What's the difference between Forensic Pathology and Forensic Anthropology?

First you Should you decide to commit yourself to studying forensic anthropology I must warn you that I have been told by forensic anthropologists that it is extremely difficult to find a job in the field. There are a lot of people trained in forensic anthropology, yet there is not a large demand for them. Law enforcement agencies usually just use a professor of anthropology at a local university rather than hire a forensic anthropologist full time for any cases that they need help with. I can only think of a handful of forensic anthropologists who work full-time in the field, and they typically work in places that most people don't want to go to (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia, Colombia, etc), most often in the aftermath of some atrocity that resulted in a huge loss of human life in a horrendous manner (if the list above was any indication). A similar field with much better employment opportunities that you might be interested in is pathology. You may be able to get a steady job in a big city as a pathologist, but you will need to go to medical school, get an internship and a residency, specialize in anatomical pathology and then sub-specialize in forensic pathology. It should take about the same amount of time as it would for you to become a forensic anthropologist, maybe a year or two longer.

P.S. If you are getting your ideas of the field of forensic anthropology from television, I would urge you to reconsider it as a career choice. The way that the discipline is portrayed on television and in movies is nowhere near an accurate portrayal of the work that real forensic anthropologists do. If you are really interested in the forensic anthropology and you want to get a more accurate picture of the life of a forensic anthropologist, I recommend that you read any material you can find on the subject. Start with "Death's Acre" by Dr. William Bass. He is considered the father of forensic anthropology and his book is a wonderful synopsis on the evolution of the discipline. st of all I did a google copy and paste from a site as not to plagerise. Refrence is to A doctor in the field in Turkey. Google this and you can read the whole article. I hope I was helpful if you do not know something put it in the address bar and the answer will appear in articles for you to read. Good luck.