https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAnthropology/comments/1h4miy2/school_options/
created by Old_Release_469 on 02/12/2024 at 04:15 UTC
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I’m curious as to what type of school would be best (worldwide tbh because I’m trying to get a feel for where I want to go when I graduate in 2026) for trying to get a career involving either historical or underwater archaeology. If there’s any more details I should add other than I’ll have a bachelors in anthropology let me know!
Comment by the_gubna at 02/12/2024 at 14:47 UTC
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So, the typical advice on this sub is that you're not looking for a graduate program, you're looking for an *advisor*. Who’s published research on the themes you're interested in (in the last 5 years or so) that’s inspired you? What institution are they based at? In the US, you don’t apply to a department so much as you apply to work with an advisor - who makes a case to the rest of the department that they should accept you.
That said, you might be one of the few types of students that *is* looking for more of a program. If you want to get a focused Master's degree in a specific subject, and then go from there to working in CRM, there are places to do that.
UMass Boston has a great historical archaeology MA. https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/historical-archaeology-ma/[1][2] William and Mary also offers an MA specific to historical archaeology.
1: https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/historical-archaeology-ma/
2: https://www.umb.edu/academics/program-finder/historical-archaeology-ma/
ECU and Texas A&M have strong programs in underwater archaeology. https://maritimestudies.ecu.edu/[3][4] https://artsci.tamu.edu/anthropology/academics/graduate/maritime-archaeology-conservation-ms.html[5][6]
3: https://maritimestudies.ecu.edu/
4: https://maritimestudies.ecu.edu/
5: https://artsci.tamu.edu/anthropology/academics/graduate/maritime-archaeology-conservation-ms.html
6: https://artsci.tamu.edu/anthropology/academics/graduate/maritime-archaeology-conservation-ms.html
Comment by Brasdefer at 02/12/2024 at 06:22 UTC
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Are you in the US? If you are, you will likely be working in the US regardless of where you go to get a graduate degree.
US employers also prefer a US based degree.
Comment by GullibleMountains at 22/12/2024 at 05:37 UTC
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https://sha.org/students-and-teachers/higher-education-institutions/
Here is a great resource for US universities that have historical or underwater archaeologists in their programs- it's the society for historical archaeology. I would recommend taking a look through their and seeing if any programs have faculty who align with your research interests. Then you could always reach out! You could also if you're able try to go to one of the SHAs conferences, the next one is I believe January 8-11 in New Orleans (not sure when/where 2026 will be). Just try to start doing your research now, and don't be afraid to talk to your current professors and advisors