Historic Preservation Certificates
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Fieldwork & Documentation
Post-master's certificate
This flexible certificate for those who already hold master's degrees (related field or not) provides advanced skills for allied professionals in the field. Students will learn basics in historic preservation with a focus on documentation and cultural heritage.
Program Details | |
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Credits | 12 |
Timeline | 12 months |
Next start date | August 22, 2023 |
Post-master's Certificate Cost | $6,300 |
Student & Technology Fees | $780 |
Total estimated program cost | $7,080 |
*Please note that the cost listed above is an estimated program cost. Tuition and fees are re-evaluated every year and are subject to change each summer for the following academic year.
Course Descriptions
Required Courses
HP 631 Historic Property Documentation (3 credits)
Documentation techniques for cultural heritage including research methods, preparation
of narrative descriptions and statements of significance, and on-site investigations
and evaluation. Instructor: Melanie Lytle
HP 633 Cultural Landscape Theory (3 credits)
This course explores the cultural landscape idea as a complex of understandings of
societies’ interrelationship with the physical and social world. Course exercises
and readings challenge us to use that understanding within American preservation practices
to address a central question: How will individual and social human interaction inform
the identification, protection, and ongoing use of the landscape? Instructor: Bryan
Orthel
Electives in Historic Preservation
HP 601 Introduction Pt 1: Fundamental Concepts in Heritage Preservation (3 credits)
Provides an overview and history of historic preservation practices in the United
States, challenging students to think critically about how practices and policies
might evolve to serve additional constituencies in the future. Students explore how
the work of preservation serves various American groups, supports the maintenance
of a varied built environment with a sense of place, and contributes to the varied
agendas of collective memory. Instructor: Betsy Bradley
HP 635 Preservation Law (3 credits)
Examines the federal, state, and local laws concerning historic preservation, including
tax laws and real estate opportunities (and easements for structures, open areas and
historic monuments, locations, and other nationally recognized properties). Additionally
reviewed are current developments in historic preservation law litigation, recent
decisions in the “takings” area and other constitutional developments relating to
landmarking of properties. Instructor: William Cook
HP 623 Preservation Economics (3 credits)
Exploration of the economics of preservation including the impact of preservation
programs and activities on a national, state and local level and the feasibility of
individual preservation projects. Instructor: Kennedy Smith
HP 610 American Architecture and Building (3 credits)
Provides a background in architecture and building in the United States, beginning
with the colonial period and proceeding in chronological units to the present. Students
explore the buildings and structures built by the entire cross section of Americans
within a context of social, cultural, and political development, with emphasis the
foundation of American architectural history as it pertains to the practice of historic
preservation. Instructor: Kimberly Gant
Electives in Cultural Sustainability
CSP 610 Introduction to Cultural Documentation (3 credits)
Cultural documentation provides an orientation and foundation in the methodologies
used to understand and engage with the cultural processes and assets of value to communities.
