Hello. My name is Misty. I am currently enrolled in college. I have worked in the child care field for quite a few years now and am so done it. What I really want to study now is Anthropology & Archeology. I haven't taken classes on it or anything yet but I have always been facinated with ancient history, artifacts and more. I would love to chat with others who either have a degree in Anthro., studying it now or could give me some advice about it. I will be starting my actual classes for it in the next few months but right not just taking math, english classes. Thank you!
PS I would also like to find out some good books to read that you recommend!
Misty
PS I would also like to find out some good books to read that you recommend!
Misty
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Tue, May 27, 2008 - 1:24 PMHey Misty Anthropology is a huge field, and it is always good to see some one interested in it.
First things first, do you know about the subfields of Anthropology? If not Wikipedia it, reading up just on Wikipedia will give you a nice foot in the door.
I also recommend you look up Anthropology departments at other universities. Some that I would recommend are:
Arizona State University, shesc.asu.edu/
University of British Columbia, www.anth.ubc.ca/
Cornell University, falcon.arts.cornell.edu/Anthro/
University of Kansas, www2.ku.edu/~kuanth/
All of the above website have wonderful information on their own programs and on Anthropology.
Next, start becoming familiar with another scholarly language, if you are not already, i.e. in French, Spanish, German or Italian. This is because most Graduate programs require and Intermediate level in a Scholarly language. Also, these languages are spoken in ex-colonies and can really help you while doing research. It would be wise for you to not start learning German if you are interested in Amazonian tribal war, or German if you are interested in Cambodia. You would need Spanish for the former and French for the later.
Decide if you only want to pursue just a Bachelors degree or a Graduate degree as well. With a B.A. you can do a lot of business work and social work. With the M.A. and PhD levels you do a lot of research and stay in Academia. This are things you should ponder. With M.A. you can also do business work in international corporations and even the government.
Take ANT100 or whatever its numerical equivalent is. After that make sure to speak with your adviser, who hopefully is in the Anthropology department, they will help you out. Make sure to take at least one class in each discipline. This will round your knowledge out.
If you do want to pursue post-grad studies, take a minor! Be it a language, or art or another Social Science program like Sociology. If you want Art make sure to study up on whatever your Anthropology interest is. To be a little more clear, what I mean is; If you like Archeology try to do as much art history classes, ancient sculpture, pottery, weaving etc. If you are interested in AIDs in L.A. make sure to study some sociology, and take a Human A&P class. Taking a minor will help make you look good to Graduate departments.
You can never go wrong with taking statistics. IT SUCKS! It is a math Gen ed. class you need to fill. Get it out of the way early and it will help you understand how other people will use your data you collect. Or, it will help you compile and analyze the data that people like me collect.
Do like you are doing now. Talk to Anthropologist and Archaeologists. Go to a museum and speak to a curator or an archivist, these people can give you a lot of advice, info and tell you about themselves. You may end up working with them one day. Look for internships or work studies there, hands on learning is fantastic.
Don't burn any bridges, never settle for "Just Passing" and always be ready to learn!
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Re: New...Help..Advice...
Tue, May 27, 2008 - 1:25 PMHey Misty Anthropology is a huge field, and it is always good to see some one interested in it.
First things first, do you know about the subfields of Anthropology? If not Wikipedia it, reading up just on Wikipedia will give you a nice foot in the door.
I also recommend you look up Anthropology departments at other universities. Some that I would recommend are:
Arizona State University, shesc.asu.edu/
University of British Columbia, www.anth.ubc.ca/
Cornell University, falcon.arts.cornell.edu/Anthro/
University of Kansas, www2.ku.edu/~kuanth/
All of the above website have wonderful information on their own programs and on Anthropology.
Next, start becoming familiar with another scholarly language, if you are not already, i.e. in French, Spanish, German or Italian. This is because most Graduate programs require and Intermediate level in a Scholarly language. Also, these languages are spoken in ex-colonies and can really help you while doing research. It would be wise for you to not start learning German if you are interested in Amazonian tribal war, or German if you are interested in Cambodia. You would need Spanish for the former and French for the later.
Decide if you only want to pursue just a Bachelors degree or a Graduate degree as well. With a B.A. you can do a lot of business work and social work. With the M.A. and PhD levels you do a lot of research and stay in Academia. This are things you should ponder. With M.A. you can also do business work in international corporations and even the government.
Take ANT100 or whatever its numerical equivalent is. After that make sure to speak with your adviser, who hopefully is in the Anthropology department, they will help you out. Make sure to take at least one class in each discipline. This will round your knowledge out.
If you do want to pursue post-grad studies, take a minor! Be it a language, or art or another Social Science program like Sociology. If you want Art make sure to study up on whatever your Anthropology interest is. To be a little more clear, what I mean is; If you like Archeology try to do as much art history classes, ancient sculpture, pottery, weaving etc. If you are interested in AIDs in L.A. make sure to study some sociology, and take a Human A&P class. Taking a minor will help make you look good to Graduate departments.
You can never go wrong with taking statistics. IT SUCKS! It is a math Gen ed. class you need to fill. Get it out of the way early and it will help you understand how other people will use your data you collect. Or, it will help you compile and analyze the data that people like me collect.
Do like you are doing now. Talk to Anthropologist and Archaeologists. Go to a museum and speak to a curator or an archivist, these people can give you a lot of advice, info and tell you about themselves. You may end up working with them one day. Look for internships or work studies there, hands on learning is fantastic.
Don't burn any bridges, never settle for "Just Passing" and always be ready to learn! -
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Tue, May 27, 2008 - 2:36 PMexcellent advice! wish i could have geared my undergrad education to anthropology from the beginning. start language training early and take a minor!
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