What are cultural resources and how are they effectively managed? There is increasing interest globally in heritage and its many functions, while at the same time heritage resources are threatened more than ever by natural and human forces. HIST 6802 provides an overview for graduate student of the significance of cultural resources to heritage along with the policies and practices central to cultural resource management. Students will engage in discussions and assignments that will prepare them in the identification, preservation and management of the significant cultural and heritage features in the Caribbean.