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Curriculum

The M.S. in Architecture-Heritage Conservation and Preservation concentration requires a total of 33 credits, typically completed over one-and-a-half years. Coursework includes the following:

1. (3) Foundation courses (12 credits)
2. (2) Electives in architecture (6 credits)
3. (2) Electives outside of architecture (6 credits)
4. Plan A Thesis or Plan B Project(s) (9-10 credits)

Foundation courses
(12 credits)

• ARCH 5675: Workshop in Historic Preservation & Design Intervention, 6 cr.
• ARCH 5671: Historic Preservation, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5672: Historic Building Conservation, 3 cr. (Prereq: ARCH 5671)

Elective courses in Architecture
(6 credits)

• ARCH 5670: Topics in Historic Preservation, 1-4 cr. Topics vary: World Heritage Conservation; Design Exhibition, Tourism and Management of Historic Sites; Others TBD
• ARCH 5673: Historic Buildings Research and Documentation, 3 cr. (workshop and/or field studies)
• ARCH 5750: Topics in Urban Design (topics vary), 3 cr.
• ARCH 5410: Topics in Architectural History (topics vary), 3 cr.
• ARCH 5434: Gothic Architecture, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5424: Renaissance Architecture, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5426: Architecture and Nature: 1500-1750, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5431: Eighteenth Century Architecture & Enlightenment, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5432: Modern Architecture, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5434: Contemporary Architecture, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5445: Suburbia, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5452: Architecture: Design, Form, Order & Meaning, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5455: Typologies of Architecture: Theories of Analysis and Synthesis, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5458: Architecture and Culture, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5711: Design Principles of the Urban Landscape, 3 cr.
• ARCH 5993: Directed Study (topics by arrangement w/ advisor), 3 cr.

See director of graduate studies for new elective course offerings each academic year.

Elective Courses outside Architecture
(6 credits)

To complete the M.S. degree program requirement for six credits of coursework outside the field of Architecture, students may take courses in related fields such as Landscape Architecture, Geography, Art History, Anthropology, Urban Studies, Public Administration, and others. Specific courses should be selected based on the student's particular area of interest and in consultation with the director of graduate studies. Elective course offerings change annually and registration is subject to the student's ability to meet the course prerequisites.

Master's degree with thesis or without thesis -- project(s)
(9-10 credits)

M.S. in Architecture-Heritage Conservation and Preservation concentration students have an option of the Plan A thesis or Plan B project(s). The director of graduate study works with students to determine the most appropriate plan based on individual research interests and goals.