ANTH 5050 - Preparation for Practice and the Applied Thesis

3 hours

Emphasis on planning the applied thesis project, professional development, and bringing students into the community of practice of applied/practicing anthropologists. Students learn skills in client development, project design, proposal writing, informational interviews, how to obtain a job, how to succeed in the workplace, and networking. In addition, students are exposed to contested issues in the field and career trajectories of practitioners. A number of practitioners are invited as guest speakers.

Prerequisite(s): None.

For online sections, this class has a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning. There are 6-8 synchronous Zoom meetings. Day/time TBD by entire class.

Course specific fees (in addition to tuition and mandatory):
Academic (AF) per hour: $20