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Public & Community Anthropology/Archaeology Overview Public and community anthropologists/archaeologists focus on taking anthropology to the general public and collaboratively working with the public and diverse communities on anthropology/archaeology projects. Career Pathways Education and interpretation positions K-12 STEM educator Museum/museum education professional NGOs Governmental agencies Media/journalism Recommended Pathway Courses Core Requirements Anth 101 Introduction to Biological Anthropology Anth 102 Introduction to Archaeology Anth 103 Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology If you're earning the B.S.: Stat 244 Introduction to Probability and Statistics II If you're earning the B.A.: Ling 232 Language and Society OR Ling 233 Language and Mind OR Ling 390 Introduction to Linguistics Anth 304 Social Theory OR Anth 305 Culture and Power Anth 345 Practicing Anthropology Anth 350 Archaeological Method and Theory Anth 370 Paleoanthropology B.A. majors must also complete two years of a foreign language or demonstrate equivalent proficiency. Recommended Anthropology Electives Anth 409 Practicum Anth 415 Applied Anthropology Anth 417 Advanced Topics in Native American Studies Anth 456 Cultural and Heritage Resources Management Anth 460 Public and Community Archaeology Recommended Non-Anthropology Electives Comm 312U Media Literacy Sci 311U Teaching Everyday Science NAS 442 Decolonizing Methodologies: Insurgent Research and Indigenous Education Hst 493 Introduction to Public History Internship Opportunities Organization Name Paid or Unpaid Location Application Due Date American Museum of Natural History; MEEPS Paid New York, New York December 2023 Archaeological Research Institute Unpaid Lawrenceburg, Indiana Unspecified Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon Unspecified Portland, Oregon Check website for openings Bonneville Power Administration Paid Pacific Northwest Varies Center for Great Apes Unpaid Wauchula, Florida Unspecified Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Paid Cortez, Colorado 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 Monteverde Institute Unpaid Virtual; Costa Rica; Hybrid Unspecified New York State Museum Unspecified Albany, New York Unspecified Pacific Primate Sanctuary Unpaid (housing provided) Maui, Hawaii Unspecified Penn Museum Paid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feb. 13, 2023 Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Paid Pennsylvania Jan. 16, 2023 Project Chimps Unpaid Blue Ridge, Georgia Varies Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Paid Throughout the U.S. and virtual Varies SWCA Paid Arizona; California; Colorado; Louisiana; Massachusetts; Texas; Utah Varies Transylvania Bioarchaeology Paid Transylvania, Romania Varies 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 Field Schools Field School Application Due Date Crow Canyon Archaeological Center March 12, 2023 Ecuador Virtual Ethnographic Field School Unspecified Ethnographic Field School in Tonga Jan. 31, 2023 Etzanoa Archaeological Field School Jan. 27, 2023 Fort Lewis College Ethnographic Field School Varies Institute for Field Research Varies Isla Mujeres Ethnographic Field School May 3, 2023 Maderas Rainforest Conservancy Varies NAPA-OT Field School Feb. 1, 2023 North Shore Field School Unspecified Off the Beaten Track Rolling acceptance Open School of Ethnography and Anthropology Varies Overseas Research Center Ethnographic Field School Unspecified Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Jan. 16, 2023 PSU/WSUV/NPS Public Archaeology Field School May 1, 2023 Summer Interdisciplinary Ethnography Field School in Mauritius Feb. 15, 2023