The Department's four certificate programs include Applied Cultural , Cultural Resource Management , Forensic Identification , and Museum Studies . Each of the Anthropology Department's Certificate Programs requires that a student fulfill an internship component where they gain practical, professional work experience in an appropriate agency. What Anthropologists Do . Anthropology is concerned with analyzing the origins, cultures, languages, and value systems of all people, past and present. Physical anthropologists attempt to explain human origins, evolution, and variation through the study of evolutionary theory, comparative anatomy, human paeontology, population genetics, and primate behavior.
Some anthropologists specialize in museum work, linguistics, or folklore.
Most teach in colleges and universities, in many cases combining teaching with research. However, increasing numbers of anthropologists are finding positions in business and public agencies. Certainly an increasing number of jobs are becoming available for anthropologists in museums, in programs of archaeological research, mental and public health programs, and poverty and community action activities, as well as in private industry. Today's emphysis on increased multicultural understanding to promote cooperation, and enhance a growing economy and better business, has placed a greater value on anthropological understanding.