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Anthropology, Technology and International Development Department
We offer one of the most innovative and comprehensive BA programs at AUCA based on the overlap between three unique fields of study: Anthropology, Technology and International Development. A degree in this major will expand your employment opportunities, introduce you to a complex way of thinking about contemporary societies, empower you with a set of multiple professional skills and give you an opportunity to innovate, create, travel, intern, engage and grow academically and professionally under the guidance of one of the strongest faculties at AUCA.
All students will take a set of core courses from all three fields, but individually they will have the option of choosing between three specializations.
At the completion of this major, you will have foundational knowledge pertaining to almost all aspects of people’s social and cultural lives and you will possess a strong set of research, analytical and professional skills. You will become a specialist, who can help create culturally sensitive, socially justified, and innovative technological products and market them creatively. You will graduate with the knowledge of theory and practices in the field of International Development and with specific skills necessary for the completion of development projects.
Depending on the selected specialization, graduates can find employment in a very broad spectrum of jobs that employ anthropologists, in the companies and organizations that need creative IT specialists, and/or in a wide variety of international and local development organizations, such as the World Bank, United Nations, GIZ, Mercy Corps, the Soros Foundation, ARIS, and hundreds of others in Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asia and worldwide. In addition, you will have many opportunities to go on to graduate studies at the Masters and Ph.D. levels in a variety of academic and professional fields.
Diplomas
Our graduates will receive two diplomas/BA certificates: