Course of Study for Master of Sciences in Historic Preservation:

Degree Admission for Historical Preservation Master's Programs
Applicants must:

1. Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited in stitution;
2. Meet Graduate School admission requirements; and
3. Have attained at least a 2.75 grade point average in the major field during the last two undergraduate years.

In addition to applying to the Graduate School, the applicant must obtain program application forms from the historic preservation coordinator and follow all application procedures.

Conditional and Non-Degree Admission
Otherwise promising students who do not meet Graduate School or departmental undergraduate GPA requirements may be granted non-degree admission. Students who fulfill the probationary requirements of non-degree admission may be granted regular admission.

Degree Requirements

1. Selection, in consultation with the program adviser, of a course of study in historic preservation.
2. Completion of 36 hours of approved graduate-level course work beyond the bachelor’s degree as described below under course requirements.
3. Completion of prerequisite courses. Th e num ber of hours and the specific courses will be stipulated by the program adviser according to the student’s prior course work.

Master of Science in Historic Preservation - General Studies (HPRS)

The M.S. in historic preservation — general studies requires a minimum of 36 hours. The master’s curriculum emphasizes preparation for careers in historic preservation in a planning, administrative, historic museum, consulting or heritage tourism capacity. It provides practical experience through work study, internship, cooperative education and field study opportunities.

Prerequisites:

Students must complete course work in each of the following foundation areas or have acceptable undergraduate equivalent, in which case the course may be waived.

* ART 429 - History of American Architecture (3 hrs)
* GEOG 333 - Settlement Geography (3 hrs)
* GHPR 475 - Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)
* HIST 123 - The United States to 1877 (3 hrs)
* HIST 124 - The United States, 1877 to the Present (3 hrs)

One course from the following:

* GEOG 446 - Heritage Interpretation and Tourism (3 hrs)
* GPLN 435 - History of Urban Form and Function (3 hrs)

Course Requirements:

The M.S. in historic preservation — general studies requires 36 credit hours of course work to be distributed among core, required and restricted elective courses as follows:

Core Courses: 16-18 hours

* GEOG 531 - American Cultural Landscapes Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 548 - American Vernacular Architecture Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 530 - Introduction to Historic Preservation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 547 - Problems in Architectural Interpretation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 551 - Principles of Building Technology Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 620 - Preservation Research Techniques Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 636 - Historic Preservation Field Project Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* Choose one course from the following:
* GHPR 690 - Historic Preservation Project Credit Hours: 1 hr
* GHPR 691 - Historic Preservation Project Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 692 - Historic Preservation Project Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Required Courses: 13-14 hours

Courses are chosen that create a focused historic preservation approach in an area of concentration of the student’s choosing, selected with adviser approval. Courses may be chosen from relevant historic preservation, geography or geographic information systems and planning program offerings.

Restricted Elective Courses: 8-10 hours

Courses may include any other relevant historic preservation-related electives including appropriate cognate courses.

Program Total: 36 hours

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

The following courses may be elected for graduate credit; course descriptions may be found in the undergraduate catalog. A maximum of nine hours of approved 400-level course work may be permitted in the earning of any graduate degree.

If you intend to enroll in any of the following undergraduate courses for graduate credit, you must submit a request form from the Graduate School to receive permission before enrolling in the course; otherwise, you will receive undergraduate credit.

Historic Preservation Courses:

* GHPR 475 Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Geography Courses:

* GEOG 441 Transportation Geography and Planning (3 hrs)
* GEOG 445 Cultural Tourism Resources (3 hrs)
* GEOG 446 Heritage Interpretation and Tourism (3 hrs)
* GEOG 477/478/479 Special Topics (1/2/3 hrs)
* GEOG 480 Geographic Information Systems Projects (3 hrs)
* GPLN 435 History of Urban Form and Function (3 hrs)
* GPLN 495 Environmental Assessment and Planning (3 hrs)

Earth Science Courses:

* ESSC 425 Severe and Unusual Weather (3 hrs)
* ESSC 428 Optical Mineralogy (3 hrs)
* ESSC 430 Petroleum Geology (3 hrs)
* ESSC 439 Economic Geology (3 hrs)
* ESSC 448 Hydrogeology (3 hrs)
* ESSC 450 Lake and Coastal Management (3 hrs)
* ESSC 459 Aquifer Analysis (3 hrs)
* ESSC 460 Contaminant Hydrology (3 hrs)
* ESSC 470 Quantitative Methods in Geography and Geology (3 hrs)
* ESSC 485 Introduction to Remote Sensing (3 hrs)

Master of Science in Historic Preservation - Heritage Interpretation, Tourism and Administration (HPRS)

The M.S. in historic preservation-heritage interpretation, tourism and administration requires a minimum of 36 hours. The master’s curriculum emphasizes preparation for careers in historic preservation in an administrative, historic museum, consulting or heritage tourism capacity. It provides practical experience through work study, internship, cooperative education and field study opportunities.

