Anthropology Careers

Anthropology can be defined in basic terms as the study of humankind. It incorporates the findings of many other fields such as biology, sociology, history and economics. Since the study of humankind is so broad, anthropology is divided into four major fields which are Cultural, Archeology, Physical and Linguistic. I have found that each of these fields has many specialized areas or subfields that can open the doors to a wide-variety of fascinating, interesting and even unexpected careers. Cultural or social anthropology studies human behaviors. Two major subfields among many are urban and medical. Cultural anthropologists can be employed in healthcare centers, will all government and international agencies, research institutes, marketing firms as science analysts and research directors and many can be found working with nonprofit associations. Although the professional cultural anthropologists are required to have an M.A., M.S. or Ph.D. many people still find great jobs with only a B.S. or B.A. degree. Because cultural anthropology involves the study of human behavior in any form it may take, a B.A or B.S. in anthropology can be beneficial for any line of work that requires an understanding of human cultural behavior. I found a position that I would be interested in, it is in New York in child protective services. It requires a Bachelors Degree with 12 credits in one discipline; cultural anthropology is an option: http://www.socialservice.com/jobdetails.cfm?jid=19514&RequestTimeout=500 Archeology studies life ways and cultures of humans who lived in the past. It is the study of the artifacts that were left behind. Subfields of this field are: historic and contract. Archaeologists can be employed in environmental projects, resource management and even in human-impact assessment. A B.A. or B.S. degree with a major in anthropology or archaeology and previous field experience is the minimal educational requirement to work as a field archaeologist.

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