Program Name

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials

Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials is an interdepartmental program. Interdepartmental programs provide an integrated curriculum of several disciplines. 

 Major Code

008B 

 Address

A210 Fowler Museum
Box 951510
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1510 

 Phone

(310) 825-9407 

 Email

acordts@ucla.edu  

 Website

ioa.ucla.edu/conservation 

 Leading to the degree of

M.A. 

 Admission Limited to

Fall 

 Deadline to apply

December 15th (for odd-numbered academic years only) 

 GRE (General and/or Subject)

GRE: General 

 Letters of Recommendation

3 

 
 Other Requirements

In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit: A portfolio (not to exceed an 8 1/2 x 11 inch format), statement of purpose, and writing sample.

Applicants must demonstrate proficiency in one modern foreign language, have completed a minimum of 200 -- 400 hours of documented practical experience in conservation, one academic year of study in one of the following areas: Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, or Ethnography, and one academic year of study in each of the following areas: Art History (studies in archaeological or ethnographic materials and/or traditions preferred), General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and one other science (e.g., Physical Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Physics, etc.).

Applicants who majored in archaeology, anthropology, art history, cultural history, the sciences, or fields related to the study of past societies are preferred.

Those applicants who reach the final stages of evaluation will be interviewed in person as part of the evaluation process.