Master of Arts in Integrative Studies - Cultural Heritage and Resources Management

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The fast change of pace in our society is creating new career opportunities for individuals trained in multiple disciplines. The integrative studies graduate program allows students to access expertise from two areas and integrate courses into a degree that meets the needs of an emerging career field. Cultural heritage includes intangible resources (ceremonies, oral history and customs) and tangible resources (architecture, artifacts and landscapes) inherited from past generations. The program includes coursework in ethical and legal issues with management of these resources, as well as practical skills, such as mapping and GIS, methods of survey and excavation, document and map analysis, artifact and art duration. Students take courses in two of the participating departments: Anthropology, geography and history. A certificate in museum studies may be completed concurrently with this degree.

College of Arts and Sciences