Anthropology

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Resources, Strengths, Career Paths, Skills

Transferable Skills:Students of Anthropology end their education with superior analytical skills, a rare and highly valued commodity in today's job market. Anthropology Majors also possess:

• Critical thinking abilities
• Data collection and organization skill
• Writing & rhetoric Skill
• A understanding of human behavior
• Didactic skill
• The ability to empathize

Career Paths: The Major in Anthropology provides students with an optimal platform for entering a variety of fields. Students with a strong background in Anthropology are viewed favorably by varying fields such as medicine and law. Here are some fields an Anthropology major may pursue:

• Healthcare
• Social Work
• Education & Research
• Government
• Business
• Ecology

Resources & Professional Associations of Interest: Check out the following websites and consider joining at least one of the professional associations in your field of interest to boost your career and give you a competitive edge on the job market. These are just a few so don't hesitate to do some research on your own!

• SBU Dept.of Anthropology
• Institute for the Conservation of Tropical Environments (ICTE)
• US Aid - Iraq
• Chronicle of Higher Education , Inside Higher Education - great sites for academics
• Archaeological Institute of America
• American Anthropological Association

Sample Job Titles:The following are some sample job titles that would be appropriate for a student who has majored in Anthropology. This is in no way a complete list. If you're surprised at some of these titles, you shouldn't forget that a student who majors in Anthropology gains skills that can be used in almost any industry!

Famous Anthropology Majors

Michael Crichton - Author of Jurassic Park
Steve Riggio - Founder of Barnes & Noble
Jomo Kenyatta - First president of Kenya