California State University, Long Beach, offers a master's-level program in applied anthropology. Students can select from three areas of concentration: medical anthropology, education and community/organizations.
The community/organizations area targets a focus on organizations, neighborhoods, households and businesses, according to the university's website, "and the interconnected cultural web that links them." The education area is geared toward students who want to study cultural issues in U.S.-based schools as well as schools around the globe. Medical anthropology combines biological anthropology with applied anthropology to "bridge cultural gaps in health care knowledge and practice," according to the university.
Graduates of the program become practicing anthropologists and can find employment in sectors such as education, business, health and government.
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
562-985-4111
csulb.edu
The University of South Florida offers a graduate program in applied anthropology in which students can earn a master's degree or a doctorate degree. Regardless of which degree students pursue, they must choose a specific area of study: biological, archaeological or cultural (including medical anthropology). Each track has its own set of required classes, and students can choose the electives they want to take in addition to those core classes.
Students who wish to pursue a master's degree in the cultural track learn about applied cultural anthropology and, after graduation, can find career opportunities in many different sectors, such as public health care and delivery, rural or urban planning or private-sector consulting and research. Students interested in obtaining a Ph.D. receive broader knowledge and the ability to pursue careers in academic and practicing sectors.
A master's degree in the archaeological track provides a solid background for students who want to work in cultural resource management or within public or private agencies and museums where they could manage archaeological processes. The Ph.D. program is more comprehensive and also provides the background for careers in academic and practicing sectors.
A master's degree in the biological track is earned after a complete understanding of applied biological anthropology. Graduates can pursue career opportunities in the medical arena as well as with community-based organizations and both government and non-governmental entities. Academic and practicing careers are also an option with a Ph.D. in this track.
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, SOC 107
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
813-974-2138
usf.edu
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Columbia University and Teachers College offer a joint program in applied anthropology. The program is attended by students in the graduate program at either institution. The course of study and training received is certified by both Teachers College and Columbia University.
The focus of the program is on issues that apply anthropological knowledge to various areas of "public concern," such as medicine, education and economic and community development.
The program is conducted in collaboration with various schools within the university system, including the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University and the School of International and Public Affairs.
Students can earn a Doctor of Philosophy degree in applied anthropology.
Teachers College, Columbia University
Box 211, 525W 120th Street
New York, NY 10027-6696
212-678-3309
tc.columbia.edu