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The Certificate in Cultural Resource Management

Course Requirements for the Certificate: 24-25 units

The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this certificate.

Core Program

4 courses required:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ANTH 302 Archaeology   3.0 FA  
Case study examination of fundamental concepts, methods, and changing theoretical orientations of archaeology. Archaeology in the contemporary world, and archaeology as a profession. 3 hours lecture. (000506)
ANTH 482 Laboratory Methods in Archaeology   3.0 S2  
Independent supervised training in the methods of data description, interpretation, and presentation. Methods of describing, classifying, analyzing, and illustrating archaeological finds, and the preparation of reports for publications. 6 hours activity. (000609)
ANTH 487 Heritage Resource Planning   3.0 INQ  
The social and institutional frameworks, legislative bases, procedures, and practices of prehistoric and cultural resources management taught by means of case studies of legislative documents, management studies, and environmental impact reports. The investigation of selected resources and preparation of appropriate descriptive, evaluative, and management reports. 3 hours lecture. (000617)
ANTH 489B Archaeology Internship   1.0 -6.0 FS  
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
This internship is offered in the area of archaeology. Work experience in the community or region is designed for each student. A maximum of 6 units of internship may be counted toward the major. 15 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 15.0 units. Credit/no credit grading. (020235)

Note: ANTH 489 must be taken for 3 units.

Breadth Areas:

Environmental Planning

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
GEOG 320 Introduction to Community and Rural Planning Green Leaf Representing that this course is Sustainable 3.0 FA  
Study of the theory and practice of planning. Analysis of planning processes, elements of the comprehensive plan, zoning, environmental impact of development, regional policies, and growth. Includes investigation of a practical planning problem. 3 hours lecture. (003884)
GEOG 427 Environmental Impact Analysis Green Leaf Representing that this course is Sustainable 3.0 SP  
Prerequisites: GEOG 320 or equivalent.
Study of the legal antecedents to California environmental impact legislation; analysis of environmental review procedures, environmental research, preparation and evaluation of EIRs, and conditional negative declarations. 3 hours discussion. (003949)

Methods

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ANTH 465 Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Resources   3.0 INQ  
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
This course serves as an introduction to the method and theory of preserving objects for the purposes of exhibit, research, and for posterity. The course is structured in a seminar/laboratory format designed to familiarize students with the chemicals, equipment, and procedures used in treating artifacts. The course covers conservation ethics and guidelines, deterioration processes, and the conservation of organic and inorganic materials. 2 hours lecture, 3 hours laboratory. (000598)
ANTH 480 Advanced Field Archaeology   4.0 F1  
Prerequisites: ANTH 380.
Advanced individual training in archaeological fieldwork, including organization of projects, supervision of field crews, use of specialized field techniques, and preliminary analysis of field data. 1 hour lecture, 9 hours supervision. (000604)
ANTH 483 Field Methods in Ethnography   3.0 FA  
Prerequisites: ANTH 303 or permission of instructor.
This course presents theories and methods of ethnography as well as the ethics of ethnographic fieldwork. Students conduct supervised ethnographic research and present their results both orally and in written format. 6 hours activity. (000610)
ANTH 484 Archaeological Site Surveying   3.0 F2  
Methods and techniques of locating archaeological and historical cultural resources in the field. Proper site recordation by means of photographs, drawings, maps, and appropriately filled-out site survey forms for cultural resource management purposes. 9 hours supervision. You may take this course more than once for a maximum of 6.0 units. (000613)

Native Peoples and Archaeology

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ANTH 261 North American Indians   3.0 FS  GE  USD
This course is also offered as AIST 261.
Survey of Native North America with emphasis on U.S. tribes, their cultures, rituals, and institutions. Brief examination of pre-history. The focus is on historical and contemporary people. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved General Education course. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000383)
ANTH 362 California Indians   3.0 FA  USD
This course is also offered as AIST 362.
Native peoples of California, their origin, prehistory, languages, culture, and interaction with Europeans. Selected case studies, with special emphasis on the local area. 3 hours lecture. This is an approved US Diversity course. (000519)
ANTH 421 Archaeology of North America   3.0 INQ  
The study of prehistoric North America north of Mexico. An investigation of cultural origins, development, and differentiation based on the analysis of selected archaeological complexes and traditions. Case study examples of contemporary method and theory in American archaeology. 3 hours lecture. (000562)
ANTH 424 California Archaeology and Prehistory   3.0 INQ  
Prerequisites: ANTH 112 or ANTH 302, or permission of instructor.
This course provides an overview and examination of the historical development and prehistory of archaeology in California. Topics include archaeological method and theory, cultural chronologies, regional and temporal patterns in the archaeological record, important sites and their potential links to native peoples in California. Controversial issues and contributions to modern archaeology are also considered. 3 hours lecture. (000572)

Historical Archaeology

1 course selected from:

SUBJ NUM Title Sustainable Units Semester Offered Course Flags
ANTH 425 Historical Archaeology   3.0 INQ  
Prerequisites: ANTH 112 or ANTH 302, or permission of instructor.
This course examines the method and theory of American historical archaeology as it specifically relates to the broader study of American material culture and sociocultural experiences in North America from the period of European exploration to the recent past through archaeological and documentary evidence. 3 hours lecture. (000574)
HIST 492 Archival Research Seminar   3.0 FA  
Introduction to archival research and source materials. Practical experience in locating, interpreting, and using the various kinds of primary documents that form the raw material of the historian's craft. 3 hours seminar. (004707)
HIST 494 Introduction to Public History   3.0 SP  
The application of historical scholarship to non-academic pursuits, including historic preservation, management of records and resources, public policy, and private consultantcy. Emphasis on development, objects, ethics, and methods of the public history profession. 3 hours seminar. (004714)

Elective courses should be selected with the prior approval of the certificate coordinator.

A 2.5 GPA is required for all courses taken for the certificate.

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