See What Alumni Are Doing
- Multicultural Education Specialist / Director
- Advocate
- Health Science Administrator
- Physician
- Social Worker
- Family Service Counsellor
- Job Counsellor
- Public Health Educator
- Transplant Registry Database Manager
- Genetic Counsellor
- Medical Anthropologist
- Social Service Agency Planner
- Academic Advisor / Counsellor
- Collections Manager
- Foundation Program Manager
- Museum Curator / Technician
- *Anthropologist
- College Professor
- Genealogist
- Museum Education Director
- Archaeologist
- Computer Simulation Model Designer
- Librarian
- Paleontologist
- Archivist
- Contract Archaeologist
- Linguist
- Scientific Linguist
- Art Conservator
- Ethnologist
- Marketing Researcher
- Social Science Analyst
- Behavioral Science Advisor
- Field Archaeologist
- Media Planner
- Teacher, Elementary / Secondary
- Bilingual / Bicultural Program Specialist
- Forensic Anthropologist
- Multicultural Education Specialist / Director
- Teacher of English as a Second Language (ESL)
- Vocational Teacher
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Researcher
- Cultural Artifact Specialist
- Immigration Inspector
- Peace Corps Volunteer
- Community Development Officer
- Cultural Resource Manager
- International Agency Representative
- Probation Officer
- Community Planner
- Foreign Affairs Officer
- National / State Park Interpreter
- Rural Development Officer
- Congressional Committee Staff Director
- Friend of the Court Caseworker
- Park Service Supervisor / Director
- Social Insurance Representative
- Coroner / Medical Examiner
- Head Start Program Director
- Peace Corps Area Director
- State / Federal Government Policy Analyst
- Urban Planner
- Actuary
- Environmental Impact Assessment Researcher
- Loan Officer / Bank Officer Staff Training Specialist
- Advertiser
- Human Resources Manager
- Management Consultant
- Technical Writer
- Biographer
- Industrial Psychologist
- Management Consultant
- Tour Guide
- Corporate Communications Consultant
- Insurance Claims Adjuster
- Marketing Manager
- Travel Agent / Guide
- Employee Relations Specialist
- International Visitor Escort / Consultant
- Media Specialist
- Travel Consultant
- Employment Recruiter
- Journalist
- Vocational Teacher
- Bureau of Indian Affairs Researcher
- Personnel Management Specialist
- Union Legal Counsel