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Occupational Supply Demand
Unit of Analysis
4517B Anthropology and Archeology
Program(s) of Study and Training

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.

Any instructional program in Anthropology not listed above.

A program that focuses on the systematic study of extinct societies, and the past of living societies, via the excavation, analysis and interpretation of their artifactual, human, and associated remains. Includes instruction in archeological theory, field methods, dating methods, conservation and museum studies, cultural and physical evolution, and the study of specific selected past cultures.

A program that focuses on the study of culture and the relationship of culture to other aspects of social life. Includes instruction in cultural anthropology, anthropological theory, enthnography, linguistics, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.

A program that focuses on the application of analytical techniques, concepts, and field methods from the earth sciences to solve archaeological questions related to human settlement, artifacts, site taphonomy, and paleoenvironments. Includes instruction in anthropology, ancient civilizations, archeology, geology, paleoclimatic reconstruction, sedimentology, and site taphonomic research.

A program that focuses on human cultures and their adaptation to physical environments. Includes instruction in archaeology, biogeography, climatology, cultural anthropology, cultural geography, economic development, environmental geography, geomorphology, global environmental change, historical geography, mapping sciences, physical anthropology, political ecology, Quaternary studies, and urban geography.

A program that focuses on biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors as they relate to health, illness, medical practices, and access to health care services. Includes instruction in ethno-medicine, urban health, international health, psychiatric and psychological anthropology, aging, and health and identity.

A program that focuses on the application of the biological sciences and anthropology to the study of the adaptations, variability, and the evolution of human beings and their living and fossil relatives. Includes instructions in anthropology, human and mammalian anatomy, cell biology, paleontology, human culture and behavior, neuroscience, forensic anthropology, anatomical reconstruction, comparative anatomy, and laboratory science and methods.

Occupation(s)

Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or

Teach courses in anthropology or archeology. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.