Program Description

Total Hours: 15

The minor in Historic Preservation will be helpful for students pursuing a career in archaeology, public history, museum curation, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, interior design, urban planning, real estate, and natural resource management, among others. Students will develop a solid base knowledge of the tools and practices necessary for the conservation or sensitive adaptation of historic buildings and landscapes.

The Historic Preservation minor complements a range of majors, including those focused on history, the built environment, and the intersection of people and our environment:

  • Anthropology
  • Art and Art History
  • Business
  • Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering
  • History
  • Interior Design
  • Real Estate
  • Journalism
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management
  • Pre-Law

Reach out to the program coordinator when adding the minor in Athena, or for any questions you may have about the historic preservation minor.

Declare this Minor in Athena

Required Courses (6 hours):

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

HIPR 2000/4000

Introduction to Historic Preservation

3

Choose One of the Following Courses:

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

EDES 4610/6610

Vernacular Architecture

3

EDES 4630/6630

The History and Theory of Twentieth-Century Architecture

3

LAND 4620/6620

Evolution of American Architecture

3

Electives (Choose at least 9 hours):

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

ARID 3210

Design History 1

3

HIPR 2072

Introduction to Global Cultural Heritage

3

HIPR 4030

Principles and Practices of Historic Preservation

3

HIPR 4072

Issues in International Heritage Conservation

3

HIPR 4100

Cultural Resources Assessment

3

HIPR 4120

Historic Site Interpretation

3

HIPR 4160

Public History and Technology

3

HIPR 4200

Preservation Law

3

HIPR 4250

Art and Cultural Heritage Law

3

HIPR 4275

Preservation of LGBTQ+ Historic Places

HIPR 4330

Introduction to Cultural Landscape Documentation

3

HIPR 4350

Building Materials Conservation

HIPR 4460

Rural Preservation

3

HIPR 4480

Introduction to Cultural Landscape Conservation

3

HIPR 4510

Financing Historic Preservation

3

HIPR 4560

World Architecture

3

HIPR 4950

Preservation Planning

3

LAND 2510

History of the Built Environment I: Landscape

3

LAND 2520

History of the Built Environment II: Architecture

3

EDES 4601

Vernacular Architecture

3

EDES 4630

History of 20th Century Architecture

3

EDES 4675

Sustainability of Heritage

3

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