Anthropology Department

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Cultural Resources Management & Heritage

Overview

Cultural Resources Management (CRM) and Heritage addresses historic preservation in the United States and world.

Career Pathways

  • Archaeology and cultural resource management for Tribes, and for federal, and state agencies
  • Museum collections management/curation, museum education, and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act coordination
  • Education and interpretation positions for federal and state agencies
  • Natural resource management for Tribes, federal, and state agencies
  • Graduate studies in anthropology, museum studies, and related fields

Recommended Pathway Courses

Core Requirements

B.A. majors must also complete two years of a foreign language or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

Recommended Anthropology Electives

Recommended Non-Anthropology Electives

Internship Opportunities

Organization Name Paid or Unpaid Location Application Due Date
American Museum of Natural History; Anthropology Internship Program Varies New York, New York Varies
American Museum of Natural History; MEEPS Paid New York, New York December 2023
Archaeological Research Institute Unpaid Lawrenceburg, Indiana  
Bonneville Power Administration Paid Pacific Northwest Varies
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Paid Cortez, Colorado Check website for openings
Kirtlandia Research Internship Program Paid Cleveland, Ohio March 2023
Penn Museum Paid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Feb. 13, 2023
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Paid Pennsylvania Jan. 16, 2023
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Paid Throughout the U.S. and virtual Varies
SWCA Paid Arizona; California; Colorado; Louisiana; Massachusetts; Texas; Utah Varies
U.S. Bureau of Land Management Varies Throughout the U.S. Varies
U.S. Forest Service Paid Throughout the U.S. Jan. 11, 2023

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS)

(Make sure to check both the internships offered by FWS and their partner organizations)

 Varies Throughout the U.S. Varies
U.S. National Park Service Paid Throughout the U.S. Varies
Willamette Cultural Resources Associates Unspecified Portland, Oregon Check website for openings

Field Schools

Field School Application Due Date
Balkan Heritage Field School Varies
Blackfriary Archaeology Field School April 30, 2023
Center for Field Sciences April 7, 2023
Crow Canyon Archaeological Center March 12, 2023
Etzanoa Archaeological Field School Jan. 27, 2023
Field School in Mortuary Archaeology Rolling acceptance
Huari-Ancash Bio-Archaeological Research Unspecified
Institute for Field Research Varies
Juvenile Osteology Research Workshop Unspecified
Lost Churches Project - Medieval Funerary Excavation Unspecified
Monticello-University of Virginia Field School April 11, 2023
Oregon State University Archaeology Field School Unspecified
Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School Unspecified
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Jan. 16, 2023
PSU/WSUV/NPS Public Archaeology Field School May 1, 2023
Time of Magan - Ras Al Jinz Project Unspecified
Turkana Basin Institute Field Schools Varies
University of Wyoming Field School Unspecified