Anthropology Department

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Development & Social Justice

Overview

Development and social justice focuses on building skills to tackle both macro-level problems of conflict and global development, as well as local efforts toward social justice in our communities.

Career Pathways

  • International development
  • Nonprofits
  • Community organizations
  • Government
  • Foreign service

Recommended Pathway Courses

Core Requirements

B.A. majors must also complete two years of a foreign language or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

Recommended Anthropology Electives

Recommended Non-Anthropology Electives

Internship Opportunities

Organization Name Paid or Unpaid Location Application Due Date
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon Unspecified Portland, Oregon Check website for openings
Bonneville Power Administration Paid Pacific Northwest Varies
Cascade AIDS Project Unpaid Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Coalition of Community Health Clinics Internship Varies Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, Oregon Check website for openings
Green Empowerment Unspecified Portland, Oregon Check website for openings
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) Unspecified Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Institute for Community Research Unpaid Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Latino Network Unspecified Portland, Oregon Unspecified
Mercy Corps Paid Portland, Oregon; Washington, D.C.; Virtual Check website for openings
Minka Project Paid Peru Unspecified
Monteverde Institute Unpaid Virtual; Costa Rica; Hybrid Unspecified
Multnomah County Health Department Varies Multnomah County, Oregon Varies
Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Varies Throughout the U.S. Check website for openings
Roots & Routes Intercultural Collaborations Unpaid Throughout the world Unspecified
U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs Paid Throughout the U.S. Fall 2023
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Varies Throughout the U.S. Varies
U.S. Forest Service Paid Throughout the U.S. Jan. 11, 2023

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)

(Make sure to check both the internships offered by FWS and their partner organizations)

 Varies Throughout the U.S. Varies
U.S. National Park Service Paid Throughout the U.S. Varies
Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Paid Washington Varies
World Oregon Unspecified Portland, Oregon Check website for openings

Field Schools

Field School Application Due Date
Comitas Institute for Anthropological Study Unspecified
Ethnographic Field School in Tonga Jan. 31, 2023
Fort Lewis College Ethnographic Field School Varies
NAPA-OT Field School Feb. 1, 2023
North Shore Field School Unspecified
Off the Beaten Track Rolling acceptance
Overseas Research Center Ethnographic Field School Unspecified
Summer Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius Feb. 15, 2023