Master of Arts in Cultural Resource Management

Location(s): Online

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 Credit(s)
CRM 510 - Technology and Techniques 3 Credit(s)
CRM 520 - Report Writing 3 Credit(s)
CRM 571 - Archaeological Theory 3 Credit(s)
CRM 580 - Internship / CRM 3 Credit(s)
CRM 591 - Thesis 3 Credit(s)

Context and Content

12 credit hours from the following menu selected in consultation with the 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 Credit(s)
CRM 560 - Applied GIS/CRM Professionals 3 Credit(s)
CRM 570 - Selected Readings in CRM 3 Credit(s)
CRM 579 - Special Topics 1 to 6 Credit(s)
CRM 599 - Individual Archaeological Exp 1 to 3 Credit(s)
HIST 501 - State History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 505 - American West 3 Credit(s)
HIST 516 - Amer Rev and Federal Era 3 Credit(s)
HIST 517 - 18th Century U.S. 3 Credit(s)
HIST 520 - Topics in World History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 521 - Women in US History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 526 - U.S. in the Era of World Wars 3 Credit(s)
HIST 530 - Topics in Historical Geography 3 Credit(s)
HIST 531 - Early Modern Europe 3 Credit(s)
HIST 536 - Religion in US History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 538 - American Indian History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 546 - Borderlands 3 Credit(s)
HIST 560 - Cultural Geography 3 Credit(s)
HIST 563 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credit(s)
HIST 567 - Topics in Political Theory 3 Credit(s)
HIST 568 - U.S.-Latin American Relations 3 Credit(s)
HIST 569 - African Amer Civil rights Mvmt 3 Credit(s)
HIST 570 - Readings in US History 3 Credit(s)
HIST 572 - Amazing Grace 3 Credit(s)
HIST 579 - Special Topics 1 to 6 Credit(s)