Cultural Resource Management, M.A.

College of Humanities and Social & Behavioral Sciences

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 36 hours

The graduate program of study in Cultural Resource Management is designed to prepare professionals for careers in the growing field of cultural resource management. Practitioners in this multifaceted field assist private and government entities in identifying cultural resources such as archaeological and historical sites, culturally or historically significant structures, and culturally significant locations or resources, assessing such sites and resources, and developing plans for their preservation, curation, and ethical use. The CRM program will equip students with knowledge of disciplinary methods as well as federal guidelines and regulations governing the practice in this field.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

Application Deadline: February 1 for fall admittance consideration; September 30 for spring admittance consideration.

In addition to the general university requirements for admission to the Cultural Resource Management program, applicants must also provide the following:

evidence of an overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.0.
evidence of at least 18 hours of undergraduate course work in anthropology, history, museum studies, or cognate fields;
an essay (two or three pages, double-spaced) which includes a discussion of professional goals, how the applicant's background will lead to success in the program, and how the program will assist the applicant in achieving her or his goals. This essay will replace the written statement requested as part of the application to the College of Graduate Studies.
three letters of recommendation from former professors or professionals in a field related to CRM that attest to the applicant's potential to succeed in the program.
If the applicant is an international student for whom English is not the first language, a score of 79 or higher on the iBT Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or 6.5 IELTS.
Per university policy, conditional admission may be considered for applicants with backgrounds or grade point averages that do not meet these requirements. Courses taken to meet these requirements may not be counted toward graduate degree requirements. Regular admission status should be requested upon completion of all conditional requirements.
Students may transfer up to 9 hours of graduate credit in consultation with a program advisor.

Retention and termination policies will follow the policies and procedures laid out in the CMU Graduate Bulletin under the heading Academic and Retention Standards.

Program Requirements

Required Courses (18 hours)

ANT 626/CRM 626	Theory and Research in Archaeology	3(3-0)
ANT 645/CRM 645	Cultural Resource Management in Archaeology	3(3-0)
HST 580	Public History	3(3-0)
HST 791	Graduate Research	3-6(Spec)
MST 610	International Cultural Laws and Ethics	3(3-0)
MST 620	Museum Management	3(3-0)

Note: students must complete at least 3 hours of HST 791. Students may substitute HST 711, HST 713, HST 715, or HST 717 for HST 791.

Additional Requirements I (3-6 hours)

Select one of the following Internship/Fieldwork capstone experiences for at least 3 hours' credit:

ANT 500	Field School in Archaeology	3-6(Spec)
HST 595	Internship in Public History	1-6(Spec)
MST 598	Museum Internship	6(Spec)

Additional Requirements II (3-6 hours)

ANT 798/CRM 798	Thesis	3-6(Spec)
HST 798	Thesis	1-12(Spec)
MST 798	Creative Endeavors in Museum Studies	3(3-0)

Note: Students completing a thesis must initiate the formation of a review committee consisting of a chair and at least one other reader.

Additional Requirements III

Comprehensive examination on laws and ethics relevant to cultural resource management. The examination will be scheduled in the final semester of the student's program and will be evaluated by a committee of at least two examiners.

Electives (6-12 hours)

Students must select elective courses, usually from the list below, in consultation with a program advisor. All students are strongly urged to select either ANT 520, North American Indian Ethnohistory or HST 523 American Indian History. Courses not approved by an advisor may not be applied to the student's degree program. It is not advisable for a student to complete more than 3 hours of any variable credit courses on the list below.

