Historic Preservation and Community Planning, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 40+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• ARTH 335 History of American Architecture (3)
• ARTH 338 American Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture (3)
• HPCP 199 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3)
• HPCP 215 Researching Historic Properties (3)
• HPCP 298 Digital Methods & Communications for Preservation & Community Planning (3)
• HPCP 299 Preservation Planning Studio (3)

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• HPCP 410 Internship (1-6)

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• ANTH 384 Archaeology Internship (1-6)

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• HIST 496 Field Internship (3)

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• URST 400 Practicum (2)

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• URST 310 Urban Planning (3)

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• URST 320 Town and Country Planning (3)

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• HPCP 325 Community Planning for Preservationists (3)

Senior Seminar or Bachelor’s Essay

Complete one of the following options:

Select 6 credit hours from the following:

• ARTH 105 Introduction to Architecture (3)

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• ARTH 265 The City as a Work of Art (3)

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• HIST 211 American Urban History (3)

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• HPCP 275 History of Land Design (3)
• HPCP 305 Building Pathology (3)
• HPCP 315 Urban Design Studio (3)
• HPCP 319 Architectural Studio Design (3)
• HPCP 375 Cultural Landscape Studio (3)
• HPCP 420 Preservation Law and Economics (3)
• HIST 323 Society and Culture of Early Charleston (3)

Select 9 credit hours from the following:

• ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 302 Archaeology of North America (3)
• ANTH 306 Historical Archaeology (3)
• ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (3-8)
• ARTH 231 Islamic Art and Architecture (3)
• ARTH 241 Art and Architecture of South Asia (3)
• ARTH 242 Art and Architecture of China (3)
• ARTH 243 Art and Architecture of Japan (3)
• ARTH 260 Addlestone Seminar on the Arts and Culture of the Lowcountry (3)
• ARTH 278 Renaissance and Baroque Architecture (3)
• ARTH 317 Roman Public Art and Architecture (3)
• ARTH 333 Traditional Design and Preservation in Charleston (3)
• ARTH 394 18th and 19th Century Architecture (3)
• ARTH 395 Modern Architecture (3)
• ARTH 396 The Architecture of Memory: Museums, Memorials, Monuments (3)
• ARTS 119 Drawing I (3)
• ARTS 215 Introduction to Film Photography (3)
• CLAS 104 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (3)
• ECON 307 Urban Economics (3)
• GEOG 219 Reading the Lowcountry Landscape (3)
• GEOL 449 Geographical Information Systems (4)
• HIST 214 American Ethnic History: 1607 to the Present (3)
• HIST 215 Native American History (3)
• HIST 216 African American History to 1865 (3)
• HIST 217 African American History since 1865 (3)
• HIST 221 Women in the United States (3)
• HIST 222 History of South Carolina (3)
• HIST 224 History of South to 1865 (3)
• HIST 225 History of South since 1865 (3)
• HIST 256 History of Science and Technology (3)
• HIST 301 Colonial America, 1585-1763 (3)
• HIST 304 History of the United States: Civil War and Reconstruction, 1845-1877 (3)
• HIST 307 History of the United States: Cold War America, 1945 - Present (3)
• HPCP 222 Heritage Preservation and Environmental Conservation (3)
• HPCP 285 Drawing Charleston (3)
• HPCP 290 Special Topics in Historic Preservation (1-3)
• HPCP 306 Conservation of Historic Materials (3)
• HPCP 339 History of American Interiors (3)
• HPCP 340 Special Topics in Historic Preservation (3)
• HPCP 350 Global Issues in Historic Preservation (3)
• HPCP 418 Historic Preservation Law (1)
• HPCP 419 Historic Preservation Economics (1)
• HPCP 490 Independent Study Historic Preservation (3)
• HTMT 310 Current Topics in Hospitality and Tourism Management (1-3)
• POLI 305 Urbanization and Urban Geography (3)
• POLI 322 Urban Government and Politics (3)
• REAL 310 Principles of Real Estate (3)
• REAL 376 Real Estate Market Analysis (3)
• URST 101 Introduction to Urban Studies (3)

Notes:

• No more than 12 credit hours from HPCP 290  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 12 credit hours from HPCP 340  may be applied towards the program requirements.
• No more than 6 credit hours from HPCP 410  may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

None.  All courses that may apply toward completion of course requirements within the major apply toward the major GPA calculation.