Title: Why Major in Anthropology? | Anthropology
Headings: 
Why Major in Anthropology?
Learning Outcomes for Anthropology Majors
What Is Anthropology?
What Does Anthropology Teach That Is Useful Outside the College Setting?
Anthropology’s Career Advantages
Anthropology as a Major: Its Fascinating Subject Matter and Utility for Careers and Subsequent Education
What Job Opportunities Will Anthropology Afford the New Graduate?
Career Paths: Academic, Corporate, Nonprofit, or Government
Educational Program

Content: What does it mean to be human? Why do people behave in particular ways? What are the historical and environmental pressures that helped shape the experience and behavior of a specific group of people? What are universal facts of human life? What Does Anthropology Teach That Is Useful Outside the College Setting? Careful record-keeping, attention to details, analytical reading, and clear thinking are taught by anthropological courses. Social ease in strange situations, critical thinking, and strong skills in oral and written expression are cultivated by anthropological training. Using a range of social, behavioral, biological, and other scientific research methods, anthropology majors learn to supplement statistical findings with descriptive data gathered through participant observation, interviewing, and ethnographic study. An anthropologist is a trained observer who knows the importance of collecting data, of listening and watching what others are doing, of reflecting on what has actually as well as apparently occurred, of researching the context, of applying various explanatory models, and of adopting a broad perspective for framing an understanding. Whatever the topic of research, anthropologists share a particular holistic vision that requires using a repertoire of methods in order to forge a deeper understanding of situations.