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Why you should get your AA in Anthropology … or anything else for that

Why you should get your AA in Anthropology … or anything else for that matter. Becky Floyd Anthropology Dept. Chair Cypress College. Why should you get your Associate degree?. Fastest growing occupations require AA/AS

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Why you should get your AA in Anthropology … or anything else for that

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  1. Why you should get your AA in Anthropology … or anything else for that matter Becky Floyd Anthropology Dept. Chair Cypress College

  2. Why should you get your Associate degree? • Fastest growing occupations require AA/AS • AA/AS degree holders earn more money and have lower unemployment • Why not have a capstone of achievement for your time at Cypress College? • Think of your AA as a “pre-major” • Universities give preference to applicants with AA/AS • AA/AS degree holders more likely to finish BA/BS

  3. Why major in Anthropology? You can do just about anything with it • With a Bachelors: K-12 teaching, museum technician, field archaeology, ecotourism guide, Peace Corps, writer, translator, human resources, etc. • With a Masters: college instructor, research assistant, curator, zoo technician, law enforcement, etc. • With Doctorate: university professor, ethnographer, archaeologist, primate specialist, forensic anthropologist, linguist, etc.

  4. Resources online • Anthropology: Education for the 21st Century http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/Careers.cfm • Career Titles Related to Anthropology http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/anthropology.htm • Crosby, Olivia Associate degree: Two years to a career or a jump start to a bachelor’s degree; Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2002-03 http://www.bls.gov/home.htm • National Association for the Practice of Anthropology http://www.practicinganthropology.org/employment/ • What Can I Do With A Major In Anthropology? www.utexas.edu/student/cec/careers/anthro.pdf • WHAT CAN I DO WITH AN ANTHROPOLOGY DEGREE? GETTING A JOB WITH A BA/BS http://www.usd.edu/anth/handbook/hbjob.html

  5. Why get your AA in Anthropology? • Consider getting your AA in anthropology if Cypress doesn’t have your major of choice • Getting your AA in anthropology will cover your social science, biological science lecture and lab, and cultural diversity* requirement • A background in anthropology compliments EVERY other major there is

  6. The AA in Anthropology requires: • In addition to general college graduation requirements, the AA in Anthropology is a 19 unit major of which the following core courses must be taken: • 101, 101L, 102, 105 and either 106 or 203 • And two electives from 104, 106 or 203, 107, 121*, 210

  7. Accounting Administrative Assistant Administrative Support Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Airline Customer Services Art Art-Advertising Design Automotive Collision Repair Automotive Technology Aviation Management Business Administration Commercial Pilot Computer Applications Computer Information Systems Computer Programming Court Reporting Culinary Arts Dance Dental Hygiene Drafting, Engineering Technology (Pre) Engineering Ethnic Studies Flight Attendant Food Service Management General Studies AA/AS Geography Health Information Technology Hotel Management Human Services Legal Secretary/Admin. Asst. Liberal Arts Management Marketing Medical Staff Services Science Merchandising Other AA degrees at Cypress • Mortuary Science • Music • Philosophy • Photography • Physical Education • Psychiatric Technology • Psychology • Radiologic Technology • Registered Dental Assisting • Registered Nursing • Retail Management • Small Business Management • Sociology • Theater Arts • Travel/Tourism • Ultrasound/Medical Sonography • Word Processing

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