Cultural Resource Management Undergraduate Certificate
The Cultural Resource Management (CRM) certificate is designed for baccalaureate or post-baccalaureate students wishing to join cultural resources programs for Native American Tribes, federal, and state agencies and the private sector. CRM is the fundamental implementation of the preservation and heritage movement in North America and is a model for the rest of the world. Practitioners come from many fields including archaeology, cultural anthropology, museum curation, history, historical architecture, and historical landscape architecture. The PSU CRM certificate includes course work in archaeology; applied anthropology; geographic information systems; geology; natural and cultural resource policy and management; Tribal sovereignty, governance, and policy; and public outreach and education. Students chose from two tracks depending on their interests, career goals, and existing skills sets.
To be awarded the certificate, students must complete all the certificate requirements specified below for one of the two track options. Track A focuses on the community and policy dimensions of CRM work, while Track B focused on the technical skills needs to conduct CRM-related archaeological work.
Track A: Cultural Resource and Heritage Management
Required Core Courses (17 credits)
| Anth 102 | Introduction to Archaeology | 4 |
| Anth 350 | Archaeological Method and Theory | 4 |
| Anth 350L | Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory | 1 |
| Anth 456 | Cultural and Heritage Resources Management | 4 |
| NAS 346 | Contemporary Issues in Indian Country | 4 |
Electives (12 credits)
Choose from the following courses:
| Anth 313U | Native American-Settler Relations | 4 |
| Anth 314U | Native Americans | 4 |
| Anth 404 | Cooperative Education/internship | 1-12 |
| ESM 435 | Natural Resource Policy and Management | 4 |
| Geog 412 | Global Climate Change Science and Socio-environmental Impact Assessment | 4 |
| Geog 440/ESM 440 | The Ecology & Management of Wildfire | 4 |
| Geog 444 | Political Ecologies of the Western US | 4 |
| Hst 493 | Introduction to Public History | 4 |
| Hst 494 | Public History Seminar | 4 |
| Hst 495 | Public History Lab | 4 |
| NAS 411 | Nationhood: Tribal Sovereignty, Governance & Policy | 4 |
| NAS 442 | Decolonizing Methodologies: Insurgent Research and Indigenous Education | 4 |
Track B: Archaeology Technician
Required Core Courses (21 credits)
| Anth 102 | Introduction to Archaeology | 4 |
| Anth 350 | Archaeological Method and Theory | 4 |
| Anth 350L | Archaeological Method and Theory Laboratory | 1 |
| Anth 456 | Cultural and Heritage Resources Management | 4 |
| Geog 488 | Geographic Information Systems I: Introduction | 4 |
| Geog 492 | Geographic Information Systems II: Advanced GIS | 4 |
Electives (8 credits)
| Anth 404 | Cooperative Education/internship | 1-12 |
| Anth 452 | Archaeological Lab Methods | 4 |
| Anth 453 | Archaeological Field Methods | 4 |
| Anth 454 | Archaeological Field School | 6 |
| Anth 460 | Public and Community Archaeology | 4 |
| ESM 416 | Ecosystem Restoration | 4 |
| G 318 | Processes in the Surface Environment | 3 |
| G 319 | Processes in the Surface Environment: Methods | 2 |
| G 341U | Geology of the Oregon Country | 4 |
| G 423 | Statistics and Data Analysis in the Geosciences | 4 |
| G 424 | Geographical Information Systems for the Natural Sciences | 4 |
| G 425 | Field GIS | 4 |
| G 435 | Sedimentology and Stratigraphy | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: 29
Minimum grade: C- (Pass grades will be accepted)