Cultural Resource Management
CRM is a unique minor that introduces students to the field of historic preservation. In the past few years, WestConn students have nominated properties to the State Register, applied for historic preservation grants, and helped Danbury become a Certified Local Government (a program of the National Park Service). Students have also worked with the State Archaeologist and the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) as well as with a variety of CRM firms and museums to survey, test, excavate and record historic sites. This minor serves as a stepping stone for careers in historic preservation, whether at the level of the federal government (e.g., National Park Service) or at the local level (e.g., planning and zoning for a particular township).
Required Courses for a cultural resource minor program (18 credits minimum):
- ANT 225 Rocks, Stones and Bones: Introduction to Archaeology (3 S.H.), OR ANT 226 New England Archaeology (3 S.H.)
- HIS 294 Introduction to Historical Research (3 S.H.)
- ANT 229 Field School Archaeology course (6 S.H.)
- ANT 341 Cultural Resource Management (3 S.H.)
- ANT/COOP 297 Cooperative Education Internship (3 S.H.) for a CRM firm
- Recommended but not required: ANT 213 North American Indians (3 S.H.)
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