Hi, my name is Melinea and I am a Career Counselor
within the Career Services Center at Santa
Monica College.
Thank you for attending the People and Society
Career Information Session.
Today I'm going to share with you our Anthropology,
Environmental Studies, and Geography programs
and the careers they can prepare you for.
These programs are all offered within the
Earth Science department at SMC.
Towards the end of the session I'll share
additional opportunities you can consider
getting involved in for all of these programs,
so stick around.
Let's go ahead and get started with Anthropology.
At SMC you can obtain the Associate in Arts
for Transfer or AA-T in Anthropology.
Students who want to pursue careers in Cultural
Resource Management (CRM), Archaeology Museum
Studies, or Historic Preservation should also
consider completing the Certificate of Achievement
in Cultural Resource Management.
This is a great certificate to layer with
your Anthropology degree and further specialize
your studies.
For those who are planning to transfer, many
colleges and universities also offer bachelor's
degrees within this field.
For additional information on this program,
assistance in creating your educational plan,
or to get help exploring transfer preparation,
please visit the SMC Counseling Center.
The skills you'll gain pursuing this degree
and or certificate, will start you on the
path for various careers such as Anthropologist,
Archaeologist, Forensic Science Technician,
Museum Curator,
Post-Secondary Anthropology and Archeology
Teacher, and many more.
You'll notice I listed on this slide, the
typical education people in these careers
have as well as average salary these careers
pay.
Again, these are just some examples of what
you can do with this education.
For additional career ideas and information,
we highly encourage you to reach out to an
SMC Career Counselor at the Career Services
Center.
The Anthropology program encourages you to
participate in a variety of hands-on learning
opportunities.
In courses such as, Archaeological Field Techniques,
you can learn basic techniques in archaeological
fieldwork including different methods of excavation.
Within the Anthropology program, you also
have the opportunity to conduct independent
research on a special study topic related
to anthropology with the approval of the department
chair and supervising instructor.
Another way to get hands-on experience is
by enrolling in an Earth Science Internship
course which allows you to gain academic credit
while gaining experience.
If you're interested in getting involved on
campus through our Student Life Office, there
are several clubs you can join each semester
that can connect your academic and personal
interest such as, the Anthropology and Eco
Action Club.
I've listed their contact information for
you here on this side, but note that student
clubs are student run so the activity level
can vary from semester to semester.
Feel free to visit smc.edu/ICC for the most
up-to-date list of clubs at SMC or to learn
how to start your own club on campus.
Also, if you're looking for opportunities
to volunteer and or to make positive impacts
on wide-ranging issues in your community,
you may want to check out these places listed
on the slide.
Feel free to reach out to the Volunteer Coordinator
at the Career Services Center to discuss some
of these great opportunities, or other organization
that might fit your interest.
Today I've given you a brief overview of our
Anthropology and Cultural Resource Management
programs.
Know that your academic program and the Career
Services Center are always here to support
you and help you explore your career building
and networking resources.
Please feel free to visit either of our websites
listed on this side, or contact us directly.
Also, don't forget that I'll be going over
additional opportunities you can get involved
in that applies to this program, as well as
all of the Earth Science programs towards
the end of my presentation.
The next program I'll be sharing with you
during this session today is our Environmental
Studies program.
The Environmental Studies program consists
of an inter-, and multi-disciplinary course
of study and you can obtain the Associates
of Arts in Environmental Studies degree and
or the Certificate of Achievement in Environmental
Studies.
If you're planning to transfer, know that
there are also many colleges and universities
that offer Bachelor degrees within this field.
For additional information on this program,
assistance in creating your educational plan,
and for help exploring transfer preparation
please, visit the SMC Counseling Center.
At the end of your Environmental Studies program,
you'll be prepared to research, analyze and
propose solutions to the myriad of environmental
challenges facing the world today.
You'll be on your way to starting your career
in occupations such as Sustainability Specialist,
Park Naturalist, Forest and Conservation Technician,
Chief Sustainability Officer, Environmental
Compliance Inspector and many more.
Note on this slide, that I've included the
job titles, typical education people in these
careers have, as well as the average salary
earned in California.
Again, these are just some examples of what
you can do with this education.
For additional career ideas and current salary
information, we encourage you to reach out
to an SMC Career Counselor at the Career Services
Center.
A great class to start your academic career
in Environmental Studies is Introduction to
Environmental Studies, which will help you
gain a broad perspective on environmental
problems and solutions.
Just note that Environmental Studies 7 is
the same as Geography 7.
Students may earn credit for one but not for
both.
Our Environmental Studies program is very
proud of the various ways students have gotten
involved in both on, and off campus activities.
Many of the students in our program are engaged
in the community through courses that incorporate
hands-on learning, also known as experiential
learning.
In some classes, you may utilize specialized
software like Introduction to Geographic Information
Systems.
As a student, you can also enroll in Sociology
1S or 2S, the service learning courses that
connects your involvement in the community
with what you're learning in the course.
If you're interested in field study courses
which combine classroom and lab experiences,
and where you'll be asked to take a day or
weekend trip somewhere to apply what you're
learning your classes, you might consider
enrolling in some of the classes listed on
the slide.
Also, if you're looking for opportunities
to volunteer and or make positive impacts
on wide-ranging issues in your community,
you may want to check out these places.
