National Council for Preservation Education -- Academic Programs in Historic Preservation

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NCPE Guide to Academic Programs in
Historic Preservation and Allied Fields

Undergraduate Historic Preservation Degree Programs

Graduate Historic Preservation Degree Programs

Allied Degree Programs

Associated Programs

NCPE Standards for Historic Preservation Degree Granting Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

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Undergraduate Historic Preservation Degree Programs

Institution & web link	Contact	Areas of emphasis	Degrees	Students
Belmont Technical College Building Preservation Technology 120 Fox-Shannon Place St. Clairsville, OH 43950	David R. Mertz (740) 695-9500 dmertz@btc.edu	building analysis, building crafts training, building technology & materials, community-based projects, documentation, fieldwork, hands-on techniques, historic preservation, preservation philosophy, preservation technology	AAS Building Preservation Technology	80-100
Bucks County Community College Historic Preservation Program Newtown, PA 18940	Lyle Rosenberger (215) 968-8286 rosenbel@bucks.edu	building analysis, documentation, hands-on techniques	HP Certificate	60-70
College of Charleston Department of Art History 66 George Street Charleston, SC 29424	Robert Russell (843) 953-6352 russellr@cofc.edu	architectural history, built environment, community-based projects, design, hands-on techniques, preservation planning	BA HP	80
College of the Redwoods Historic Preservation and Restoration Technology 7631 Tompkins Hill Rd. Eureka, CA 95503	Bill Hole (707) 476-4353 bill-hole@redwoods.edu	building analysis, building crafts training, construction technology, documentation, fieldwork, historic preservation, & hands-on techniques	A.S., Certificate of Completion - Historic Preservation & Restoration	15-20
Goucher College History and Historic Preservation Dept. 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204		documentation, history, preservation philosophy	Undergraduate minor	10
Harford Community College Building Preservation and Restoration 401 Thomas Run Road Bel Air, MD 21015	Rhonda L. Deeg rdeeg@harford.edu	building crafts training, documentation, hands-on techniques, building technology & materials, community-based projects, building analysis, historic preservation, internship	A.A.S. degree in Technical/Professional Studies
Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art & Historic Preservation Bristol, RI 02809	Philip Cryan Marshall hp@rwu.edu	architectural conservation, architectural history, architecture, community-based projects, design, documentation, fieldwork, internship, preservation planning, study abroad, thesis	BS HP	50
Salve Regina University Cultural and Historic Preservation Programs 100 Ochre Point Rd. Newport, RI 02840	James C. Garman (401) 341-3127 garmanj@salve.edu	archeology, architectural history, documentation, local history, preservation planning, study abroad, summer program, surveys	BA CHP	10-15
Savannah College of Art & Design Historic Preservation Department P.O. Box 3146 Savannah, GA 31402	Crystal Weaver (912) 525-6927 cweaver@scad.edu	architectural conservation, building analysis, building technology & materials, cultural landscapes, community-based projects, economic development & adaptive reuse, hands-on techniques, landscapes, preservation planning, preservation administration & mgt.	BFA HP Grad listing below	105
S.E. Missouri State University Historic Preservation Program Dept. of History MS2960 Cape Girardeau, MO 63701	Steven J. Hoffman (573) 651-2808 shoffman@semo.edu	archives, built environment, fieldwork, historic preservation, history, internship, local history, museum curatorship & mgt., site management	BS HP MA Hist	70 12
University of Mary Washington Dept. of Historic Preservation 1301 College Avenue Fredericksburg, VA 22401	Douglas W. Sanford (540) 654-1041 dsanford@umw.edu	architectural conservation, archeology, documentation, folk studies & folklore, fieldwork, material culture, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation planning, theory	BA HP	120
Ursuline College Historic Preservation Program 2550 Lander Rd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124		architectural history, design, documentation, historic preservation, internship, interiors, measured drawings, preservation law, preservation planning, recent past, research, summer program, thesis	BA HP MA HP	12