This course introduces best practices in cultural documentation, the use of ethnographic
fieldwork and digital media to record and understand culture, and the ethical and
practical issues involved in appropriately and effectively engaging with people in
a variety of community contexts. Instructor: TBD
CSP 615 Cultural Partnership (3 credits)
What are effective strategies for scholars and organizations to work with communities
to help develop the capacity for those communities to make choices about what matters
to them? This course explores ways that effective enduring partnerships and programs
can be developed to reflect the voices and aspirations of communities, their stakeholders,
and the cultural organizations that serve them. Instructors: Lisa Rathje and Selena
Morales
CSP 630 Community and Economic Development (3 credits)
A critical feature of cultural sustainability is the development of strategies that
align with economic vitality and benefit cultural practitioners. This course surveys,
analyzes, and evaluates efforts of this nature: cultural tourism, schools, marketing
initiatives for cultural products, and other forms of entrepreneurship. Instructor:
Rebecca Hill
CSP 640 Exhibits, Real and Virtual (3 credits)
Museum exhibitions, publications, websites, and other media provide powerful tools
for sustaining, strengthening, and showcasing the cultural assets and practices of
communities for purposes of education, advocacy, and preservation. Students explore
the use of text, image, video, and sound in effectively telling the story of themes
and issues that matter to communities. Instructor: Robert Forloney
CSP 635 Interpretive Planning and Project Management (3 credits)
This class provides insight and guidance into the planning and implementation of cultural
programming at museums and similar organizations. Students will explore best practices
and current issues pertaining to the development of interpretive approaches and their
concrete implementation in these settings. Instructor: Melissa McLoud
CSP 648 Museums and Communities (3 credits)
Today's museums are re-considering their civic missions and practices, the ways they
engage new partners and audiences, and, therefore, their priorities. Many believe
that the health of museums depends on becoming more civically engaged with a range
of communities. Successful museums engage in dialogue about civic empowerment and
often center on issues of how and where citizens seek and engage each other, about
their senses of power, trust, and agency. This cornerstone course encompasses the
unique and critical issues of working in today's museums and offers strategies for
connecting museums with communities in ways that position them as principal players
in cultural sustainability. Instructor: Melissa McLoud
CSP 660 Oral History (3 credits)
This course provides training in best practices in oral history documentation. Through
hands on instruction and mentorship with oral history practice, students will develop
the knowledge and skills to professionally conduct oral history research. Instructor:
Linda Shopes
CSP 650 Organizing Communities: Advocacy, Activism, and Social Justice (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the methods and perspectives of community organizing.
Cultural sustainability is often a matter of social justice and self-determination,
and knowledge of community organizing strategies provides a critical tool for Cultural
Sustainability practitioners. Organizing, advocacy, and action strategies will be
shared and assessed particularly as they pertain to matters of cultural democracy.
Instructor: Sue Eleuterio
CSP 642 Culture and Calamity (3 credits)
There are physical, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions to upheavals in
community life, whether caused by war, economic or environmental devastation, forced
displacement, or even policy. Human expression, even in the most authoritarian states
and in the direst hours of crisis, cannot be silent. This course will examine the
cultural and artistic aspects of upheaval and conflict around the world, including
the destruction of traditional culture and emergence of new forms and voices. Case
studies and readings will examine culture as a reflection and record of upheaval and
as a creative response to it. Instructor: Michael Shepard; Various
Electives in Management
PMGT 606 Managing an Organization (3 credits)
This course explores the fundamentals of managing a small or medium-sized organization.
Ethics and social responsibility, legal principles, building and leading a team, business/organizational
planning and development, human resource and diversity issues, and international market
implications will be covered.
PMGT 608 Principles of Project Management (3 credits)
This course is intended as an overview, describing the fundamental principles, processes,
knowledge areas, and tools and techniques of project management. Students will learn
how to manage the "faster, better, cheaper" pressures that most organizations face.
Topics include the project management life cycle, selecting projects, project planning,
quality management, and controlling projects.
PMGT 610 Strategic Management (3 credits)
This course prepares students to assess their organization's strategy, culture, and
operations and analyze competitors and the larger industry. Students will learn to
use strategic management tools and develop their analytical skills in order to identify
opportunities for competitive advantage. They will also use quantitative tools to
measure organizational performance in order to achieve economic and environmental
objectives. The course teaches students how companies, institutions, and regulators
can incorporate the concept of triple-bottom-line reporting.
PMGT 636 Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
An exploration of innovative responses to social needs, the role of private initiatives
in the private and nonprofit sectors, and the challenges associated with these initiatives
in the U.S. and internationally. Theoretical issues such as defining the social good
and assessing the role of market forces, philanthropy, and government are reviewed.
Practical issues include developing an organizational mission, recognizing specific
opportunities for social improvement, forming an enterprise or working in an organization
that responds to those opportunities, and developing organizational and funding strategies.
