ANTHROPOLOGY
- What do Anthropology graduates do?
- Occupations of UK Anthropology graduates
- Employers of UK Anthropology graduates
- Jobs where an Anthropology degree may be useful
- Employability skills developed studying anthropology
- Employment & Further Study of University of Kent Anthropology Graduates
- Longer Term Prospects
- Careers Advisory Service Resources
- Anthropology links - useful websites
- Also see our page on WORKING IN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
WHAT DO ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATES DO?
Here is some careers information relating to what Anthropology graduates can do after they graduate. The AGCAS "Options with Anthropology" leaflet available from the Careers Advisory Service (CAS) should be read in conjunction with the information contained here. The statistics that follow come from the University of Kent's Destination Survey which indicates student activity six months after graduation.
At the University of Kent Anthropology can be studied with a variety of other subjects. The destination statistics below reflect all types of combinations available.
ANTHROPOLOGY ALL UK GRADUATES
This is what, in the broadest terms, Anthropology students from the University of Kent do immediately after they graduate based on 2005- 2007 data.
- Employment 70%
- Further study 27%%
- Not available 1%
- Seeking employment 2%
OCCUPATIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATES
Here are the occupational groups in which Anthropology graduates first gain employment.
- Clerical & Secretarial
- Management & Administration
- Associate Professional & Technical Occupations
- Sales
- Personal Services
- Professional Occupations
EMPLOYERS OF UK ANTHROPOLOGY GRADUATES
These are the industrial classifications of the first employers of Anthropology graduates.
JOBS WHERE AN ANTHROPOLOGY DEGREE MAY BE USEFUL
Here are some examples of jobs where an Anthropology degree may be useful. You can research more information about these occupations by looking in the Occupational files of the careers library at the CAS or by visiting the Prospect website at www.prospects.ac.uk
You can find a list of all the main jobs open to graduates of any subject by clicking here
SKILLS DEVELOPED STUDYING ANTHROPOLOGY
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Employment & Further Study of University of Kent Anthropology graduates
Here are some examples of jobs and courses obtained by University of Kent graduates between 2002 and 2007
Full destinations of all University of Kent graduates (1999-PRESENT) can be found here
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LONGER-TERM PROSPECTS
Here are some examples of what Anthropology graduates are doing several years after graduation.
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Careers Advisory Service Resources
Here are some examples of CAS facilities available to University of Kent Anthropology students. There are many more, so why not visit us and see what else we have. We are located next to Keynes College and are open Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm.
- Alumni Careers Network
- Employer Files
- Occupational Files
- Occupational Profiles
- Prospects Postgraduate Directory
- Prospect Planner - generates job ideas
- Prospectuses
- "Options with Anthropology" leaflet.
- Careers Programme for Anthropology 2nd Year undergraduates in Lent Term.
ANTHROPOLOGY LINKS - Useful Websites
- See our very comprehensive List of International Development Organisations
- Online Directory of postgraduate courses in the UK www.prospects.ac.uk/links/Pgdbase
- UK Government information service www.direct.gov.uk
- Links to charities www.charitypeople.co.uk
- VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) www.vso.org.uk
- The Royal Anthropological Institute www.therai.org.uk has an anthropology vacancies link page
- American Anthropological Association www.aaanet.org
- DFID (Department for International Development) www.dfid.gov.uk
- International scene - Oneworld.net www.oneworld.net
- Association of Social Anthropologists of the UK & Commonwealth www.theasa.org
- The Society for Applied Anthropology www.sfaa.net/
- Association Francaise des Anthropologues www.afa.msh-paris.fr/index-uk.html
- Japanese Society of Cultural Anthropology wwwsoc.nii.ac.jp/jasca/index-e.html
- National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (US) www.practicinganthropology.org
- British Association for Biological Anthropology and OsteoAtchaeology www.babao.org.uk
Last fully updated March 2009
