With our certificate, you will learn how to identify, document, interpret and manage cultural resources; better understand preservation laws and how they apply to your work; and learn appropriate strategies for engaging and consulting with Indigenous communities, descendant groups and other communities.
We offer two tracks: Cultural Resource and Heritage Management, which has a greater emphasis on policy and regulation, and Archaeology Technician, which has a technical emphasis on archaeological skills in geology, geography, and anthropology.
Track A: Cultural Resource and Heritage Management
This track focuses on the community and policy dimensions of cultural resource and heritage management work.
Required Core Courses (17 credits):
- ANTH 102 Introduction to Archaeology (4 credits)
- ANTH 350 Archaeology Methods and Theory (4 credits)
- ANTH 350L Archaeology Methods and Theory Laboratory (1 credit)
- ANTH 456 Cultural and Heritage Resources (4 credits)
- NAS 346 Contemporary Issues in Indian County (4 credits)
Electives (12 credits chosen from the following courses):
- Anth 313U Native American and Settler Relations
- Anth 314U Native Americans
- ANTH 404 Internship
- ESM 435 Natural Resource Policy & Management
- GEOG 412 Global Climate Change Science and Global Climate Change Science and Socio-environmental Impact Assessment
- GEOG 440 The Ecology and Management of Wildfire
- GEOG 444 Political Ecologies of the Western US
- HST 493 Introduction to Public History
- HST 494 Public History Seminar
- HST 495 Public History Lab
- NAS 411 Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy
- NAS 442 Decolonizing Methodologies
Track B: Archaeology Technician
This track focuses on the technical skills needed to conduct cultural resource management-related archaeological work.
Required Core Courses (21 credits):
- ANTH 102 Introduction to Archaeology (4 credits)
- ANTH 350 Archaeology Methods and Theory (4 credits)
- ANTH 350L Archaeology Methods and Theory Laboratory (1 credit)
- ANTH 456 Cultural and Heritage Resources (4 credits)
- GEOG 488 Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction (4 credits) or equivalent
- GEOG 492 Geographic Information Systems: Advanced GIS (4 credits) or equivalent
Electives (8 credits chosen from the following courses):
- Anth 404 Internship
- Anth 452 Arch Lab Methods
- Anth 453 Field Methods
- Anth 454 Arch Field School (or alternative Field School offered by another institution)
- Anth 460 Public and Community Archaeology
- ESM 416 Ecosystem Restoration
- G 318/319 Processes in the Surface Environment
- G 341U Geology of the Oregon County
- G 423/L Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences
- G 424/L Geographic Information Systems for the Natural Geosciences
- G 425 Field GIS
- G 435/L Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
29 credits total. Minimum grade: C-; PASS grades will be accepted.