Preservation & Conservation
This certificate for those who already hold master's degrees (related field or not) is designed to provide historic preservation skills, perspectives, and competencies for allied professionals.
Program Details | |
---|---|
Credits | 12 |
Timeline | 12 months |
Next start date | August 22, 2023 |
Post-Master's Certificate Cost | $6,300 |
Student & Technology Fees | $780 |
Total estimated program cost | $7,080 |
*Please note that the cost listed above is an estimated program cost. Tuition and fees are re-evaluated every year and are subject to change each summer for the following academic year.
Course Descriptions
Required Courses
HP 602 Introduction 2: Policy and Practice in American Historic Preservation (3 credits)
Provides a general overview of what historic preservation is and does in the United
States, focusing on proper framing of inquiry with appropriate language and protocols
into a variety of heritage topics. Instructor: Lori Price
HP 632 Preservation Planning for Heritage (3 credits)
Develops an understanding of the tools and techniques used by local government to
integrate preservation into land use planning, such as long-range planning, commissions,
surveys, designations, design review, financial-, zoning-, and process-based incentives.
It explores projects and programs that challenge and expand current preservation practice
to address the recognition and protection intangible and tangible cultural heritage.
Instructor: Tim Frye
Electives in Historic Preservation
HP 601 Introduction Pt 1: Fundamental Concepts in Heritage Preservation (3 credits)
Provides an overview and history of historic preservation practices in the United
States, challenging students to think critically about how practices and policies
might evolve to serve additional constituencies in the future. Students explore how
the work of preservation serves various American groups, supports the maintenance
of a varied built environment with a sense of place, and contributes to the varied
agendas of collective memory. Instructor: Betsy Bradley
HP 635 Preservation Law (3 credits)
Examines the federal, state, and local laws concerning historic preservation, including
tax laws and real estate opportunities (and easements for structures, open areas and
historic monuments, locations, and other nationally recognized properties). Additionally
reviewed are current developments in historic preservation law litigation, recent
decisions in the “takings” area and other constitutional developments relating to
landmarking of properties. Instructor: William Cook
HP 623 Preservation Economics (3 credits)
Exploration of the economics of preservation including the impact of preservation
programs and activities on a national, state and local level and the feasibility of
individual preservation projects. Instructor: Kennedy Smith
HP 610 American Architecture and Building (3 credits)
Provides a background in architecture and building in the United States, beginning
with the colonial period and proceeding in chronological units to the present. Students
explore the buildings and structures built by the entire cross section of Americans
within a context of social, cultural, and political development, with emphasis the
foundation of American architectural history as it pertains to the practice of historic
preservation. Instructor: Kimberly Gant
Electives in Cultural Sustainability
CSP 610 Introduction to Cultural Documentation (3 credits)
Cultural documentation provides an orientation and foundation in the methodologies
used to understand and engage with the cultural processes and assets of value to communities.
