The University of Vermont

College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Anthropology

Student Opportunities

Anthropology students at UVM are provided with opportunities to work with different faculty and others beyond UVM to gain "hands-on" experience in the field. Often referred to at UVM as the APLE program, the Academic Programs for Learning and Engagement, these opportunities are briefly explored below under two categories:

Interested in joining the anthropology club or CAP? See our special programs section.

Research

The research conducted by UVM anthropology faculty is rather diverse and various students have been involved with faculty research in the recent past. Recent anthropology research involving students has included:

  • the study of prehistoric archaeological collections from the Caribbean islands of Anguilla and Montserrat
  • study of archaeological collections from Maine and Vermont
  • osteological analysis of human remains from both Bolivia and Vermont

These and other research opportunities are ongoing for anthropology students. Generally, research opportunities are available to advanced students in the different subdisciplines of anthropology.

How do you get involved? Students should contact individual faculty members with whom they are interested in doing research and/or contact the department chair.

Internships

Internship opportunities for UVM anthropology students are potentially even more diverse than faculty research collaboration opportunities, including:

  • internships through UVM, for example, work with the UVM Consulting Archaeology Program doing a gamut of field and/or laboratory activities
  • internships external to UVM such as one student's recent work with the Vermont State Archaeologist, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, in Montpelier

There are many other potential opportunities for internships, depending on the student's background and interest in anthropology, although these too are generally done by advanced students.

How do you get involved? Students should contact individual faculty members or talk to your advisor. UVM's Career Center also maintains a working knowledge of internships available outside of UVM.

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