An education in Anthropology, Forensic Science, and Archaeology offers our students an exploration of human existence in time and space. Our disciplines ask basic questions of human existence: Where and when did we originate? How has our species changed over time? What are we now? And where are we going?

As the field of Anthropology includes a number of sub-disciplines, the career opportunities in this field are wide-ranging and can be found in a number of professional fields. There are careers for scientists, business people, social scientists, accountants, journalists, educators, attorneys, planners, computer specialists, and health professionals. In addition to academic jobs in the subfields of anthropology, our students have sought careers in law, urban planning, international development, cultural resource management, public health, education in multi-cultural settings, and the human dimensions of resource management.

Careers in forensic science are varied. Forensic laboratories employ both chemists and biologists in areas such as DNA analysis, drug analysis, arson and explosive testing. Other laboratory personnel are involved in ballistics, trace evidence, and fingerprint analysis. Medical examiner offices hire death investigators, toxicologists, pathology assistants, and other laboratory staff. The military uses forensic anthropologists in their human identification lab. Police departments and other investigative services use forensic scientists in their crime scene missions.