Admission Requirements

Prerequisites:

Students must complete course work in each of the following foundation areas or have acceptable undergraduate equivalent, in which case the course may be waived.

* ART 429 - History of American Architecture (3 hrs)
* GEOG 333 - Settlement Geography (3 hrs)
* GEOG 446 - Heritage Interpretation and Tourism (3 hrs)
* GHPR 475 - Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)
* HIST 123 - The United States to 1877 (3 hrs)
* HIST 124 - The United States, 1877 to the Present (3 hrs)

Course Requirements

The M.S. in historic preservation — heritage interpretation, tourism and administration requires 36 hours of course work to be distributed among core and restricted elective courses as follows:

Core Courses: 16-18 hours

Required Courses: 13 hours

* GHPR 532 - Introduction to Curatorship Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 533 - Introduction to Historic Administration Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 534 - Community Interpretation and Appropriate Tourism Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 537 - Interpretive Programming for Organizations Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 538 - Historic Preservation and Tourism Credit Hours: 2 hrs

Restricted Elective Courses: 4-7 hours

Courses selected with adviser approval

* GEOG 445 - Cultural Tourism Resources (3 hrs)

And other relevant Historic Preservation Program electives and/or selected cognates, with permission of program adviser.

* GEOG 541 - Material Cultures: A Disciplinary Overview Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GEOG 549 - Cultural Landscape Interpretation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 539 - American Decorative Arts Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 572 - Funding Preservation Projects Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 587 - Cooperative Education in Cultural Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 630 - Documenting Historical Places Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 632 - Interpreting the Historic House Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 687 - Internship Credit Hours: 4 hrs
* GHPR 688 - Internship Credit Hours: 5 hrs
* GHPR 689 - Internship Credit Hours: 6 hrs

Program Total: 36 hours

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

Historic Preservation Courses:

* GHPR 475 Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Geography Courses:

Earth Science Courses:

Master of Science in Historic Preservation - Preservation Planning (HPPP)

The M.S. in historic preservation-preservation planning requires a minimum of 36 hours. The master’s curriculum emphasizes preparation for careers in historic preservation in a planning, administrative, historic agency, consulting or heritage tourism capacity. It provides practical experience through work study, internship, cooperative education and field study opportunities.

Foundation/prerequisites courses:

Students must complete course work in each of the following foundation areas or have acceptable undergraduate equivalent, in which case the course may be waived.

* ART 429 - History of American Architecture (3 hrs)
* GEOG 333 - Settlement Geography (3 hrs)
* GHPR 401 - Planning/Preservation Graphics (3 hrs)
* GHPR 475 - Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

One course from the following:

* GEOG 332 - Urban Geography (3 hrs)
* GPLN 435 - History of Urban Form and Function (3 hrs)

One course from the following:

* HIST 123 - The United States to 1877 (3 hrs)
* HIST 124 - The United States, 1877 to the Present (3 hrs)

Course Requirements:

The M.S. in historic preservation-preservation planning requires 36 hours of course work to be distributed among core and restricted elective courses as follows:

Core Courses: 16-18 hours

Required Courses: 12 hours

* GEOG 553 - Urban and Regional Planning Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 531 - Preservation and Planning Law Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 557 - Community Development and Downtown Revitalization Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 630 - Documenting Historical Places Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 631 - Preservation Administration and Planning Credit Hours: 2 hrs

Restricted Elective Courses: 10-13 hours

Courses selected with adviser approval

* Other relevant electives, including any historic preservation (GHPR) or planning course not already listed above, with permission of program adviser.

