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Master of Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management

Southern Connecticut State University

  • New Haven, United States
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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About the program

Master of Science in Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management is taught on campus in New Haven within the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Connecticut State University.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Analyze business or organizational problems through concepts relevant to Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management. Critically evaluate specialist evidence and apply advanced research or professional approaches in Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management. Present recommendations and consider commercial
  • legal and ethical impacts.

Career outcomes

  • Principal investigator
  • senior archaeologist
  • project archaeologist
  • museum curator
  • historic preservation officer
  • staff archaeologist
  • environmental and heritage reviewer
  • research scientist

Curriculum

  • Covers archaeological theory
  • methods and ethics
  • field and laboratory work
  • cultural resource management and specialties such as bioarchaeology
  • lithics
  • ceramics and zooarchaeology. Includes an internship with an external host and independent research culminating in a thesis or project
  • field schools run in Connecticut
  • England and Ethiopia.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Foreign equivalent of a US bachelor's degree with at least a B average (about 3.0 of 4.0)
  • official transcripts and a NACES course-by-course evaluation; English proficiency (TOEFL 79
  • IELTS 6.5
  • PTE 53
  • Duolingo 105
  • ELS 112) or a US degree
  • Bachelor degree with at least a B average (3.0 of 4.0 or equivalent)

Minimum GPA

3

Accepted academic background

Foreign equivalent of a U.S. bachelor degree from a regionally accredited institution, GPA of B or higher, official transcripts plus course-by-course NACES evaluation; some programmes need recommendation letters or entrance exams

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 79
  • PTE Academic 53
  • Duolingo 105
  • IELTS Academic 6.5

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • Passport Copy
  • Language Proficiency Results (where applicable)

How to apply

  1. Review the chosen program's academic and language requirements. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. qualification documents and any course-specific supporting materials. Submit the admission application and pay the application fee if required. Follow the institution's instructions for accepting an offer and meeting any enrollment conditions.

Other costs

Tuition per year$22,130 USD
Application fee$50 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusNew Haven campus
Faculty or schoolCollege of Arts and Sciences
DepartmentAnthropology
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value_
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteInstitutional scholarships may be available to qualifying students; graduate awards can require completed credits and program eligibility.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    August 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

  • Program starts

    January 2028

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.