Career Services home page Boston University home page Boston University home page
Title Bar
  Alumni Employers Faculty Parents
About Us Choosing Majors Career Exploration Internships Job Search Resumes & Cover Letters Interviewing Graduate School

Anthropology - Quick Tips to Careers

Introduction

A concentration in anthropology provides a broad comparative overview of the varieties of human thought and action as the basis of a general liberal arts education. The social anthropology track is excellent preparation for a career in law, business, international relations, and related fields. The biological anthropology track provides an excellent concentration for premedical students seeking broad training relevant to the health sciences. Both tracks may also serve as preparation for graduate study and a professional career in anthropology (from the Boston University Undergraduate Bulletin online, www.bu.edu/bulletins/und/item13d5.html).
Career-Related Skills

  • Aptitude for basic scientific and mathematical problem solving
  • Analytical skills, oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to interpret/evaluate events, information and ideas representing the past
  • Ability to gather, organize and examine data
  • Ability to summarize results
  • Ability to recognize cultural differences and similarities
This guide contains only a partial list of related occupations in Anthropology. In addition to the skills and knowledge gained through your college course work, you may also need to acquire career related work experience, additional work related skills and/or additional education.

Some Related Occupations

Anthropologist
Archivist
Art Conservator
Bibliographer
Cartographer
Community Affairs Specialist
Conservationist
Cultural Anthropologist
Cultural Artifacts Specialist
Cultural Resources Manager
Ethnologist
Exhibit Assistant
Forensic Anthropologist
Forensic Technician
Genealogist
Geographer
Historian
Historic Preservation Officer
Historical Society Director
International Relations Specialist
Laboratory Assistant/Technician
Librarian
Medical Anthropologist
Medical Examiner
Multicultural Program Leader
Multiculturalism Educator
Museum Curator
Museum Educator
Museum Technician
National/State Park Interpreter
Non-Profit Administrator
Program Manager
Public Policy Analyst
Researcher
Teacher
Writer/Editor

Next Steps

In order to research the various occupations, you may want to do any of the following:
  • Speak with a Career Counselor
  • Read the books available in the Career Resource Library
  • Talk with individuals working in the field
  • Contact related professional associations
  • Obtain an internship in a field of interest

Boston University
Boston University
  This Site   BU   Directory  
Career Services | 19 Deerfield St. | Boston, MA 02215 | Phone:617-353-3590 | Fax:617-353-9350