{"id":3339,"date":"2015-10-28T13:50:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-28T13:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/?page_id=3339"},"modified":"2025-04-11T17:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T17:39:00","slug":"fieldwork","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/fieldwork\/","title":{"rendered":"B.A. in Anthropology Fieldwork"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology<\/h1>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"ba-anthropology\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-anthropology-ba\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-5371\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5371\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5368\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5368\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5374\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5374\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/fieldwork\/\">Fieldwork<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-5386\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-5386\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/academics\/ba-anthropology\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fieldwork<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll have opportunities to combine coursework in anthropology with a field experience in Mexico or Southern Italy. Students in these programs learn about sustainable agricultural practices from farmers in these areas. These courses are coordinated by <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/soc-anth\/meet\/rosaria-a-pisa\/\">Rosaria Pisa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Humanitarian Work<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in humanitarian work in various non-governmental organizations (NGOs)\u2014environmental protection, poverty alleviation, health care, rehabilitation, peace and justice, and more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idealist.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">idealist.org<\/a> for a wide selection of domestic and international opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other organizations that list fieldwork opportunities in anthropology include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ifrglobal.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Field Research<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archaeological.org\/programs\/professionals\/fieldwork\/afob\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archaeological Institute of America<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rpanet.org\/certified-field-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Register of Professional Archaeologists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fieldsciences.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Field Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/earthwatch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earthwatch Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information including fieldwork opportunities and careers in anthropology can be found at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.americananthro.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Anthropological Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bioanth.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Association of Biological Anthropologists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.saa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society for American Archaeology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfaa.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Society for Applied Anthropology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Fieldwork You&#8217;ll have opportunities to combine coursework in anthropology with a field experience in Mexico or Southern Italy. Students in these programs learn about sustainable agricultural practices from farmers in these areas. These courses are coordinated by Rosaria Pisa. 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