Marketable Skills Report

Liberal Arts

Anthropology

Master of Arts (M.A.) Major in Anthropology

Marketable Skills:

• Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
• Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
• Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
• Ability to collaborate on projects
• Ability to identify goals/tasks and create a realistic timeline for completion
• Ability to present before groups
• Ability to think and reason ethically
• Ability to communicate research clearly through writing
• Ability to design thesis research on an anthropological topic
• Ability to locate, organize, and critically evaluate information from multiple sources
• Ability to use theory in the interpretation of anthropological data
• Ability to use various methods of data collection appropriate to anthropology, archaeology, and/or forensics
• Ability to work in teams to solve complex problems using a diversity of opinions
• Ability to use cross-cultural awareness to solve practical problems in the real world