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
ARC 0300 - INTRODUCTION TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION
ARC 1990 - 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.

ARC 0110 - APPROACHES TO THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
ARC 1181 - PITTSBURGH ARCHITECTURE/URBANISM
ARC 1136 - EARLY AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
ARC 1137 - AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE SINCE INDUSTRIALIZATION
ARC 0201 - FOUNDATIONS STUDIO 1
ARC 1320 - DOCUMENTATION AND CONSERVATION STUDIO The Architectural Stuides program strongly recommends that students choose this course as one of the three from the lsit.
ARC 1310 - PRESERVATION - TEXTS AND THEORY
ARC 1330 - GLOBAL PRESERVATION

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