Feel free to reach out to the Volunteer Coordinator
at the Career Services Center to discuss some
of these opportunities, or other organizations
that might fit your interest.
As a student, you can also get involved on
campus and connect your academic and personal
interest with other SMC students by joining
a student Club.
The clubs that I've listed here are just some
examples of several clubs you can join each
semester.
I've listed their contact information for
you, but note that student clubs are student-run
so the activity level may vary from semester
to semester.
Feel free to visit smc.edu/ICC for the most
up-to-date list of student clubs at SMC, or
to learn how to start your own club on campus.
Another club you might consider joining is
the Plastic Free club, and their information
is listed on this slide as well.
I hope I got you excited and looking forward
to your future as an Environmental Studies
major at SMC.
Please know we're here to support you, and
help you explore your career building and
networking resources.
Feel free to visit either of our websites
listed on this side, or contact us directly
if you need any assistance.
The last program I'll be sharing with you
during this session is our Geography program.
At SMC you can obtain the Associate in Arts
for Transfer or AA-T in Geography.
For students who are interested in developing
an understanding of Geospatial Technologies,
a great certificate to layer with a Geography
degree and further specializes your studies
is a Department Certificate in Geospatial
Technology.
For those students were planning to transfer,
many colleges and universities also offer
Bachelor's degrees in this field.
For additional information on these programs,
assistance with creating your educational
plan, and or, to get help exploring transfer
preparation, please visit the SMC Counseling
Center.
The skills you'll gain pursuing this degree
and certificate will start you on the path
for various careers such as Geographer, Geographic
Information Scientist, City and Regional Planning
Aides, and many more.
On this side, you'll notice that I listed
the typical education people in these careers
have, as well as the average salary these
careers pay.
Again, these are just some examples of what
you can do with his education.
For additional career ideas, and current salary
information, we encourage you to reach out
to an SMC Career Counselor at the Career Services
Center.
Some processes are your academic career in
geography include introduction to the natural
environment introduction to human geography
and historical geography with lock.
At SMC, we highly encourage our students to
participate in field study courses where you
can go out and gain hands-on experience within
the field.
With so many experience learning courses to
choose from, you can build your skills through
hands-on learning opportunities to best prepare
yourself for upper-division courses, for your
future career, and to have a much more competitive
transfer college application.
A couple classes you might consider include
Geography 35F which is Field Study California.
and Geography 35S: Geography Field Studies.
If you're interested in getting involved on
campus and connecting your personal and academic
interests with other SMC students, we recommend
joining a club through the Student Life Office.
An example of a club you might want to join
is the Eco action.
Again, I listed their contact information
here for you on this slide, but note that
student clubs are student-run so the activity
level can vary from semester to semester.
Feel free to visit smc.edu/ICC for the most
up-to-date list of clubs at SMC, or to learn
how to start your own club on campus.
If you're looking for opportunities to volunteer,
and or, make positive impacts on wide-ranging
issues within your community, you may want
to check out these places listed on this slide.
Feel free to reach out to the Volunteer Coordinator
within the Career Services Center to discuss
some of these great opportunities, or other
organization that might fit your interests.
Today I've giving you a brief overview of
the Geography program and hope that you found
all of this information helpful.
Know that your academic program and the Career
Services Center are always here to support
you, and help you explore your career building
on networking resources.
Please feel free to visit either of our websites
listed on this side or contact us directly.
Now I'm going to go over additional programs
and opportunities the Earth Science Department
encourages any student interested in Anthropology,
Environmental Studies, and or Geography, to
participate in.
As a student, you can participate and or lead
some rather cool and free programs and activities
with the sustainability focus.
Reach out to the center for Environmental
and Urban Studies, Sustainable Works, and
the Organic Learning Garden for more information.
You may also want to run for the Associated
Students (AS) director of sustainability,
which is a student elected position within
our Student Government on campus.
In this position, you can take on a leadership
role representing the student body on efforts
related to sustainability.
This is a great way to gain some hands-on
experience that you can list on your resume,
scholarships, and transfer school application.
As a student focused on environmental sustainability,
you also have the opportunity to apply for
the scholarships listed on this slide.
Whether you're still going to continue taking
classes at SMC, or whether you plan to transfer
to another college or university.
This is free money that only involves your
participation, and or application.
Additionally, if you're interested in taking
some free classes at SMC with no prerequisites,
jumpstart your career, and develop new skills,
the courses that I've listed on the slide
are some non-credit programs related to sustainability
and environmental efforts.
Lastly for students interested in research
opportunities, and later applying to PhD programs,
the Community College to PhD (CC2PhD) Association
at UCLA might be something you want to apply
to while studying at SMC.
This is a great opportunity to strengthen
your research skills and prepare to apply
to competitive undergraduate research programs.
Several SMC students have participated in
this great program.
To get on their mailing list or to learn more
information about this program, please refer
to their contact information listed on the
slide.
So, this includes this part of the People
and Society information session focused on
Anthropology, Environmental Studies, and Geography.
Don't forget to explore the additional videos
I have listed on the slide to learn about
other programs and careers under the People
and Society area of interest.
I look forward to meeting you and helping
you become successful in your academic program
as well as your career.
Thank you, and have a great day!