Graduate Historic Preservation Degree Programs

Institution & web link	Contact	Areas of emphasis	Degrees	Students
Ball State University Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Dept. of Architecture Muncie, IN 47306-0350	Francis H. Parker (765) 285-5870 preservation@bsu.edu	documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, internship/thesis, neighborhoods, preservation law, preservation technology, preservation planning, small towns, vernacular architecture, landscapes	MS HP	24
Boston University Preservation Studies Program 226 Bay State Road Boston, MA 02215	Claire W. Dempsey (617) 353-2948 amnesp@bu.edu	architectural conservation, architectural history, documentation, preservation administration & mgt., research	MA HP MA/JD	24
Columbia University Historic Preservation Program 400 Avery Hall New York, NY 10027	Paul Byard or Janet W. Foster (212) 854 3080 jf2060@columbia.edu	architectural conservation, design, history, preservation planning,building analysis,recent past, internship, preservation law, theory, site management	MSc HP HP/ MArch HP/UP HP certificate	60
Cornell University Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Planning 106 W. Sibley Hall Ithaca, NY 14853	Michael Tomlan (607) 255-7261 mat4@cornell.edu	advocacy, building technology & materials, documentation, fieldwork, history, preservation law, preservation planning, research, theory	MA, PhD HP Planning	20
Eastern Michigan University Historic Preservation Program 235 Strong Hall Ypsilanti, MI 48197	Ted J. Ligibel (734) 487-0232 tligibel@emich.edu	cultural landscapes, community-based projects, documentation, fieldwork, geography, internship, interpretation, preservation administration & mgt., preservation planning, tourism	MS HP Pres. Certificate	85
Georgia State University Heritage Preservation Program Dept. of History PO Box 4117 Atlanta, GA 30302	Richard Laub (404) 463-9206 rlaub@gsu.edu	architectural history,archives, building technology & materials, community-based projects, cultural resource mgt., history, internship, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation planning, public history, and study abroad	MHP	40
Goucher College Historic Preservation Program 1021 Dulaney Valley Road Baltimore, MD 21204	Richard Wagner (410) 337-6200 rwagner@goucher.edu	distant education, limited residency, nationally recognized faculty, self-directed program	MA HP	45
Middle Tennessee State University Public History/ Preservation History Dept. Box 23 Murfreesboro, TN 37132	Lorne McWatters (615) 898-5805 dmcwatte@mtsu.edu	architectural history, cultural landscapes, cultural resource mgt., environmental history & conservation, fieldwork, heritage education, historic preservation, industrial heritage, material culture, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation administration & mgt., preservation planning, public history	MA HP MA History/Public History PhD Public History	50
Northwestern State University Heritage Resources Program School of Social Sciences 301 Kyser Hall Natchitoches, LA 71457	ElizaBeth Guin (318) 357-6195 NCPE membership pending review	hands-on techniques, archeology, geography, site management, preservation administration & mgt., historic preservation, internship, cultural resource mgt., anthropology, built environment	MA HR	24
Pratt Institute Historic Preservation 144 West 14th Street New York, NY 10011-2700	Eric W. Allison (212) 647-7532 eallison@pratt.edu	public policy, heritage preservation planning and sustainable development	MS HP	23
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute School of Architecture, Building Conservation Greene Building 110 8th Street Troy, NY 12180	Fredrick Cawley or Kathleen O'Connor (518) 276-6867 cawlef@rpi.edu		MS Building Conservation
Savannah College of Art & Design Historic Preservation Department P.O. Box 3146 Savannah, GA 31402	Robert Allen admission@scad.edu	architectural conservation, building analysis, building technology & materials, cultural landscapes, community-based projects, economic development & adaptive reuse, hands-on techniques, landscapes, preservation planning, preservation administration & management	MA HP MFA HP Online MA HP Online Grad Cert Undergrad listing above	55
