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HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

This is part of the December 1979 Assembly Minutes

A program is proposed leading to the Master of Science in Historic Preservation degree. The degree would be offered by the School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Administration of the program would be the responsibility of an interdepartmental committee from within the School appointed by the Dean.

PROGRAM

The objective of the program is to prepare architects and architectural historians for work in historic preservation. This preparation would include general training in preservation theory and law and specific training in the structural characteristics of historic buildings, historic building technology, and the procedures for evaluation and recording of historic sites and buildings.

A regular program of post approval monitoring procedures would be established. At the end of each year the interdepartmental faculty committee would make a report to the Dean and to the minor faculty concerning admissions, courses taught and curriculum development, and numbers of students successfully completing the requirements.

The proposed degree program would be a two-year course of study including a minimum of 69 credit hours, normally organized as follows:

In this description, "architecture" is intended to include interior architecture, urban and regional planning, and landscape architecture. "Research" could be in the form of reading and conference, special studies, seminars, and workshops. Electives would be approved from appropriate areas. "Summer internships" would involve participation in projects regularly under the direction of professional preservationists, archivists, historical architects, or other appropriate specialists, and the work completed would be reviewed for credit by member of the faculty committee. The terminal project or thesis would be undertaken according to the interests of the individual students.

ADMISSIONS

In addition to the basic requirements for admission to graduate studies at the University, students would normally be required to have completed a bachelor's degree in architecture, architectural history, or art history with an emphasis in architectural history.

During the first two years admissions will be limited to approximately 15 students. This number is suitable for graduate level courses and will not present unmanageable problems in regard to thesis or terminal project advising. The number of graduates each year (5-10) will not "oversupply' the field.

RESOURCES

No new faculty are required if program admissions are maintained at 15 students. These students would replace an equal number currently admitted to the existing graduate programs of the school. Any "new" positions during the first four years of operation of the program would be the result of recruiting faculty with historic preservation interests for vacant existing positions.

One secretary will be assigned part-time to support the program. The assignment is not expected to exceed .50 FTE.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation has issued a list of recommended books on historic preservation which are well represented in the University library. The most important journals dealing with historic preservation are already received bv the University library. In addition, the University is the official state repository for government publications and therefore aUtomatically receives the publications ~n preservation of the National Park Service, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and other agencies. 

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