* CNST 648 - Principles of Construction Technology Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 541 - Material Cultures: A Disciplinary Overview Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GEOG 549 - Cultural Landscape Interpretation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 555 - Comprehensive Planning Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 556 - Zoning Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 570 - Rural Planning and Preservation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 579 - Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 532 - Introduction to Curatorship Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 534 - Community Interpretation and Appropriate Tourism Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 538 - Historic Preservation and Tourism Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 539 - American Decorative Arts Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 546 - International Preservation: Historic Applications Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 552 - Materials Conservation I Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 558 - Adaptive Use of Historic Structures Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 559 - Urban Planning/Preservation Studio Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 572 - Funding Preservation Projects Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 587 - Cooperative Education in Cultural Resource Management Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 632 - Interpreting the Historic House Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 638 - Preserving Community Character Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 651 - Principles of Preservation Technology Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 687 - Internship Credit Hours: 4 hrs
* GHPR 688 - Internship Credit Hours: 5 hrs
* GHPR 689 - Internship Credit Hours: 6 hrs
* GHPR 694 - Seminar in Neighborhood Preservation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 695 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 696 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Program Total: 36 hours

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

Historic Preservation Courses:

* GHPR 475 Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Geography Courses:

Earth Science Courses:

Master of Science in Historic Preservation - Conservation and Technology (HP/CT)

Please see advisor regarding this program

The M.S. in historic preservation-conservation and technology requires a minimum of 36 hours. The master’s curriculum emphasizes preparation for careers in museum, historic building technologies or architectural conservation. It provides practical experience through work study, internship, cooperative education and field study opportunities.

Prerequisites:

Students must complete course work in each of the following foundation areas or have acceptable undergraduate equivalent, in which case the course may be waived.

* ART 429 - History of American Architecture
* CHEM 117/118 - Fundamentals of Chemistry: Lecture/Lab (4 hrs)
* GEOG 333 - Settlement Geography (3 hrs)
* GHPR 475 - Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Choose one the following:

* HIST 123 - The United States to 1877 (3 hrs)
* HIST 124 - The United States, 1877 to the Present (3 hrs)

Core Courses: 16-18 hours

Concentration Courses: 12 hours

* GHPR 546 - International Preservation: Historic Applications Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 552 - Materials Conservation I Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 572 - Funding Preservation Projects Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 630 - Documenting Historical Places Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 651 - Principles of Preservation Technology Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 652 - Materials Conservation II Credit Hours: 2 hrs

Restricted Elective Courses: 6-8 hours

Courses selected with adviser approval

* And other relevant Historic Preservation Program electives with permission of program adviser.

* GHPR 532 - Introduction to Curatorship Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 533 - Introduction to Historic Administration Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 539 - American Decorative Arts Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 695 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 696 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 697 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1 hr
* GHPR 698 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 699 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Program Total: 36 hours

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

Historic Preservation Courses:

* GHPR 475 Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Geography Courses:

Earth Science Courses:

Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation (HPRS)

A five-course curriculum, granting a certificate for completion and satisfactory academic performance, is available for non-degree students. It is designed for planners, historic-district commissioners and others interested in the preservation field.

Admission Requirements
Certificate curriculum applicants must have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and meet Graduate School non-degree student status requirements.

Certificate Requirements

Following admission, the student should consult with the his tor ic preservation program coordinator regarding com ple tion of the course requirements. This certificate requires 11 to 14 hours of course work distributed among required courses and restricted elective courses as follows:

Required Courses: 5 hours

* ART 429 - History of American Architecture (3 hrs)

* GHPR 530 - Introduction to Historic Preservation Credit Hours: 2 hrs

Restricted Elective Courses: 7-9 hours

Seven to nine hours from the following:

* Any 500- or 600-level GHPR courses except GHPR 587, GHPR 637, GHPR 687/688/689, GHPR 690/691/692 and GHPR 697/698/699
* GPLN 435 - History of Urban Form and Function (3 hrs)
See footnote below

* GEOG 531 - American Cultural Landscapes Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 548 - American Vernacular Architecture Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GEOG 570 - Rural Planning and Preservation Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 531 - Preservation and Planning Law Credit Hours: 3 hrs
* GHPR 620 - Preservation Research Techniques Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 651 - Principles of Preservation Technology Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 695 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 2 hrs
* GHPR 696 - Seminar in Preservation Issues Credit Hours: 3 hrs

Certificate Total: 12-14 hours

Note:

Footnote: Must be taken for graduate credit. Students must submit a request form from the Graduate School to enroll in an advanced 400-level undergraduate course for graduate credit.

Undergraduate Courses for Graduate Credit: Geography and Geology

Historic Preservation Courses:

* GHPR 475 Architectural Nomenclature (2 hrs)

Geography Courses:

Earth Science Courses: