The Conservation Training Certificate provides a student with a thorough knowledge of the latest artifact conservation methods and their application. Artifacts recovered from underwater sites are unstable when recovered and immediate conservation is necessary to ensure that the artifact does not deteriorate once out of the water. The certificate consists of formal courses in artifact conservation and practical application of that knowledge. Traditional approaches to artifact conservation are covered in detail as well as methods recently developed. The certificate is available to degree seeking and non-degree seeking graduate students who are currently admitted at Texas A&M University.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ANTH 605	Conservation of Archaeological Resources I	3
ANTH 606	Conservation of Archaeological Resources II	3
Select two of the following:		6
ANTH 617	Conservation III--Preservation of Organic Materials
ANTH 663	Analytical Methods in Archaeology and Conservation
ANTH 685	Directed Studies 1, 2
Total Semester Credit Hours		12

¹

ANTH 685 may be taken twice to satisfy this 6 credit hour requirement.

²

ANTH 685 must be both conservation-focused and taken through the Conservation Research Laboratory at the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation.

Students must make a grade of B or better in each course.