Cultural Resource Management Policy, Advocacy, and Administration - Post-Bachelor’s Certificate

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Program Director: Dr. Jacob Freeman, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Graduate Program Director: Dr. Judson Finley, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Department Head: Dr. Judson Finley, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice

Location: Old Main 245

Phone: (435) 797-0219

WWW: https://chass.usu.edu/anthropology/index

Graduate Program Description

The Post-Bachelor’s Certificate in Cultural Resource Management (CRM) Policy, Advocacy, and Administration is designed to prepare both fully matriculated graduate students as well as current professionals in the field wishing to enhance their portfolios to understand and implement CRM policy and business skills within the context of cultural resource management activities. The certificate combines graduate level anthropology courses with courses offered in the School of Business. This certificate may be earned as a stand-alone certification or as part of the USU Anthropology Graduate Program.

Certificate

Students who complete the program will receive a certificate in Cultural Resource Management Policy, Advocacy, and Administration. Their USU transcript will list the courses and grades received to complete the program.

Admission Requirements

To apply for admittance to the program, a person must complete and submit an application to the School of Graduate Studies. Academic credits obtained from the program may be applied toward a graduate degree.

To apply, the School of Graduate Studies requires:

A bachelor’s degree (or, for some doctoral programs, a master’s degree) that is or will be completed before the student matriculates in the degree program.
A 3.0 or higher grade-point average for terms that include the student’s last 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits.
Resume/CV
International applicants are required to submit proof of proficiency in English.

Curriculum

Students must complete six core courses (3 credits each) in order to fulfill the requirements for the Cultural Resource Management Policy, Advocacy, and Administration - Post-Bachelor’s Certificate.

A minimum 3.0 GPA for program courses must be maintained. Course grades less than a B (B- and below) do not count toward the certificate.

Core Courses

Students have the option to customize their certificate curriculum with the permission of the Graduate Program Director(s). Courses not included in the list below must be authorized by the Graduate Program Director(s).

ACCT 6350 - Accounting for Management Decision Making 3 credit(s)
ANTH 6390 - Cultural Resources Management Policy 3 credit(s)
ANTH 6400 - Collections Management 1-3 credit(s)
ANTH 6410 - Writing for Archaeologists 3 credit(s)
ANTH 6460 - Engaging Communities in Archaeology 3 credit(s)
MSLE 6410 - Enterprise and Value Creation 3 credit(s)