CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Undergraduate majors may choose this option, which satisfies most of the requirements listed for majors (44 credits). Graduate students who intend to work in CRM should also consider these courses, selecting those that fit their geographic interests. 

Required Courses (12 credits) Workshop: Archaeological Field School (ANTH 408/508) (or equivalent 8 credits) 

Cultural Resource Management (ANTH 449/549) 4 credits

Elective Courses (32 credits) Two courses selected from each of the following areas: 

Cultural Anthropology (8 credits): Native North Americans (ANTH 320), The Americas: Indigenous Perspectives (ANTH 325),  Field Methods in Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 417).

Regional Prehistory (8 credits): Pacific Islands Archaeology (ANTH  343), Oregon Archaeology (ANTH 344), The Ancient Maya (ANTH 352), Old World Prehistory (ANTH 440/540), Northwest Coast Archaeology (ANTH 442/542), North American Archaeology (ANTH 443/543).

Method and Theory (8 credits) Human Osteology Laboratory (ANTH 366), Traditional Technologies (ANTH 447/547), The Anthropology Musuem (ANTH 450), Ethnoarchaeology (ANTH 451/551),  Zooarchaeology (ANTH 471/571), Archaeology and Anthropology (ANTH 681). 

Practical Applications and Special Problems (8 credits)- Cultural Resource Management Archaeology Internship (ANTH 406, 606), Practicum: Cultural Resource Management Archaeology (ANTH 409, 609)

The following complementary courses are recommended:  Geography: Maps and Geospatial Concepts (GEOG 311), Advanced Cartography (GEOG 411/511), Introductory Geographic Information Systems (GEOG 416/516) 

Historic Preservation: Introduction to Historic Preservation (AAAP 411/511), National Register Nomination (AAAP 431/531) 


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