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How long did it take you to graduate from college for an anthropolgy degree? And how long did it take to acually break into the field after you had your degree?
Hi Traci
4 years undergrad to get my BA (archaeology -Boston Univ.)
7 years after that to get my MA & Ph.D (anthropology -Harvard) Harvard is unusual, -MA is just pro forma. Typical time to MA is 2-3 years.
The national average for time to Ph.D. in Anthro is about 7 years if you already have MA degree in hand when you start.
I was hired for my first professional position when I was still a grad student, but got my first and current tenured position the year after I got my Ph,D.
Cheers,
John Shea
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John Shea
Expertise
Questions about Old World prehistoric archaeology (especially Stone Age) of Europe, Africa, and Western Asia, prehistoric human and hominid behavior, primitive technology, origin of modern humans, extinction of the Neandertals.
Experience
>20 years as a professional anthropologist based at a research university.
Publications
Journal of Field Archaeology, Journal of Archaeological Science, Lithic Technology, Evolutionary Anthropology, Current Anthropology, Mitekufat HaEven (Journal of the Israel Prehistoric Society), Paléorient, Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan, American Anthropologist, Geoarchaeology.
Education/Credentials
Ph.D (Anthropology) Harvard University, 1991.
BA (Archaeology) Boston University, 1982.
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