Anthropology?

Question

..Was just wondering if anyone could come up with a career after completing a major in anthropology. The subject and classes seem intriguing but I was just wondering whether I would be confining myself to living in a cardboard box for the rest of my life?

Answer 1

I think I can help you, since I am probably the only one answering who actually has an anthropology degree. There aren't many of us (even though I have noticed an increase in interest in the last couple of years)! There are a few options, but most people go on to get at LEAST a Masters to broaden your options. You really need a PhD to be competitive in the job market. Anyways, if you are a Biological Anthropology major (like I was), you can work at the zoo. Most zoos have a "primate house" which is where you would work, basically as a specialized zoo keeper. I also know A LOT of people going into Archaeology with the intention to go on and do forensics. My best friend is considering applying to the FBI academy this year to see if he can become a special agent. You can also do that if you focus on biological anthropology. Cultural anthropology, it depends. I know someone who focuses on medical anthropology--and she serves as sort of a cultural translator at a hospital in California. Basically, when someone comes into the hospital not wanting to do something because their culture prohibits it, she is there to explain it to the doctors. Many cultures don't believe in "natural diseases" so it is more useful than you think. Cultural anthropologists also visit other cultures and do ethnographies on them, but the majority of the people who do this are professors and have PhDs. After all, the money to travel will be coming from the government in the form of grants, and professors get these.

You can also work at a museum. Even in summer as a student, you can usually find internships for undergrads doing various things. I know another girl who went with one of our professors to study an orangutan troop over the summer. Teaching at college is an option if you at least have a Masters. There's more stuff, but this is all I can think of for now. The most promising job option though really is forensics, and it is quite a hot field right now too!

I'll also say that even though I was an anthro major, I am going to grad school for physiology. So if you DO become an anthro major, you aren't necessarily locked into that for the rest of your life! But, it is an interesting field, that's for sure.

Good luck!

Answer 2

A degree in Anthropology is not the most promising, but if you love, it you may as well pursue it. You could become a professor, work for the government...there are several options.

Answer 3

Try:
http://www.umt.edu/career/majors/anthropology.htm
and
http://www.cas.sc.edu/ANTH/whatcan.html

Answer 4

check out this link im giving you, it has all types of jobs you can have with a degree in anthropollogy.


http://www.aaanet.org/careers.htm