M.S. ARM
The Master of Science in Archaeological Resource Management (M.S.-ARM) is offered through a unique interdisciplinary program whose goal is to provide students with advanced training in the scientific, technical, legal, philosophical, financial, and practical aspects of archaeological work in the context of cultural resource management within 3-4 consecutive semesters. This is a professional degree designed to enhance the credentials of individuals who either have or plan to have careers in cultural resource management. Although M.S.-ARM is offered through the Department of Anthropology, the curriculum’s focus is exclusively on archaeology. Thus, M.S.-ARM is for students who do not intend to undertake doctoral research in anthropology. M.S.-ARM students who wish to pursue a research career should apply for admission to the Ph.D. program. Requirements for the M.S.-ARM degree include appropriate progress through the program, satisfactory grades, and completion of a supervised project resulting in a publishable-quality thesis.
Program Objectives
This program is designed to provide applied knowledge in the following areas:
- Defining the archaeological resource
- Principles and practices in archaeological resource management
- Basic concepts of ecological and environmental archaeology
- Project design and management
- Theory and practice of archaeological data collection
- Scientific analysis and recording
- Site formation processes
- Quantitative and qualitative analysis
- Spatial Information Management (GIS): principles and practice
- Principles of collection management
Requirements
Students are required to successfully complete 39 semester hours of course work: 24 hours of required courses and 15 hours of electives. The capstone portion of the student’s training is the research thesis. The thesis may be based on collections within the university, at a museum, or from a new field project. The end result will be a professional thesis that will reflect the student’s analytical ability and writing skills.
Program Handbook
The M.S.-ARM Program Handbook contains information specifically tailored for students in the program and is a companion to the Graduate Handbook.
Application Process
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students should begin the application process by contacting the University of Georgia Graduate School. Students are urged to pay particular attention to their statement of intent. Students are admitted and begin the M.S.-ARM program only during Fall Semester. No new admissions are permitted in the Spring Semester. Students must complete their applications by January 1. Applicants will be sent notification of their status on or before March 1. Students who apply after January 1 may be considered for admission after the original list of acceptable applicants has either accepted or declined the offer of admission and to the extent that space is available. They will be notified of their status after April 23rd. The typical class will consist of 6-8 new students each year.
We encourage applicants to submit their paperwork as far in advance of the department’s January 1st deadline as possible to make their application most competitive, because this gives enough time for the required letters of recommendation, transcripts, and so on to arrive and be processed before admission.
Admission to the Department of Anthropology
In addition to the Graduate School’s requirements, the department requires additional material. These additional materials include:
- The supplemental information form
- The statement of intent
- Three letters of recommendation
- Curriculum vitae
Please send these items directly to the department by January 1st.
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Anthropology
250A Baldwin Hall, Jackson St.
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30602-1619
Courses
This list is subject to change. Not all of these courses may be offered during the student’s residency.
Required courses (students must successfully complete all of these courses for a total 24 semester hours)
- ANTH 7000: Master’s Research (3 per semester working on thesis, 9 hours maximum)
- ANTH 7001: Principles of Archaeological Resource Management (3 hours)
- ANTH 7002: Practicum in Archaeological Research and Report Writing (3 hours)
- ANTH 7300: Master’s Thesis (a minimum of 3 hours)
- GEOL 6660: Field School in Shallow Geophysics (6 hours)
- HIPR 6200: Preservation Law (3 hours)
- GRSC 7770: Teaching Development Seminar (1 credit hour)
In addition, students must take 15 semester hours of elective courses, selected with the permission of the student’s Advisory Committee. Examples of elective courses include:
- ANTH 6010: Historical Ecology
- ANTH 6020: Indians of North America
- ANTH 6210/6210L: Zooarchaeology
- ANTH 6315: Archaeology of Georgia
- ANTH 6262: Transitions from Foraging to Farming
- ANTH 6271: Field Studies in Natural Resources
- ANTH 6290: Environmental Archaeology
- ANTH 6310: Archaeology of Eastern North America
- ANTH 6700: Archeological Geology
- ANTH 6720/6720L: Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH 8000: Special Topics in Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH 8200: Seminar in Archaeology (Topics to vary.)
- GEOG 6020: Fluvial Geomorphology
- GEOG 6040: Global Environmental Change During the Quaternary
- GEOG 6350/6350L: Remote Sensing of Environment
- GEOG 6370/6370L: Geographic Information Science
- GEOG 8020: Seminar in Geomorphology
- GEOG 8040: Seminar in Quaternary Paleoenvironments
- GEOL 8010: Advanced Topics in Archaeological Geology
- HIPR 6100: Cultural Resource Assessment
