Historic Preservation

Overview

An Historic Preservation major will expose you to the practical and theoretical aspects of the preservation of historically significant buildings. You’ll study the history of architecture, including residential, religious, and industrial structures. You’ll learn about landscape architecture and urban planning. And you’ll see how preserving historic buildings creates appreciation in a community for social and cultural history.

As an Historic Preservation major, you’ll learn the nuts-and-bolts of the profession, such as preservation planning and law, real estate development, and economics. You’ll learn how to investigate the history of a building using local archives, architectural taxonomy, and physical evidence. You’ll learn how to collect and analyze information about possibly significant structures. You’ll learn about the history of preservation—and why it’s so important to our world.

Selected Schools

FEATURED

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC

1220 Avg SAT
10,660 Enrolled

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

1520 Avg SAT
16,063 Enrolled

Goucher College

Baltimore, MD

$53,100 Tuition
1200 Avg SAT
965 Enrolled

Roger Williams University

Bristol, RI

$42,666 Tuition
1220 Avg SAT
4,050 Enrolled

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

$21,174 Tuition
1180 Avg SAT
32,579 Enrolled

University of Delaware

Newark, DE

$39,190 Tuition
1300 Avg SAT
18,159 Enrolled

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SAMPLE CURRICULUM

American Architecture
Architectural Conservation
Community Public History
Design Approaches to an Existing Context
Documentation for Preservation
Historic Preservation Law
Perspectives on Preservation
Policy Statement and Guidelines
Preservation Planning and Law
Researching Historic Structures and Sites
Technology, Materials, and Conservation of Traditional Buildings

HIGH SCHOOl PREPARATION

Courses in history will be the best preparation for your major in Historic Preservation. Also useful to this field are courses in foreign languages, English, philosophy, and art history. In your spare time you might try to visit museums, read books that deal with architecture and historic preservation, and investigate historic structures in your town or community.

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