Download Anthropology General Information Admission Requirements

Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts
General Information
Admission Requirements
Notes:
Completion of SOC
304 is strongly
recommended
Job/Career Titles
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology (45 credits)
As a student of anthropology devoted to the study of humankind,
you will examine human origins, life in the ancient past and the
unending diversity of contemporary human cultures. The program
will provide you with a broad background in all of anthropology's
major divisions – biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic
anthropology and cultural anthropology. Required field work and
research will give you the hands-on experience needed to
prepare for graduate school in anthropology, as well as
careers that require an understanding of cultural diversity – global
and local – including international business, forensics, museum
work and public policy.
 Anthropologist*
 Field Technician
 Archeologist*
 Forensics
 Archivist*
 Grant Writing
 Nonprofit Administration
 Community Education
 Higher Education
 Policy Analysis
 Consultant
 Cultural Resource
Manager*
 Data/Records Analyst
Administration*
 Professor*
Administration
 Human Resources
 Public Relations/Marketing
 Impact Assessment
 Researcher*
 Library/Information
 Surveyor
 Ethnographic Researcher*
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 Museum Curator/
 Urban Planning
Science*
Advanced education preferred
Starting Salary Range: $28,000-$45,000 *Subject to vary by career, company, location, and experience
Employers
General Industries
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Archeological Firms/Fieldwork
Colleges & Universities
Consulting Firms
Government Agencies
Historical Societies
International Organizations
Museums & Libraries
Non-Profit Associations
Research Organizations
Minnesota Employers
 3M
 Colle+McVoy
 Minnesota Historical
Society
 General Mills
 MN Government
 HDR Environmental
 MN State Institutions
Operations
 Mayo Clinic
 Minnesota History
Center
 Natural Resource
Group
 Project Footsteps
Get Involved With SCSU Organizations
 All Tribes Council
 Any one of the many cultural clubs on campus
 Community Planning Association
 Social Studies Club
 The Anthropology Collective
Additional Resources
Skills and Traits
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Appreciation of cultural
differences
Artistic
Attention to detail
Critical thinking
Decisive
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1.usa.gov/1dk5gXA (Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)—Anthropologists)
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1.usa.gov/12HPpvV (OOH—Archivists)
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1.usa.gov/14ZsSIE (OOH—Curators, Museum Technicians, and Conservators)
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aaanet.org (American Anthropological Association)
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sfaa.net (The Society For Applied Anthropology)
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physanth.org (American Association of Physical Anthropologists)
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studentanthropologists.org (National Association of Student Anthropologists)
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sha.org (Society for Historical Archaeology)
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practicinganthropology.org (National Association for the Practice of Anthropology)
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scsu.mn/1bDIeKV (SCSU Anthropology Program)
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Enjoy mental activity
Enjoy traveling
Generate ideas
Good at seeing
patterns
Interpersonal skills
Investigative
Problem solving
Research skills
Solution oriented
Job Searching
 aaanet.org/profdev/careers
 getanthropologyjobs.com
 practicinganthropology.org/careers/
position-listings/job-lists/jobs
 scsucareers.com
Last updated: August 2016
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