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Historic Preservation Program 37 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago, IL 60603	Vincent Michael (312) 629-6500 vmichael@artic.edu	advocacy, architectural history, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, interiors, study abroad, landscape, community-based projects	MS HP Certificate with MArch	30
Tulane University School of Architecture New Orleans, LA 70118-5671	Eugene D. Cizek (504) 865-5389 ecizek@tulane.edu and mthomas1@tulane.edu	architectural conservation, architecture, community-based projects, fieldwork, historic preservation, interiors, neighborhoods, preservation planning, study abroad	Certificate in HP MPS PhD HP	20
University of Georgia Graduate Studies in Historic Preservation 609 Caldwell Hall Athens, GA 30602	John C. Waters (706) 542-4706 jcwaters@uga.edu	advocacy, building technology & materials, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, environmental history & conservation, landscapes, preservation law, preservation planning, thesis/internship	MHP, architectural conservation accelerated MHP, JD/MHP, Certificate	40
University of Kentucky Department of Historic Preservation College of Design Lexington, KY 40506-0041	Clyde Carpenter (859) 257-3651 arc104@uky.edu	cultural landscapes, design, history	MHP
University of Maryland Graduate Program in Historic Preservation School of Architecture College Park, MD 20742	Donald Linebaugh (301) 405-6309 dwline@umd.edu	economic development & adaptive reuse, preservation philosophy, preservation law, preservation planning, recent past, research, site management, summer program, urban studies/urban planning	MHP Graduate Certificate	30
University of Oregon Historic Preservation Program 5233 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-5233	Kingston Wm. Heath (541) 346-2115 kwheath@uoregon.edu	building technology, hands-on techniques, summer program, vernacular architecture, cultural heritage, preservation theory, international preservation practice and policy	MS HP	25
University of Pennsylvania Graduate Program in Historic Preservation 115 Meyerson Hall Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311	Frank Matero (215) 898-3169 hyndman@design.upenn.edu	architectural conservation, cultural landscapes, design, site management, preservation planning, thesis/internship, study abroad-summer program	MS HP Cert HP Adv Cert Ac Joint certificates & masters degrees with Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City & Regional Planning	50
University of New Mexico Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation and Regionalism MSC04 2530, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001	Chris Wilson (505) 277-2903 chwilson@unm.edu	cultural landscapes, design, local history, preservation planning, public history, summer program, vernacular architecture	GCert HPR, MArch, MLA, MCRP	15
University of Southern California Historic Preservation Program School of Architecture 204 Watt Hall Los Angeles, CA 90089-0291	Kenneth Breisch (213) 740-4575 breisch@usc.edu	architectural conservation, architecture, building technology & materials, preservation law, landscapes, research, thesis, building analysis, documentation, preservation planning, site management	MHP Cert HP	20
University of Texas Historic Preservation Program 1 University Station, B7500 Goldsmith Hall Austin, TX 78712-1160	Michael Holleran (512) 471-3792 holleran@mail.utexas.edu	architectural history, architecture, building technology & materials, design, documentation, preservation planning, preservation law, landscapes, site management	MS HP, PhD, MS CRP, MArch, Cert HP	25
University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program Wheeler House 133 S. Prospect St. Burlington, VT 05405	Thomas Visser (802) 656-3180 thomas.visser@uvm.edu	architectural conservation, building analysis, advocacy, community-based projects, digital technology, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, landscapes, preservation law, recent past, thesis/internship	MS HP	24
Ursuline College Historic Preservation Program 2550 Lander Rd. Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124	Leslie Piña (440) 646-8135 lpina@ursuline.edu	architectural history, design, documentation, historic preservation, interiors, measured drawings, preservation law, preservation planning, research, summer program, thesis	Masters in HP BA HP	20