ANT 521/CRM 521	North American Indian Ethnohistory	3(3-0)
ANT 540/CRM 540	Archaeological Field and Laboratory Techniques	3(3-0)
ANT 542/CRM 542	Methods in Forensic Anthropology: Osteology and Skeletal Analysis	4(3-2)
ANT 544/CRM 544	Great Lakes Archaeology	3(3-0)
ANT 588	Special Topics in Anthropology	1-10(Spec)
ANT 698	Independent Studies in Anthropology	1-12(Spec)
BLR 521	Environmental Law and Policy	3(3-0)
EDL 609	Administration of Volunteer Programs	3(3-0)
EDL 610	Grants and Fund Procurement	3(3-0)
GEO 500	Advanced Cartography	3(2-2)
GEO 501	Principles and Applications of Geographic Information System	3(2-2)
GEO 503	Advanced Geographic Information Systems	3(2-2)
GEO 508	Applications of Remote Sensing	3(2-2)
GEO 512	Quantitative Methods for Spatial Analysis	3(2-2)
GEO 515	Geography of the Great Lakes Region	3(3-0)
GEO 516	Advanced Remote Sensing Systems	3(2-2)
GEO 531	Integrated Land Use Planning	3(3-0)
HST 511	Colonial British America	3(3-0)
HST 514	Democracy, Expansion, and Reform in America, 1824-1848	3(3-0)
HST 516	Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1920	3(3-0)
HST 522	Indians of the Great Lakes Region	3(3-0)
HST 526	Modern American Political Culture, 1865-Present	3(3-0)
HST 583	Archival Administration	3(3-0)
HST 585	Oral History	3(3-0)
HST 600	Historiography	3-6(3-0)
HST 602	Colloquium in U.S. History to 1865	3-6(3-0)
HST 603	Colloquium in U.S. History Since 1865	3-6(3-0)
HST 636	Colloquium in Ancient History	3-6(3-0)
HST 650	Colloquium in European History to 1450	3(3-0)
HST 651	Colloquium in Early Modern European History	3-6(3-0)
HST 652	Colloquium in Modern European History	3-6(3-0)
HST 681	Historic Preservation	3(3-0)
HST 690	Advanced Readings	1-9(Spec)
HST 695	Special Studies Abroad	3-15(Spec)
HST 711	Seminar in Colonial and Revolutionary America	3-6(3-0)
HST 713	Seminar in the History of Nineteenth Century America	3-6(3-0)
HST 717	Seminar in the History of Twentieth Century America	3-6(3-0)
HST 723	Seminar in American Diplomatic History	3(3-0)
HST 738	Seminar in Ancient History	3-6(3-0)
HST 740	Seminar in Medieval History	3-6(3-0)
HST 741	Seminar in Early Modern Europe	3-6(3-0)
HST 742	Seminar in Eighteenth-Century European History	3(3-0)
HST 744	Seminar in Nineteenth-Century European History	3-6(3-0)
HST 758	Seminar in Twentieth-Century European History	3-6(3-0)
HST 763	Seminar in Latin American History	3(3-0)
HST 795	Seminar Abroad	3-15(Spec)
MKT 555	Market and Sales Forecasting	3(3-0)
MKT 560	International Marketing	3(3-0)
MST 546	Introduction to Museum Work	3(3-0)
MST 547	Museum Science Laboratory	3(0-6)
MST 550	Museum Collections Management and Care	3(3-0)
MST 551	Museum Education and Interpretation Techniques	3(3-0)
MST 575	Independent Study in Museum Studies	3(3-0)
MST 750	Seminar in Advanced Exhibit Design and Construction	3(3-0)
MST 775	Seminar in Funding and Fundraising	3(3-0)
PAD 622	Strategic Planning for Public/Non-Profit Organizations	3(3-0)
PAD 711	Public Personnel Management	3(3-0)
PSC 516	Environmental Politics and Policy	3(3-0)
PSC 522	Regulatory Processes and Administrative Law	3(3-0)
PSC 677	The Public Sector Role in Post-Disaster Recovery	3(3-0)
RPL 508QR	Budgeting & Funding for Leisure Service Agencies	3(3-0)
RPL 511	Liability and Risk Management in Leisure Services	3(3-0)
RPL 521	Fund Development & Grant Writing for Public & Non-profit Organizations	3(3-0)
RPL 545	Marketing of Leisure Services	3(3-0)
RPL 552	Environmental Interpretation	3(3-0)
RPL 570	Wilderness Issues and Policy	3(3-0)
SPE 550WI	Teaching Diverse Students in Educational Settings	3(3-0)

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