A nthropology has its etymological origins in the
Greek words “Anthropos” meaning human being and
“logos” meaning study. Anthropology is thus a study of
Course Duration: The degree courses offered in
Anthropology include the bachelor’s degree in science
and the master’s degree in science. One can also pursue
the history of the development of human beings. Though Ph.D after completion of graduation studies. As mentioned
anthropology was originally purely a natural science it has above, it is also possible to pursue a bachelor’s or master’s
evolved into a much more complex field of study where degree in arts in Anthropology. The bachelor’s degrees,
the human society, as much as the human evolution, is a almost always like most other arts and science subjects,
major subject of inquiry. have a three-year course of study whereas the master’s
Eligibility: Generally anyone having completed their courses have a two-year course of study.
schooling in the science stream is eligible to study Job Opportunity: One can apply to universities and
anthropology in college. This is because in most colleges other academic institutions if one wishes to continue with
and universities the bachelor’s degree is a B.Sc. Therefore; research or teach. Otherwise, one can apply to museums,
having studied science is a must. Individual colleges libraries and other archives for the post of curators and
or universities may have different requirements such archivists. Similarly, one can apply to corporate houses for
as grounding in 10+2 (with biology) and different jobs in the Human Resource Development sector. One can
percentages of marks required to take admission to a also apply to institutions like the Archaeological Survey of
course in anthropology. India, the WHO, the UNESCO and the UNICEF. One can
Similarly, for a master’s degree in anthropology also find NGOs working with issues that one is interested
(M.Sc.), one needs to have completed the B.Sc. with in and team up with such NGOs to do both research and
requisite marks. Further academic options include PhD and field work. This entails some sort of applied anthropology
research. However, some universities also offer B.A and and is sometimes more mentally rewarding. One can also
M.A in Anthropology. apply for posts in publishing houses dealing with the social
sciences.
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