Historic Preservation Minor

The minor in Historic Preservation is for students who are interested in a specialized focus on the preservation and documentation of historic architecture and the built environment.

Students pursuing the Historic Preservation minor must complete the following coursework, which comprises 18 credits.

Requirements for the minor

ANTH 1541 - CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
HAA 1920 - INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HAA 1900 - ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES INTERNSHIP
The internship must be conducted with an organization that pertains to the field of historic preservation and be approved by the director of the Architectural Studies program.

Three additional courses

Students pursuing this minor must complete three courses from the following list, for a total of at least nine credits.

HAA 0940 - APPROACHES TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
HAA 0510 - PITTSBURGH ARCHITEC/URBANISM or
HAA 1510 - PITTSBURGH ARCHITECTURE/URBANISM
HAA 1530 - EARLY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
HAA 1531 - AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE INDUSTRIALIZATION
HAA 1913 - FOUNDATIONS STUDIO 1
HAA 1921 - DOCUMENTATION AND CONSERVATION STUDIO The Architectural Stuides program strongly recommends that students choose this course as one of the three from the lsit.
HAA 1922 - PRESERVATION - TEXTS AND THEORY
HAA 1923 - GLOBAL PRESERVATION

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