The Master of Historic Preservation Program

Since 1982, the two-year Master of Historic Preservation (MHP) program has prepared students to manage and interpret the world around them.

The MHP program consists of 57 to 60 semester hours of required instruction including core courses, elective hours, and thesis courses (worth 9 hours of course credit). With some exceptions, each course usually offers three semester hours of credit. Fifty-seven hours are the minimum necessary for the degree.

Included in the curriculum is a 1-credit annual field study in the spring which rotates between Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC with both first and second-year students participating.

Year 1

SEM

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

FALL

EDES 6610

Vernacular Architecture

3

HIPR 6030

Principles and Practice of Preservation

3

HIPR 6060

Basic Preservation Graphics

3

HIPR 6200

Preservation Law

3

GRSC 7001

GradFIRST Seminar

1

Elective

3

16

SPRING

HIPR 6025

Preservation Perspectives Field Study

1

HIPR 6100

Cultural Resource Assessment

3

HIPR 6660

Historic Preservation Design Studio

3

HIPR 6900

Research Thesis Preparation

3

LAND 6620*

Evolution of American Architecture

3

EDES 6630*

The History and Theory of Twentieth-Century Architecture

3

Elective

3

16

*Select either LAND6620 or EDES 6630

Year 2

SEM

COURSE

DESCRIPTION

HRS

FALL

HIPR 6350

Building Materials Conservation

4

HIPR 6950

Historic Preservation Planning

3

HIPR 7300

MHP Thesis

3

Elective

3

13

SPRING

HIPR 6025

Preservation Perspectives Field Study

1

HIPR 7300

MHP Thesis

3

HIPR 7300

MHP Thesis

3

Elective

3

Elective

3

13

Frequently Recommended Electives for MHP

Historic Preservation Electives
  • HIPR 4072/6072 Issues in International Heritage Conservation
  • HIPR 4120/6120 Historic Site Interpretation
  • HIPR 4160/6160 Public History and Technology
  • HIPR 4330/6330 Introduction to Historic Landscape Documentation
  • HIPR 4460/6460 Rural Preservation
  • HIPR 4480/6480 Introduction to Cultural Landscape Conservation
  • HIPR 4510/6510 Historic Preservation Economics
  • HIPR 6440 Historic Landscape Management
  • HIPR 4680/6680 The Design Charrette
Environmental Design Electives
  • EDES 4270/6270 Environmental Design Uses of Geographic Information Systems
  • EDES 6540 Ideas of Community
  • EDES 6550 History of the Built Environment I: Landscape
  • EDES 4610/6610 Vernacular Architecture
  • EDES 4630/6630 20th Century Architecture
  • EDES 4640/6640 The History of Urban Planning
  • EDES 4675/6675 Cultural Heritage and Environmental Issues
Environmental Ethics Electives
  • EETH 4000/6000 Environmental Ethics Seminar (1 hour)

This course does not meet weekly. To successfully complete the course, you are required to attend 6 seminars and submit a one-page response to them within a week of the seminar date. We often co-sponsor speakers with other groups on campus so seminars may be scheduled for other days and times than the assigned course time. There are always more than 6 seminars available for you to attend.

Interdisciplinary Electives
  • FCID 5010/7010 Introduction to Museum Studies

An introduction to museums as important cultural sites. Through discussion, readings, written assignments, on-campus field trips, and guest lecturers, students will examine different types of museums, responsibilities of staff, and the challenges and issues encountered in entering the field.

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