Our students have found success in finding jobs in a variety of fields, as well as, being accepted into graduate or post-baccalaureate programs in Anthropology and in other areas of study. Here are some of the institutions where VIU Anthropology grads have continued their education:
- Athabasca University (Integrated Studies; Interdisciplinary Studies: Heritage and Social History)
- Australian National University (Forensic Anthropology)
- Brock University (Popular Culture)
- Carleton University (Anthropology; International Affairs)
- Concordia University (Anthropology)
- Consejo Académico, Paraguay (Ciencias Sociales con mención en Desarrollo Social e Investigación)
- Dalhousie University (School of Planning)
- Kutenai Art Therapy Institute (postgraduate Diploma program)
- McGill University (Anthropology)
- National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan (Anthropology)
- Royal Roads University (Human Security & Peacebuilding; Professional Communication)
- Simon Fraser University (Archaeology; Anthropology; Latin American Studies)
- Southern University of Denmark (Maritime Archaeology)
- Trent University (Anthropology)
- Universiteit van Amsterdam (Medical Anthropology)
- University College London (Bioarchaeology and Forensic Anthropology)
- University of Alberta (History & Classics)
- University of British Columbia (Anthropology; Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences [MAGNET]; Educational Studies; Law; Midwifery Program)
- University of Calgary (Anthropology; Archaeology; Centre for Military & Strategic Studies)
- University of Leicester (Museum Studies)
- University of Liege, Belgium (History of Art and Archeology)
- University of Manchester (Anthropological Research)
- University of Manitoba (Anthropology)
- University of Northern British Columbia (Interdisciplinary Studies)
- University of Nottingham (Education International PGCert)
- University of Ottawa (Globalization & International Development)
- University of Saskatchewan (Nursing; Sustainable Environmental Management)
- University of Vaasa, Finland (Intercultural Studies)
- University of Victoria (Anthropology; History; Law)
- University of Wales (Cultural Anthropology)
- University of Western Ontario (Library & Information Science)
- Vancouver Island University (Community Planning; Post-Bac Ed)
- York University (Ethnomusicology; Law)
With a BA in Anthropology, our graduates have found positions with:
- AIDS Vancouver Island (Queer Men's Health Coordinator)
- Aquilla Archaeology (Owner/consultant)
- Baseline Archaeologicial Services (Field Technician)
- British Columbia, Government (Probation Officer; Policy Analyst, Ministry of Children & Family Development)
- British Columbia Institute of Technology (Senior Admissions Officer)
- Canada, Government (Citizen Service Officer, Service Canada Representative)
- Community Social Planning Council of Greater Victoria (Researcher)
- Cowichan Intercultural Society (Equity + Inclusion Task Force, Anti-Racism Coordinator)
- Cumberland Museum and Archives (Internal Director/Curator)
- Ecofor: natural and cultural resource consultants (Field Technician)
- Fernwood Urban Village Cohousing (Cohousing Consultant/Facilitator)
- Greater Victoria Housing Society (Capital Assets and Costs Analysis Officer)
- Healing Our Spirit (HIV/AIDS Educator)
- Immigration Services Society of BC (ELSA teacher)
- IR Wilson Consultants (Archaeological Field Staff)
- Kaatza Museum (Curator)
- LHC Tutoring and Research (Owner/consultant)
- Lift Community Services: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Gender-Diversity Program (Support Worker)
- Meal Exchange (Good Food Challenge National Coordinator)
- Nanaimo & Area Land Trust, NALT (School Water Steward)
- Nanaimo District Secondary School (Aboriginal Education Assistant)
- Nanaimo Museum (Communications & Rental Coordinator)
- Nanaimo Youth Services (Assistant Coordinator, Blade Runners Program)
- North Island College (Aboriginal Education Advisor; ABE instructor; ABE Chair)
- Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (Post Secondary Counsellor)
- Prince George, SD 57 (Indigenous Education Worker)
- Qikiqtani Inuit Association (Policy Analyst)
- shishalh Nation (Sechelt First Nation, Implementation Coordinator)
- Smith's School of English Ohtsu, Japan (Owner/teacher)
- Vancouver Island University (Coordinator, Healthy Communities; Coordinator, Study Abroad & Student Retention; ABE instructor, Cowichan)
- Whale Interpretive Centre (Interpreter)