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Anthropologists study human beings, globally and cross-culturally, and recognize that each way of life is but one possibility among many. In a pluralistic world, where people from different places and backgrounds frequently interact, anthropology is an important tool for helping us understand each other and the rapid changes going on around us. Anthropology offers the potential to broaden our understanding of what it means to be a person, to question what passes as “normal” or “natural”, and to examine the world we inhabit as interconnected by environmental, political, economic, cultural and social forces.

While anthropologists have traditionally studied in small scale, non-Western societies, today we apply our participatory research methods and a combination of humanistic and social scientific perspectives to all kinds of situations: if people do it, you can study it as an anthropologist.

Carleton’s anthropology program specializes in socio-cultural anthropology, which is the study of contemporary societies and cultures through direct engagement, participant-observation and other qualitative methods.

The BA (General) program is a 15-credit degree program. At least 6.0 credits must be in Anthropology. Students take fewer courses than in the Honours program and, in consultation with faculty advisors, can tailor their program to suit their interests and career goals.

Future opportunities

Anthropology prepares you for a variety of careers and work opportunities. While some anthropologists work in universities, colleges, and museums as teachers and researchers, our graduates apply their anthropological knowledge in a wide range of workplaces, including federal government departments, NGOs, community organizations, schools, or in the private sector.

The skills learned through the study of anthropology are highly transferable and increasingly recognized in fields as diverse as immigration, international development, public health, education, journalism, tourism and recreation, cultural resource management, law, city planning, marketing, advertising, or policy making. For instance, anthropological knowledge is important to work with organizations assisting newly arrived refugees, schools increasingly looking to hire ‘cultural liaison officials’ to assist teachers, students, and their families, or agencies seeking project consultants to assess social and environmental impacts.