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Post 7: Changes to my Study programme

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  Hi, it's me again, today I'm going to talk to you about the changes in my study program. As you mentioned earlier, I study Anthropology. This career has very varied branches, since it has branches of social sciences, statistics and natural sciences. The degree lasts 5 years, of which 2 correspond to the basic cycle and 3 correspond to specialization. The basic cycle of this career has branches such as: statistics, ethnography and archives, philosophy, human evolution, English, fundamental problems of anthropology, social theory and branches on the history of Chile. In the specialization cycle there are 3 mentions: social, archeology and physics, which have branches together and others according to each mention. Regarding the workload, in general in Anthropology there are around 5 to 7 branches per semester, they are fed up branches, but in general teachers are flexible with delivery times, especially now in a pandemic. I would make changes to the infrastructure, since t...

Blog 6. Postgraduate Studies

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  I have thought about taking courses and postgraduate degrees after graduating. I believe that learning is never finished and new knowledge is always created. I would like to take courses in ethnomycology, botany, evolution and ecology, environment, among others. I really like studying and learning new things, and I like the interdisciplinary tool that it provides to anthropology. I like study subjects that combine science and social science. Unfortunately in Chile there is not much funding or opportunities for these branches of study, so you will probably have to take these courses outside of Chile, which partly makes me happy because it is an opportunity to travel and see new places, at the same time they learn new things.  Distance education can be very useful when you dedicate yourself to many things, since you can accommodate your schedules at ease, but the practical part and the face-to-face learning experience are lost along with the student-teacher relationship, I thi...

My future job

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I have thought a lot about work, my dream job is to work for myself, not for a company. However, before becoming independent in the worplace I will word on something related to conservation or flora and fauna, and the enviroment. Iwant to work in Chile and also acquire more studies outside of Chile because would like to dedicate myself to ethnobotanical research and ethnomicology.  This is why I will take the specialties of physical anthropology and archeology. I hope that my job allows me to travel a lot, and learn many things. Regarding salary, I hope to have a salary that allows me to live peacefully and save, however my projection will self-sustain myself economically by putting my knowledge into practice and creating a project that allows me to create networks and spread the healing properties of plants and fungi, In order to recover this knowledge that has been lost over time. I would like to work in different institutions to gain experience, but without a doubt my ideal job ...