Allied Degree Programs

Institution & web link	Contact	Areas of emphasis	Degrees	Students
Colorado State University Dept. of History B357 Clark Hall Fort Collins, CO 80523	Janet Ore (970) 491-6087 janet.ore@colostate.edu	archives, building technology & materials, environmental history & conservation, historic preservation, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation administration & mgt., preservation philosophy, vernacular architecture	MA Pu History	15
George Washington University Graduate Program in Historic Preservation American Studies Pgm. Washington, DC 20052	Richard Longstreth	architectural history, documentation, folk studies & folklore, material culture, preservation administration & mgt., urban studies/urban planning, surveys	MA/PhD Hist/Am Civ	15
Oklahoma State University Applied History Program Department of History Stillwater, OK 74078-3045	Bill Bryans (405) 744-5678 bry4061@okstate.edu	cultural resource mgt., history, internship, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation administration & mgt., public history, surveys, thesis	MA Hist, HP Spec	5
Pratt Institute Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment 200 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205	Eric W. Allison (212) 647-7532 eallison@pratt.edu	architecture, community-based projects, economic development & adaptive reuse, preservation planning, urban studies/urban planning	MS CRP Pres Pn Cert	8
Texas A&M University College of Architecture College Station, TX 77843-3137	Robert Warden rwarden@archone.tamu.edu	anthropology, architecture, cultural landscapes, documentation, economic development & adaptive reuse, preservation philosophy, preservation technology, tourism	MArch, MLA, MUP, MS, MSLD, MS Anth, MS RPTS, MS CVEN, PhD HP Cert	25
Texas Tech University School of Architecture Box 42091Lubbock, TX 79409	John P. White (806) 742-3136 FAX (806) 742-2855 john.white@ttu.edu	architectural conservation, architecture, building technology & materials, documentation, fieldwork, measured drawings, preservation philosophy, preservation technology, thesis	MS Arch	3-5
University of Arizona College of Arch & Landscape PO Box 210075 Tucson, AZ 85721-0075	R. Brooks Jeffery (520) 621-6751 rbjeffer@u.arizona.edu	cultural landscapes, community-based projects, design, vernacular architecture, SW culture, internship/thesis	MArch, MLA, HP cert	5-10
University of California Public History Program History Department Riverside, CA 92521	Clifford Trafzer CETrafzer@aol.com	archives, fieldwork, local history, historic preservation, history, museum curatorship & mgt., preservation administration & mgt., preservation law, public history, research	MA Hist HP Specialization	12
University of Cincinnati School of Architecture and Interior Design PO Box 210016 Cincinnati, OH 45221	Jeff Tilman jeff.tilman@uc.edu	architectural conservation, architectural history, architecture, history, historic preservation, interiors, preservation planning, urban studies/urban planning	BA, MA, PhD HP cert	15-20
University of Colorado, Denver Historic Preservation Certificate Program College of Architecture and Planning Campus Box 126 Denver, Colorado 80217	Christopher Koziol christopher.koziol@cudenver.edu	architecture, cultural landscapes, preservation planning, public history, building technology, project management	MA Pub Hist, MArch, MLA, MURP, MUD, PhD, HP cert	15-20
University of Delaware Center for Historic Architecture & Design Newark, DE 19716	David L. Ames (302) 831-1050 www.udel.edu/CHAD/	cultural landscapes, material culture, preservation planning, urban studies, public policy, vernacular architecture	MA PhD	24 3
University of Florida Graduate Program in Architectural Preservation Box 115701 Gainesville, FL 32611	Roy Eugene Graham (352) 392-4836X233 regraham@ufl.edu	design, documentation, preservation technology, research, summer program	Interdisciplinary Certificate in Historic Preservation (ICHP) at Master's level, MS ARS, MS in Architecture, Conc. in Hist. Pres., Joint degree with Law /Historic Preservation College of DCP, PhD in Historic Preservation	50
University of Hawai'i, Manoa Historic Preservation Program/Department of American Studies Moore 324, 1890 East West Rd. Honolulu, HI 96822	William Chapman (808) 956-8826 historic@hawaii.edu	documentation, material culture, preservation administration & mgt., surveys	MA PhD HP Cert	25
University of Nevada Historic Preservation Program Reno, NV 89557	Donald Hardesty hardesty@unr.edu hp@scs.unr.edu	anthropology, documentation, surveys	BA, MA HP Spec	15
University of New Orleans Department of Planning and Urban Studies New Orleans, LA 70148	Jane Brooks (504) 280-6277 cupa@uno.edu	anthropology, economic development & adaptive reuse, urban studies/urban planning	MURP, MS, MPA PhD HP Cert	25-30
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Preservation Concentration P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402	Jo Leimenstoll (336) 334-5320 jrleimen@uncg.edu	architectural conservation, design, historic preservation, material culture, public policy	MS Ir Des, MA Hs, Cert HP/Mu	15
University of South Carolina Public History Program Dept. of History Columbia, SC 29208	Robert Weyeneth (803) 777-6398 weyeneth@sc.edu	anthropology, community-based projects, environmental history & conservation, history, museum curatorship & mgt., public policy, recent past, study abroad, vernacular architecture	MA Pub Hist, MA Hist, PhD Hist	35-40
University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning 375 South 1530 East, Rm 235 AAC Salt Lake City, UT 84112	Robert A. Young (801) 581-8254 young@arch.utah.edu	advocacy, building technology & materials, community-based projects, documentation, interpretation, preservation law	M. Arch HP Cert	10
University of Virginia Historic Preservation Program Campbell Hall PO Box 400122 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4122	Daniel Bluestone 434-924-6458 dblues@virginia.edu	architectural history, architecture, cultural landscapes, community-based projects, internship, landscapes, study abroad, theory, urban studies/urban planning	M Arch, M LArch, M ArHist, M Ur&EnvPl w/ Cert in HP	30
University of Washington Historic Preservation Program Box 355740 Seattle, WA 98195-5740	Neile Graham (206) 543-5996 neile@u.washington.edu	architectural history, architecture, community-based projects, design, landscapes, preservation planning	MArch, MLA, MUP, PhD HP Cert	15

Associated Programs

Institution & web link	Contact	Areas of emphasis	Degrees	Students
Boston Architectural College Continuing Education Department 320 Newbury St. Boston, MA 02115	Maia Brindley Nilsson (617) 585-0101 ce@the-bac.edu	architecture, building technology & materials, interiors, preservation law, design, history, landscapes, documentation, historic preservation, preservation philosophy	Certificate

Please contact Thomas Visser to update information or to make corrections to this chart of NCPE member institutions.
Last updated August 23, 2008