Program Overview
Students in the Master’s program may also earn a certificate in Historic Preservation.  The certificate program is geared to individuals interested in acquiring a general focus in the field of historic preservation and to current practitioners in the field who wish to add a historic preservation certification to their academic or professional credentials.

The certificate program in historic preservation requires the completion of eighteen (18) credit hours of courses at the Master’s level.  These courses provide students both the breadth and depth necessary for a basic understanding of the diverse field, while also allowing students to gain some expertise in certain areas of the field through their selection of the elective courses, and, in some cases, by providing an opportunity to work on faculty grant projects.  Courses are multi-disciplinary, including coursework in anthropology, archaeology, art history, environmental studies, traditional history, and public history.

Required courses for the certificate in Historic Preservation include:
HIS 6083        Historic and Heritage Preservation Seminar
HIS 6055        Public History Methodology
HIS 5990        History of Architecture
ANG 6196       Policies, Practices, and Archaeology in Historic Preservation

Students will choose their elective courses based on their particular area of interest, but electives will also be determined by a variety of other factors, such as the availability and frequency of the course, the need of a prerequisite course or permission of the instructor, or permission to take a graduate course outside the disciplines mentioned above.  Elective courses include: 

History
HIS 5087        Advanced Museology
HIS 5088        Museum Administration Seminar
HIS 6077        Oral and Community History
HIS 6990        Heritage Corridors, Areas, and Parkways
5000/6000 level advisor approved course in History (AMH) or Public History (HIS)

Archaeology
ANG 5137      Nautical Archaeology Seminar
ANG 5157      Pre-Columbian Archaeology Seminar
ANG 5172      Historical Archaeology Seminar
ANG 5173      Historical Research Methods in Archaeology
ANG 5181      Geographic Information Science in Archaeology
ANG 6115      Advanced Method & Theory in Archaeology Seminar
ANG 6824      Advanced Archaeological Field Methods
5000/6000 level advisor approved course in Archaeology/Anthropology (ANG)

Art History
ARH 5836      Museum/Gallery Studies Practicum (3)
5000/6000 level advisor approved in Art (ART) or Art History (ARH)