The History and Historic Preservation Department offers a major in history (with concentrations in prelaw studies and in secondary education with certification in history or social sciences). The department also offers minors in history and historic preservation.
History is human life recreated from the tracks our ancestors left behind them. It is not an assortment of dry facts, nor is it an exercise in memorization. In its modern form, the study of history equips students with analytical skills and research techniques of immense practical and vocational value. The history program not only acquaints students with different ages, societies, and cultures, but it also develops powers of writing, speaking, and thinking. The curriculum is organized to provide students with general knowledge as well as technical competencies essential in such fields as business, law, government, teaching, publishing, museum, and archival work. Practice and theory are linked through internships in local historical societies, museums, and government agencies, as well as through courses in applied history that explicitly foster these connections.
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At its narrowest sense, historic preservation is the act of saving an old building. At its broadest dimension, the field seeks to examine the built environment of the past to provide us with a context for creating a more sustainable future. The minor introduces students to basic principles and techniques of historic preservation. It provides historical and academic background to understand major architectural styles and their connection with cultural history from the time of their development. Staunton’s sophisticated and successful historic preservation movement provides a good laboratory setting.
The university offers a historic preservation minor through the College of Liberal Arts. Historic preservation is a rapidly expanding field devoted to the understanding, recording, preservation, restoration or adaptive reuse of significant objects, building, sites, neighborhoods, districts or engineering works that reflect a portion of the nation's historic and prehistoric cultural heritage. Particular emphasis is placed on the heritage of Nevada and the American West.
Students examine the principles of historic preservation, the structure and purposes of private, municipal, state and federal programs and agencies, as well as historic preservation laws. In the program, students participate in field research projects
HP 110. PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE (3) (GEN. ED. #4) An introduction to the field of historic preservation covering the movement’s development and exploring its philosophical assumptions. The relationship of historic preservation and its allied fields will be examined.
Variable semesters.
HP 210. HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNING, LAW AND ECONOMICS (3) Overview of preservation planning and policy in the field of historic preservation. Modules include preservation law, economic programs, and planning tools. May include a service-learning component. Prerequisite: HP 110.
Fall semester. Offered 2007-08 .
HP 220. DOCUMENTATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS (3) Methods of documenting historic properties, understanding their changes over time, and determining their level
The history and interior design programs offer a combined 18-hour certificate program in historic preservation. The certificate allows students to work directly with the State Historic Preservation Office. The courses required include: HIST 251 and 252, IDES 321 and 322, HIST/IDES 408, and an internship.
Historic buildings. Vibrant downtowns. Rambling main streets. If these sites appeal to you, then a master of science in historic preservation is for you.
After two years of study in Ball State’s nationally acclaimed College of Architecture and Planning, you’ll be ready to build your career in the preservation profession. This interdisciplinary degree, which meets the academic standards of the National Council for Preservation Education, gives you the opportunity to learn from top-notch faculty, access to excellent facilities such as our special preservation lab, and a variety of hands-on projects on campus at the Center for Historic Preservation and in the
Thirty-nine (39) credits including Historic Preservation 101, 102, 200, 205, 206, 207, 209, 305, 320, and 405; three credits from among 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, or 469; six credits from among 208, 302, 303, 308, 309, 310, 325, 345, 360, 361, 467, 470, 471, 491, and Geography 250. Historic Preservation 499 is strongly recommended but does not count toward requirements for the major
We are pleased to announce that the 2009 National Preservation Conference is coming to Nashville, October 13-17, 2009. With approximately 100 educational and field sessions, special lectures, and networking opportunities, it is an excellent source for information, ideas, and inspiration. One hundred (100) Tennessee Scholarships are available. For more information on the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the conference in general, click here. To print a Tennessee Scholarship application, click here.
The Center for Historic Preservation is a research and public service institute committed to the heritage development--the identification, research, preservation, interpretation, and promotion--of our historic environment. With the resources
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