Master of Arts in Cultural Resource Management

Degree Requirements

The History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, Spanish (HAPPSS) Department offers a Master of Arts in Cultural Resource Management.  The goals of the Cultural Resources Management program are to satisfy students’ desires for directed study leading to a master’s degree in Cultural Resource Management (prehistoric or historical focus), preparing them for advancement in that field or for going on to doctoral studies. All professors of CRM classes in this program have field experience in cultural resource management as archaeologists and/or administrators. They are committed to developing and encouraging students to achieve their academic potential. The degree is delivered through semester based, interactive, Internet courses.

Required Core

  • CRM 500: Philosophy, Laws, Standards (3 hours)
  • CRM 510: Technology and Techniques (3 hours)
  • CRM 520: Report Writing (3 hours)
  • CRM 571: Archaeological Theory (3 hours)
  • CRM 580: Internship / CRM (3 hours)
  • CRM 591: Thesis (3 hours)
  • CRM 592: Thesis cont. (until graduation)

Context and Content

12 credit hours from the following menu selected in consultation with department chair. (Note: For CRM students whose primary interest is in prehistoric archaeology, the content of HIST 501 and HIST 505 will be adjusted to focus primarily on prehistoric issues.)

  • ANTH 539: Archaeology Field School (1 TO 6 hours)
  • CRM 560: Applied GIS/CRM Professionals (3 hours)
  • CRM 570: Selected Readings in CRM (3 hours)
  • CRM 579: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours)
  • CRM 599: Indivl Archaeological Exprnce (1 TO 3 hours)
  • HIST 501: State History (3 hours)
  • HIST 505: American West (3 hours)
  • HIST 520: Topics in World History (3 hours)
  • HIST 546: Borderlands (3 hours)
  • HIST 579: Special Topics (1 TO 6 hours)

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