ANTHROPOLOGY??......what kind of jobs are there??

Question

i am in high school and love history and cultures and want to go into anthropology but i dont know what jobs they do. Do you have to get a PhD in it to get a job??? what can you do with a bacholors degree?

Answer 1

Here is a brief summary on Anthropologists for you.

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“Anthropos” means human and “logia” means knowledge—anthropologists study us. The field of anthropology includes everything from figuring out how human beings evolved millions of years ago to examining the way we organize our societies today.

Physical, or biological, anthropologists focus on human physical characteristics, trying to understand how they are shaped by heredity and environment. Some concentrate on the fossil remains of ancient humans and closely related primates such as apes. Others specialize in primatology, studying the behaviour of living primate populations, usually in the wild.

Cultural and social anthropologists compare historical and contemporary human cultures from all around the world, looking at religion, mythology, art, customs, and political, legal, and economic systems. In studying and documenting the amazing diversity of human life they also try to understand what we all have in common.

Other specialties include linguistic anthropology, which studies the structures of languages, and urban anthropology, a newer specialty that looks at social trends in city life. A medical anthropologist might look for evidence of when a particular disease began afflicting human beings and examine how different cultures have treated it.

Anthropologists also apply their knowledge in very practical ways. An urban anthropologist might assist city planners in the development of a public housing complex; a physical anthropologist could design a Neanderthal display for a local museum; and a linguistic anthropologist’s research might help teachers to create better English as a foreign language courses.

And as for education:

After obtaining a bachelor’s degree, the majority of people employed as anthropologists complete either a master’s degree or a PhD in anthropology. A bachelor’s degree takes 4 years to complete. Master’s programs may be either 1 or 2 years in length. It takes about 5 years to complete a PhD.

A master’s degree will usually qualify you for some positions in museums, government departments, and the private sector. To become a professor of anthropology at a college or university you need a PhD.

Hope this helps!

Answer 2

Gravediggers...

Answer 3

You can do absolutely nothing relevant with a bachelor's degree.