The Department of Anthropology offers the Certificate in Historical Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management for students wishing to supplement their degree work in other historically oriented programs. The certificate is oriented toward professional practice and provides archaeologically based cultural resource management skills for preservation-related employment.

The certificate requires 18 semester hours (two required core seminars and four approved elective courses). Twelve semester hours must come from courses in the Department of Anthropology. The program of study should include a mix of courses in method and theory of historical archaeology and cultural resource management and their practical application.

Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the history and current approaches in Historical Archaeology.
• Students will demonstrate their knowledge of Cultural Resource Protection legislation at various government levels as well as develop an understanding of the ethical considerations of Public Archaeology and its various publics.
• HACRM Certificate Program students will demonstrate an understanding of the importance of an anthropological perspective to an ethical public archaeology and Historical Archaeology through the papers and project they do in these courses.  These courses will include ANTH 720, ANTH 550, and ANTH 703, among others.

Certificate Requirements (18 Hours)

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Required Core Seminars
ANTH 742	Public Archaeology	3
ANTH 745	Seminar in Historical Archaeology	3
Elective Courses
Select 12 hours of the following: 1		12
ANTH 533	North American Archaeology
ANTH 541	Field Problems in Archaeology
ANTH 550	Archaeological Laboratory Methods
ANTH 576	Archaeology of the African Diaspora
ANTH 591	Selected Topics
ANTH 703	Anthropological Inquiry
ANTH 720	Development of Anthropological Archaeology
ANTH 722	Summer Field School in Archaeology
ANTH 733	Seminar in North American Prehistory
ANTH 741	Ethnology for Archaeologists
ANTH 750	Archaeological Laboratory Analysis
ANTH 751	Archaeological Research Design and Analysis
HIST 692	Historic Preservation Field Experience--Charleston, S.C.
HIST 787	Material Culture Studies
HIST 789	Historic Site Interpretation
HIST 792	Historic Preservation
ARTH 542	History of American Architecture
MUSM 700	Administration and Management of Museums
Total Credit Hours		18

1	At least 6 hours from ANTH.