UW-Parkside to offer degree in anthropology in 2024
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology beginning in the Fall 2024 semester, following approval by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents Friday. The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, a new program approved by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents, starting in the fall 2024 semester. The program will cover all aspects of anthropology, including archaeology and forensics, and will focus on practical real-world applications for students in the anthropology major. Students will graduate with practical experience in methods and fieldwork that will help them be ready to join the workforce and contribute immediately. Students in the program will gain practical analysis in methods, analysis, and field work experience. The new program will also feature an applied archaeology certificate, forensic anthropology certificate, and museum studies certificate. The move comes as demand for individuals with these skills has increased due to increased demand.
Published : 5 months ago by kenosha news staff, KENOSHA NEWS STAFF in Science
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology beginning in the fall 2024 semester, following approval by the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents Friday.
The new, fully developed program will cover all of the varied aspects of anthropology, including archaeology and forensics. UW-Parkside is now one of four institutions of the Universities of Wisconsin to offer the anthropology major.
The program will focus strongly on practical real-world applications for students in the anthropology major. Students who complete the program will graduate with experience in methods and fieldwork that will help them be ready to join the workforce and contribute immediately.
While the program will officially begin accepting students for the Fall 2024 semester, UW-Parkside faculty and staff are excited to help students plan to take this course. Please email Kate Gillogly at [email protected] or any member of the Geography and Anthropology Department. for more information or with any questions. For more information about enrolling, please visit https://www.uwp.edu/apply/admissions/.
Students in the program will gain practical analysis in methods, analysis and fieldwork experience. With UW-Parkside’s student-to-faculty ratio of 15:1, students will receive individualized instruction from knowledgeable and engaged faculty members. Students will also be afforded opportunities to conduct fieldwork and to present papers or posters in regional and national conferences.
The program will also offer value for students of other disciplines including providing new perspectives regarding environmental studies with knowledge of how humans live in different conditions. Practical experience will also allow graduates to work in cultural resource management, museums and a range of social service agencies. UW-Parkside faculty are excited to offer this new program and help foster students’ interests in different fields.
Kate Gillogly, an associate professor in the department of geography and anthropology worked tirelessly to help make this program a reality. She said the program fits perfectly with the university’s mission to offer high-quality educational programs, creative and scholarly activities and services responsive to its diverse student population, and its local, national and global communities.
“This will be a unique undergraduate program in the region, providing affordable and career-ready-focused education to the range of traditional and nontraditional undergraduate students that the University of Wisconsin-Parkside attracts,” she said.
The addition to the course catalog comes as demand for individuals with that set of skills has increased. Jobs in applied archaeology (cultural resource management), heritage (museum studies), and forensic anthropology are predicted to increase above average within the next 10 years.
Anthropology is a diverse field with many practical applications and job fields. The program will also feature an applied archaeology certificate, forensic anthropology certificate, and museum studies certificate. While mostly self-explanatory, these certificates empower students to tailor their degree to their desired career path and interests.