Historic Preservation and Community Planning, B.A.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 42+

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

• HPCP 101 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3)
• HPCP 201 Rendering Architecture and Landscapes (3)
• HPCP 215 Researching Historic Properties (3)
• HPCP 298 Digital Tools for Preservationists (3)
• HPCP 299 Preservation Documentation Studio (3)
• HPCP 300 Project Management for Preservationists (3)
• ARTH 338 American Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture (3)

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  At least 3 hours total must be completed from the following:

• HPCP 410 Internship (1-6)

• OR

• ANTH 384 Archaeology Internship (1-6)

• OR

• HIST 496 Field Internship (3)

• OR

• URST 400 Practicum (2)

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  At least 3 hours total must be completed from the following:

• URST 310 Urban Planning (3)

• OR

• URST 320 Town and Country Planning (3)

• OR

• HPCP 325 Community Planning for Preservationists (3)

Senior Seminar or Bachelor’s Essay

Complete one of the following options:

• Option 1:

• HPCP 415 Senior Seminar (3)

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• Option 2:

• HPCP 499A Bachelor’s Essay in Historic Preservation (3)

• AND

• HPCP 499B Bachelor’s Essay in Historic Preservation (3)

Preservation and Architecture Elective Group: Complete 6 additional credit hours from the following:

Courses in this group provide opportunities for in-depth applied experiences in HPCP fields. Architectural concepts can also be surveyed.

• ARTH 105 Introduction to Architecture (3)
• HPCP 222 Heritage Preservation and Environmental Conservation (3)
• HPCP 305 Building Pathology (3)
• HPCP 306 Conservation of Historic Materials (3)
• HPCP 307 How It’s Made: Sustainable Technology and Craft in the Built Environment (3)
• HPCP 315 Urban Design Studio (3)
• HPCP 319 Architectural Design Studio (3)
• HPCP 420 Preservation Law and Economics (3)

Concepts and Applied Methods Elective Group: Complete 6 additional credit hours from the following:

Courses in this group provide opportunities for in-depth exploration of methods and concepts in HPCP and related fields.

• ANTH 115 Introduction to Cultural Sustainability (3)
• ANTH 202 Introduction to Archaeology (3)
• ARTH 260 Addlestone Seminar on the Arts and Culture of the Lowcountry (3)
• ARTH 333 Traditional Design and Preservation in Charleston (3)
• ARTH 339 History of American Interiors (3)
• ENVT 200 Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies (3)
• GEOL 449 Geographical Information Systems (4)
• HIST 200-299 Any 200 level History Course(s)
• HPCP 222 Heritage Preservation and Environmental Conservation (3)
• HPCP 290 Special Topics in Historic Preservation (1-3)
• 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 and Community Planning (1-3)
• HTMT 210 Principles and Practices in Hospitality & Tourism (3)
• HTMT 354 Hospitality and Tourism Technology (3)
• JWST 260 American Jewish History: Colonial Times to the Present (3)
• POLI 310 Applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) (3)
• REAL 310 Principles of Real Estate (3)
• URST 100-499 Any Urban Studies Course(s) not fulfilling requirement above
• WGST 227 African American Sexuality from Slavery to Freedom (3)
• WGST 228 History of American Sexualities, 1600-2000 (3)
• WGST 229 History of Queer America, 1600-2000 (3)
• WGST 254 Gender, Health and Healing (3)
• WGST 255 History of Reproduction in the Atlantic World (3)
• WGST 258 Women and Gender in the Muslim World (3)

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.