Why you should get your AA in
Anthropology
… or anything else for that matter
Becky Floyd
Anthropology Dept. Chair
Cypress College
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Why should you get your
Associate degree?
 Fastest growing occupations require AA/AS
 AA/AS degree holders earn more money and have
lower unemployment
 Why not have a capstone of achievement for your
time at Cypress College?
 Think of your AA as a “pre-major”
 Universities give preference to applicants with
AA/AS
 AA/AS degree holders more likely to finish BA/BS
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Why major in Anthropology?
You can do just about anything with it
 With a Bachelors: K-12 teaching, museum
technician, field archaeology, ecotourism guide,
Peace Corps, writer, translator, human resources, etc.
 With a Masters: college instructor, research
assistant, curator, zoo technician, law enforcement,
etc.
 With Doctorate: university professor, ethnographer,
archaeologist, primate specialist, forensic
anthropologist, linguist, etc.
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Resources online
 Anthropology: Education for the 21st Century
http://www.aaanet.org/profdev/careers/Careers.cfm
 Career Titles Related to Anthropology
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/anthropology.htm
 Crosby, Olivia Associate degree: Two years to a career or a jump start to a
bachelor’s degree; Occupational Outlook Quarterly, Winter 2002-03
http://www.bls.gov/home.htm
 National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
http://www.practicinganthropology.org/employment/
 What Can I Do With A Major In Anthropology?
www.utexas.edu/student/cec/careers/anthro.pdf
 WHAT CAN I DO WITH AN ANTHROPOLOGY DEGREE? GETTING A JOB
WITH A BA/BS http://www.usd.edu/anth/handbook/hbjob.html
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Why get your AA in
Anthropology?
Consider getting your AA in anthropology if
Cypress doesn’t have your major of choice
Getting your AA in anthropology will cover
your social science, biological science lecture
and lab, and cultural diversity* requirement
A background in anthropology compliments
EVERY other major there is
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The AA in Anthropology requires:
In addition to general college graduation
requirements, the AA in Anthropology is a 19
unit major of which the following core
courses must be taken:
101, 101L, 102, 105 and either 106 or 203
And two electives from 104, 106 or 203, 107,
121*, 210
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Other AA degrees at Cypress
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Accounting
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Support
Air Conditioning and
Refrigeration
Airline Customer Services
Art
Art-Advertising Design
Automotive Collision Repair
Automotive Technology
Aviation Management
Business Administration
Commercial Pilot
Computer Applications
Computer Information
Systems
Computer Programming
Court Reporting
Culinary Arts
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Mortuary Science
Dance
Music
Dental Hygiene
Philosophy
Drafting, Engineering Technology Photography
(Pre) Engineering
Physical Education
Ethnic Studies
Psychiatric Technology
Flight Attendant
Psychology
Food Service Management
Radiologic Technology
General Studies AA/AS
Registered Dental
Assisting
Geography
Registered Nursing
Health Information Technology
Retail Management
Hotel Management
Small Business
Human Services
Management
Legal Secretary/Admin. Asst.
Sociology
Liberal Arts
Theater Arts
Management
Travel/Tourism
Marketing
Ultrasound/Medical
Medical Staff Services Science
Sonography
Merchandising
Word Processing
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