The course of study is designed to accommodate the background and needs of both those students with substantial experience, and those new to the field. The curriculum is flexible but rigorous, requiring:
Twelve (12) semester hours of core courses in preservation Six (6) hours in approved core design history courses
Nine (9) hour capstone requirement
Eighteen (18) hours of electives
Our program is compliant with National Council of Preservation Education Standards.
Choose at least 6 of the following courses: at least 4 from the first group (Preservation) and at least 2 from the second (Design History) (additional courses could also be counted as elective credit) |
National Council of Preservation Education (NCPE) Standard |
Course Number |
Course Title |
Semester typically offered |
Credit hours |
NCPE 3.1.2 |
HIPR 6010 |
Preservation Theory and Practice |
F |
3 |
NCPE 3.1.2 |
HIPR 6210 |
Survey, Significance and Recognition |
F |
3 |
NCPE 3.1.3 |
HIPR 6310 |
Documentation, Analysis & Representation |
F |
3 |
NCPE 3.2.1 |
HIPR 6410 |
Urban Conservation: Context for Reuse |
Sp |
3 |
NCPE 3.2.2 |
HIPR 6510 |
Building Conservation: Evidence & Intervention |
Sp |
3 |
|
NCPE 3.1.1a-b
|
HIPR 6110 |
Regionalism(s) & Vernacular in Context |
Sp |
3 |
ARCH 6210 |
History of American Architecture |
Sp |
3 |
LDAR 5521 |
History of Landscape Architecture |
F |
3 |
LDAR 6686 |
American City – Post Civil War |
F |
3 |
URBN 6640 |
History of the City |
F |
3 |
CAPSTONE OPTIONS -
6 cr. hrs. preparatory sequence plus 3 cr. hr. Professional Project (Capstone prep sequence must be demonstrably related to the pro project)
OR
3 cr. Hrs. of LDAR 6949 Thesis Preparation plus 6 cr. hr. Thesis |
CAPSTONE - PROFESSIONAL PROJECT (6 + 3 cr. hrs.) |
ARCH 6450 + HIPR 6930 |
Pre-Design + Internship (for credit) |
Varies |
3+3 |
OR |
HIPR 6170/71 |
Preservation Design Studio + Seminar |
F or Sp |
6 |
OR |
varies |
Pre-approved travel education (may include programs to Italy, Turkey, Scandinavia, or domestic programs [typically Chicago or the rural West]) and an additional directed elective |
Usually May and Su |
3+3 |
AND |
HIPR 6851 |
Professional Project |
3 |
CAPSTONE - THESIS (3 + 6 cr. hrs.) |
LDAR 6949 |
Research Tools, Strategies and Methods |
3 |
AND |
HIPR 6951 |
Thesis |
6 |
ELECTIVES (choose 18 cr. hrs. total, at least 9 cr. hrs. from one of the groups below. All courses = 3 cr. Hrs unless otherwise noted)
NOTE: HIPR prefix electives HIPR 6610 Reading the City, HIPR 6710 Working Landscapes, HIPR 6810 Preservation Workshop may be counted toward any of the elective concentrations. |
Project Planning & Development |
URPL 6660 |
Real Estate Development |
URPL 6651 |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
URPL 6661 |
Real Estate Development Finance |
PUAD 5110 |
Seminar in Nonprofit Management |
URPL 6820 |
Project Management |
PUAD 5115 |
Grant Writing for Nonprofit and Public Sector |
URPL 6665 |
Urban Market Analysis |
PUAD 5060 |
Public Finance |
URBN 6642 |
Design Policy/Regulation |
URPL 6676 |
Urban Housing |
URBN 6641 |
Design Process/Practice |
PUAD 5625 |
Local Government Management |
URPL 5530 |
Planning Law |
PUAD 5626 |
Local Government Politics and Policy |
URPL 6640 |
Community Development Process |
|
|
Preservation Design |
A Preservation design emphasis usually includes a second sequence (6 cr. hrs.) chosen from among the “capstone preparation” options.
For example if a studio/seminar is used to satisfy the capstone requirement, study travel may be used toward the Preservation design emphasis; or if a travel sequence is used for capstone, then the pre-design and internship option may contribute to the emphasis. Other combinations are possible. |
URPL 6635 |
City Building |
URPL 6633 |
Urban Form Theory |
HIPR 6610 Reading the City, HIPR 6710 Working Landscapes, HIPR 6810 Preservation Workshop, HIPR 6930 Internship, ARCH 6450 Pre-design |
Or Non-Western Design history courses as available |
History |
GEOG 5350 |
Environment and Society in the American Past |
HIST 5236 |
Colorado Mining And Railroads |
HIST 5240 |
National Parks History |
HIST 5242 |
Oral History |
HIST 5229 |
Colorado Historical Places |
HIST 5243 |
Public History Administration |
HIST 5228 |
Western Art & Architecture |
HIST 5244 |
Interpretation of History in Museums |
HIST 5231 |
History in Museums |
HIST 5810 |
Heritage Tourism |
HIST 5234 |
Introduction to Public History |
HIST 5232 |
Historic Preservation |