Introduction to Historic Preservation

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to American historic preservation and focuses on its history and practices. The course surveys the growth and development of the preservation of sites, landscapes, and buildings, in particular, and investigates the legislation (national, state, and local) that established and continues to guide the field of preservation, providing students with knowledge of historic preservation issues, programs, and practices. Assessment of student achievement is based on written descriptions of a historic resource, analysis of historic mapping, field photography, a major research paper, and tests on assigned readings and lecture material.