This course introduces best practices in cultural documentation, the use of ethnographic
fieldwork and digital media to record and understand culture, and the ethical and
practical issues involved in appropriately and effectively engaging with people in
a variety of community contexts. Instructor: TBD
CSP 615 Cultural Partnership (3 credits)
What are effective strategies for scholars and organizations to work with communities
to help develop the capacity for those communities to make choices about what matters
to them? This course explores ways that effective enduring partnerships and programs
can be developed to reflect the voices and aspirations of communities, their stakeholders,
and the cultural organizations that serve them. Instructors: Lisa Rathje and Selena
Morales
CSP 630 Community and Economic Development (3 credits)
A critical feature of cultural sustainability is the development of strategies that
align with economic vitality and benefit cultural practitioners. This course surveys,
analyzes, and evaluates efforts of this nature: cultural tourism, schools, marketing
initiatives for cultural products, and other forms of entrepreneurship. Instructor:
Rebecca Hill
CSP 640 Exhibits, Real and Virtual (3 credits)
Museum exhibitions, publications, websites, and other media provide powerful tools
for sustaining, strengthening, and showcasing the cultural assets and practices of
communities for purposes of education, advocacy, and preservation. Students explore
the use of text, image, video, and sound in effectively telling the story of themes
and issues that matter to communities. Instructor: Robert Forloney
CSP 635 Interpretive Planning and Project Management (3 credits)
This class provides insight and guidance into the planning and implementation of cultural
programming at museums and similar organizations. Students will explore best practices
and current issues pertaining to the development of interpretive approaches and their
concrete implementation in these settings. Instructor: Melissa McLoud
CSP 648 Museums and Communities (3 credits)
Today's museums are re-considering their civic missions and practices, the ways they
engage new partners and audiences, and, therefore, their priorities. Many believe
that the health of museums depends on becoming more civically engaged with a range
of communities. Successful museums engage in dialogue about civic empowerment and
often center on issues of how and where citizens seek and engage each other, about
their senses of power, trust, and agency. This cornerstone course encompasses the
unique and critical issues of working in today's museums and offers strategies for
connecting museums with communities in ways that position them as principal players
in cultural sustainability. Instructor: Melissa McLoud
CSP 660 Oral History (3 credits)
This course provides training in best practices in oral history documentation. Through
hands on instruction and mentorship with oral history practice, students will develop
the knowledge and skills to professionally conduct oral history research. Instructor:
Linda Shopes
CSP 650 Organizing Communities: Advocacy, Activism, and Social Justice (3 credits)
This course introduces students to the methods and perspectives of community organizing.
Cultural sustainability is often a matter of social justice and self-determination,
and knowledge of community organizing strategies provides a critical tool for Cultural
Sustainability practitioners. Organizing, advocacy, and action strategies will be
shared and assessed particularly as they pertain to matters of cultural democracy.
Instructor: Sue Eleuterio
CSP 642 Culture and Calamity (3 credits)
There are physical, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions to upheavals in
community life, whether caused by war, economic or environmental devastation, forced
displacement, or even policy. Human expression, even in the most authoritarian states
and in the direst hours of crisis, cannot be silent. This course will examine the
cultural and artistic aspects of upheaval and conflict around the world, including
the destruction of traditional culture and emergence of new forms and voices. Case
studies and readings will examine culture as a reflection and record of upheaval and
as a creative response to it. Instructor: Michael Shepard; Various
Electives in Management
PMGT 606 Managing an Organization (3 credits)
This course explores the fundamentals of managing a small or medium-sized organization.
Ethics and social responsibility, legal principles, building and leading a team, business/organizational
planning and development, human resource and diversity issues, and international market
implications will be covered.
PMGT 608 Principles of Project Management (3 credits)
This course is intended as an overview, describing the fundamental principles, processes,
knowledge areas, and tools and techniques of project management. Students will learn
how to manage the "faster, better, cheaper" pressures that most organizations face.
Topics include the project management life cycle, selecting projects, project planning,
quality management, and controlling projects.
PMGT 610 Strategic Management (3 credits)
This course prepares students to assess their organization's strategy, culture, and
operations and analyze competitors and the larger industry. Students will learn to
use strategic management tools and develop their analytical skills in order to identify
opportunities for competitive advantage. They will also use quantitative tools to
measure organizational performance in order to achieve economic and environmental
objectives. The course teaches students how companies, institutions, and regulators
can incorporate the concept of triple-bottom-line reporting.
PMGT 636 Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship (3 credits)
An exploration of innovative responses to social needs, the role of private initiatives
in the private and nonprofit sectors, and the challenges associated with these initiatives
in the U.S. and internationally. Theoretical issues such as defining the social good
and assessing the role of market forces, philanthropy, and government are reviewed.
Practical issues include developing an organizational mission, recognizing specific
opportunities for social improvement, forming an enterprise or working in an organization
that responds to those opportunities, and developing organizational and funding strategies.