Design Anthropology

Overview

Design Anthropology addresses how ethnography can be used to better understand community needs in order to design more suitable products, services, experiences and spaces for end users.

Career Pathways

Human-centered design and user-experience research
Design firms
Architecture firms
Urban planning
Technology companies
Advertising and marketing
International development
Non-profits
Community organizations
Museums

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 373 Primate Ecology and Behavior

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

Recommended Anthropology Electives

Anth 340 Design, Politics and Society
Anth 379 Practicing Forensic Science
Anth 415 Applied Anthropology
Anth 418 Environmental Anthropology
Anth 440 Design Anthropology

Recommended Non-Anthropology Electives

Des 302U Design is Everywhere
ETM 356U Introduction to Human-Centered Design
BA 495 Business Strategy
USP 430 Participatory Methods for Community Development

Internship Opportunities

Organization Name	Paid or Unpaid	Location
Dropbox	Paid	Virtual
Gemic	Paid	New York, New York; Berlin, Germany; London, England; Toronto, Canada
Monteverde Institute	Unpaid	Virtual; Costa Rica; Hybrid
R/GA	Paid	London, England
Ziba	Paid	Portland, Oregon

Field Schools

Off the Beaten Track