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Due to the growing global nature of today's job market, cross-cultural training is often an employment prerequisite. This major emphasizes archaeology and cultural, physical, and applied aspects of anthropology. It is also designed for students seeking interdisciplinary and regional specializations, such as Asian Studies or forensic science.

Training in Anthropology is ideal for pursuing a career in many related fields such as: forensic science, biology, medicine, public health, law, public administration, and urban planning. Specialized career paths include working for foreign state departments, conservation organizations, and roles in cultural resource management.

Change the World

• Work with lawmakers to change public policy
• Save cultural resources, like archeological sites
• Help local communities conserve their natural resources
• Join the Peace Corps

• The World on a Plate: Humans and Food
• Talking Skeletons: Case Studies in Forensic Anthropology
• Anthropology of Religion
• Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon
• Peoples and Cultures of Africa
• Visual Anthropology
• On the Inka Road: Survey of Andean Prehistory
go online to www.csustan.edu/anthro for more course descriptions.

• To understand and appreciate the origin, evolution, and present diversity of human biology and culture
• To develop a global awareness through the study of cultures around the world — past and present — to become more skilled and competitive in an increasingly global job market