Careers in Anthropology
Anthropology Major/Minors Career Opportunities
Anthropology by itself provides a gateway into a variety of fields.You can also increase your career options by combining anthropology with another major or minor at Geneseo.The department has an anthropology minor, linguistics minor and sociomedical minor. Recent graduates from the department are finding employment in the fields of:anthropology, forensic anthropology, cultural resource management, law, medicine, veterinary medicine, conservation, public health, secondary education, non-governmental organizations, nursing, physical therapy, social work, photo journalism, museology,and library science. Many students have gap year experiences in the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and City Internships.
Here are some possible career opportunities which begin with your major or minor in Anthropology.
- Anthropology plus Linguistics and Speech Pathology
- Communications
- Information Science
- Applied linguistics
- Anthropology plus Art
- Museology Cultural Heritage Programs
- Community Art Programs
- Historical Preservation
- Folklore Programs
- Historic Society Organizations
- Anthropology plus American Studies
- Museology Historic Preservation
- Folklore Programs
- Historical Societies
- Anthropology plus Biology
- Public Health
- Anatomy
- Medicine
- Physicians Assistant
- Chiropractic
- Environmental Studies
- Forestry
- Forensics
- Zoo Biology
- Primate Biology
- Anthropometry
- Human Genetics Research and Counseling
- Medical Anthropology
- Epidemiology
- Zoo Animal Curation
- Anthropology plus Mathematics and Biology
- Biostatistics
- Medical Anthropology
- Epidemiology
- Anthropology plus Management Science
- International Business
- Social Services Administration
- Marketing Research
- Anthropology plus Pre-Law
- Law
- Family Law
- Environmental Law
- Community Legal Services
- International Law
- Anthropology plus Communications/Public Relations
- Documentary Film Making
- Production Research
- Broadcasting
- Marketing Research
- Public Relations
- Personnel Training
- Anthropology plus Computer Science
- Museum Collection Management
- Social Science Research
- Marketing Research
- Demographic Analysis
- Information Science
- Archival Management
- Anthropology plus Education
- Bilingual and Multicultural Education
- Teaching
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- International Education
- Education Research
- Special Program Development and Evaluation
- Anthropology plus Foreign Language
- Applied Linguistics in Intercultural Communications
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- Consulting for International Business
- Tourism
- International Education
- Diplomatic Service
- Foreign Services Training
- Anthropology plus Geography
- Urban Studies
- Regional Urban or Rural Planning
- Community Planning
- Geographic Information Services
- Cartography
- Tourism
- Anthropology plus Geology
- Cultural Resource Management Services
- Surveying and mapping
- Anthropology plus History
- Museology
- Historic Preservation
- Cultural Resource Management Services
- Archival Management
- Anthropology plus English
- Investigative Journalism
- Documentary Reporting
- Science Writing
- Business Writing
- Editing
- Fiction
- Anthropology plus Mathematics/Statistics
- Biostatistics
- Social Research
- Demographic Analysis
- Anthropology plus Music
- Ethnomusicology
- Music Marketing
- Information Science
- Community Arts Programs
- Anthropology plus Political Science/International Relations
- Law, Politics
- Political Consulting
- Public Administration
- Anthropology plus Psychology/Human Development
- Public Health
- Personnel Work
- Counseling
- Social Services
- Anthropology plus Sociology/Organizational and Occupational Behavior
- Social Services
- Demographic Analysis
- Epidemiology
- Educational Program Evaluation
- Workplace Planning
- Anthropology plus Sociology/Urban Studies
- Urban Planning
- Anthropology and Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement
- Security Services
- Criminology
- Rehabilitation Services
- Anthropology plus Environmental Studies
- Cultural Resource Management Services
- Natural Resource Management
- Environmental Planning
- Park Services
- Anthropology plus Public Administration
- Public Administration, Social Services Administration