Program Overview
The Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate at Coastal Carolina University is an interdisciplinary program that equips students with the knowledge and skills to understand and promote cultural heritage. The program emphasizes the region's unique cultural heritage and prepares students for careers in public history, digital history, museum studies, cultural resource management, and heritage tourism. Students can choose from a range of electives in anthropology, history, and art history to tailor their studies to their interests. The certificate complements a wide range of majors and provides graduates with the skills necessary for success in the cultural heritage field.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Cultural Heritage Studies Certificate at Coastal Carolina University is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that equips students with the knowledge and skills to understand, interpret, and promote cultural heritage artifacts, texts, buildings, landscapes, and behaviors. The program emphasizes the unique cultural heritage of the region and prepares students for careers in public history, digital history, museum studies, cultural resource management, and heritage tourism.
Outline:
Program Requirements (12-13 Credits)
Foundation (3 credits)
- HFA 205 - Introduction to Cultural Heritage Studies (3 credits)
Electives (9-10 Credits)
Area A
- ANTH 395 Q - Prehistoric Archaeology Field School (4 to 12 credits)
- ANTH 396 Q - Historical Archaeology Field School (4 to 12 credits)
- ANTH 432 - Careers in Archaeology: Cultural Resource Management (3 credits)
- ANTH 495 Q - Internship in Anthropology (1 to 12 credits) (3 credits required)
- ANTH 411 Q - Archaeological Records (3 credits)
Area B
- HIST 392 Q - Museums and Communities (3 credits)
- HIST 395 Q - Introduction to Public History (3 credits)
- HIST 396 - Manuscripts and Archives: An Introduction (3 credits)
- HIST 397 - Digital History (3 credits)
- HIST 495 Q - Internship in History (3 to 12 credits) (3 credits required)
Area C
- ARTH 392 - Critiquing the Museum (3 credits)
- ARTH 410 - Art Crime (3 credits)
- ARTH 425 - Art and the City (3 credits)
- ARTH 450 Q - Digital Heritage: Historical Digital Reconstruction (3 credits)
- ARTH 452 Q - Digital Heritage: Virtual Landscapes (3 credits)
Note:
- Courses attached to a CCU-approved short-term study abroad program may be substituted at the approval of the certificate adviser for one elective.
- Internship must be in a relevant cultural heritage field.
Careers:
The certificate complements a wide range of majors, including history, anthropology and geography, art history, and hospitality, resort, and tourism management. Graduates of the program are prepared for careers in public history, digital history, museum studies, cultural resource management, and heritage tourism.
