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Continuing Education
Anthropology & Archaeology
Anthropology & ArchaeologyContinuing Education · Human & Social Systems
Cultural Resource Compliance & Reporting
Continuing education in project scoping, records research, field documentation, partner coordination, analytical synthesis, and professional cultural-resource reporting.
Program purpose
Continuing Education Record
Cultural Resource Compliance & Reporting serves practitioners, agencies, project teams, and institutional partners who need a rigorous overview of cultural-resource workflows. Instruction connects regulatory context, qualified field partnerships, evidence management, laboratory and spatial documentation, and the production of clear technical reports.
Learning outcomes
What graduates are prepared to do
Program outcomes connect disciplinary knowledge to methods, judgment, communication, and independently evaluated work.
Integrate records, field, laboratory, spatial, and partner-generated evidence
Evaluate report completeness and evidentiary traceability
Produce professional cultural-resource reporting for review
Curriculum architecture
How the pathway is organized
Coursework progresses from foundations to methods, integration, and a culminating demonstration of capability.
Foundations
Build the knowledge, skills, and mindset for inquiry.
Application
Apply methods and tools to real-world questions.
Integration
Synthesize across disciplines and perspectives.
Demonstration
Produce and present work that creates impact.
- 01
Project scoping and compliance context
- 02
Records, field, laboratory, and spatial documentation
- 03
Evidence synthesis and quality review
- 04
Technical report development
Course sequence
Selected curriculum
CRM-410
Cultural Resource Management Practice
Examines CRM project design, records research, field coordination, compliance documentation, laboratory integration, partner relationships, and final reporting.
- Requirement
- Core
- Credits
- 3.0
Archaeological Method & Interpretation
Introduces archaeological reasoning from research design and survey through excavation, classification, chronology, interpretation, and reporting.
- Requirement
- Core
- Credits
- 3.0
Spatial Analysis & LiDAR
Uses GIS, terrain models, point clouds, and LiDAR derivatives to investigate landscapes, built environments, archaeology, ecology, and infrastructure.
- Requirement
- Core
- Credits
- 3.0
Scientific Communication & Public Scholarship
Develops clear, accurate, accessible communication across research articles, public writing, visual explanation, presentations, and digital media.
- Requirement
- Core
- Credits
- 3.0
Learning environments
Field, laboratory & studio work
- CRM reporting studio
- GIS and digital documentation environments
- Collections and artifact documentation workflows
Professional directions
Where the capability can lead
- Cultural-resource project support
- Technical reporting and quality review
- Agency, consulting, and institutional coordination
- Professional development for field and laboratory personnel
Culminating work
Capstone, thesis, dissertation, or professional demonstration
Participants produce or revise a project-specific reporting package that aligns evidence, methods, findings, limitations, recommendations, and supporting documentation.
Admissions preparation
Materials and background
Admissions review considers preparation, purpose, prior work, and the fit between the applicant’s goals and the program.
Professional, academic, agency, or community experience relevant to cultural resources
Commitment to ethical documentation and confidentiality requirements
Project materials or a provided case study for applied work
Next step
Connect this pathway to your academic goals.
Request information for a focused conversation or begin an application through the Stella Nova Student Information System.