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MHP Curriculum

MHP Curriculum

The two-year Master of Historic Preservation program consists of 54 to 61 semester hours of required instruction, including 22 hours of core courses, 14-21 hours of core options, 9 elective hours, and the thesis courses (worth 9 hours of course credit). With some exceptions, each course usually offers three semester hours of credit.

Year 1

 Fall
  • HIPR 6000: Introduction to Historic Preservation
  • HIPR 6025: Preservation Perspectives
  • Planning option:
    • EDES 6640: History of Urban Planning
    • EDES 6650: City Planning
  • HIPR 6060: Preservation Graphics
  • LAND 2510: History of the Built Environment I
  • Elective
Spring
  • HIPR 6100: Cultural Resource Assessment
  • HIPR 6200: Preservation Law
  • LAND 6620: Evolution of American Architecture
  • HIPR 7000: Thesis Proposal
  • LAND 2520: History of the Built Environment II
  • Elective
Summer
  • HIPR 6613: Preservation Internship

Year 2

 Fall
  • Design option:
    • HIPR 6600: Design Guidelines
    • HIPR 6660: Historic Preservation Design Studio
    • HIPR 6680: Community Charrette

  • Historic Landscape option:

    • HIPR 6400: Southern Garden History
    • HIPR 6440: Historic Landscape Management
    • HIPR 6460: Rural Preservation
    • HIPR 6480: Historic Landscape Preservation
    • EDES 6510: Evolution of American Landscape
  • HIPR 6350: Building Materials Conservation
  • HIPR 6720: Preservation Advocacy

  • Business option:

    • HIPR 6510: Preservation Economics and Grant Writing
    • MGMT 7580: Management of Nonprofit Organizations
    • REAL 8990: Real Estate Analysis
  • HIPR 7000: Thesis
  • Elective
Spring
  • HIPR 6850: Preservation Planning Studio
  • HIPR 7000: Thesis
  • Elective
Summer
  • HIPR 7300: Thesis