GRADUATE STUDIES IN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY

What would I study as a cultural heritage student at Montana?

Cultural heritage studies is a broad option which can accommodate students with interests in a variety of areas, including: cultural resource management, historic preservation, prehistoric archaeology, and similar archaeologically focused studies; ethnohistory, tribal recognition, culture preservation, language retention, and similar ethnographically focused studies; or museology, educational anthropology, public archaeology, and similar areas that focus on interpreting cultures for the general public. The cultural heritage curriculum is chosen in consultation with an appropriate faculty advisor, who will help guide the student toward appropriate classes for fulfilling their goals. Since this option is designed to train professionals, the focus is on practical professional experiences, which may include an internship with an appropriate company or agency. Out of which will emerge a professional paper, exhibit, portfolio, or other original creative work that is used to satisfy the M.A. degree requirements.

Yellowstone National Park´s Elaine Hale teaches University of Montana archaeology and cultural resource management field school students at Obsidian Cliff National Historic Landmark. Photo credit: Doug MacDonald

A Montana cultural heritage student is researching the cultural significance of Yellowstone buffalo to the Nez Perce and the Lakota Sioux. Photo credit: Amy Keil.

UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA CULTURAL HERITAGE FACULTY

EXAMPLES OF UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA CULTURAL HERITAGE GRADUATE STUDENTS

Nicole Crossland

Dissertation topic - Bridge River Pithouse Village located in British Columbia, Canada; focused on lithics and gender through the rise of social inequality.

email address: n_crossland@hotmail.com

Advisor: Anna Prentiss

Helen Keremedjiev

Dissertation Topic: Issues Concerning Public Archaeology and Cultural Heritage in Montana

email address: helen.keremedjiev@umontana.edu

Advisor: John Douglas

CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CRM WEB LINKS

Cultural Heritage and CRM Employment Web sites

ECultural Resources Job Site Listing: http://www.eculturalresources.com/jobs.php
Society for American Archaeology Job Listing: http://www.saa.org/Careers/JobAnnouncements/tabid/256/Default.aspx
Chronicle of Higher Education Job Listing: http://chronicle.com/jobs/100/
Federal Agency Job Listings: http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/
Archaeological Fieldwork Opportunities: http://www.shovelbums.org/

Cultural Heritage Law, Policy, and Organizations Web Sites

The University of Montana Native American Studies Program: http://www.umt.edu/nas/
The University of Montana Linguistics Program: http://www.umt.edu/ling/
The University of Montana Central and Southwest Asia Program: http://www.umt.edu/cap/
National Park Service cultural heritage web site: http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/index.htm
National Park Service National Register Guidelines and Publications: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/
National Park Service Museum Curation Handbook: http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/publications/MHII/mushbkII.html
Montana State Historic Preservation Office: How to Consult: http://www.his.state.mt.us/shpo/archaeology/consultingwith.asp
Department of Transportation Act, Section 4F (Cultural Resources): http://www.section4f.com/home.htm
The National THPO Organization: http://www.nathpo.org/aboutthpos.htm
List of State Historic Preservation Offices: http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/shpolist.htm
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: http://www.achp.gov/

The University of Montana Department of Anthropology