Individual study courses offer learning opportunities in areas or subjects not covered by regular courses. Courses numbered 500 and above are for graduate students in the M.A.L.S. program. With the permission of the Dean of Graduate and Professional Studies and the course instructor, advanced undergraduates may take selected graduate courses for undergraduate credit. No course may be taken for credit which is a prerequisite for, or introductory to, a course already completed successfully. A current prerequisite list is published in the Schedule of Courses each semester.
Students are responsible for checking their courses against the list before registering.
Should be taken in sequence with Historic Preservation 101. Methods of documentation and analysis of historic sites and structures through historical research, measured drawings and photographs. The archaeology of North America with special emphasis placed on the methods of historical archaeology and archaeology as a perspective for writing American history. Examination of the history and development of preservation law in the United States, current legal issues and litigation, and exploration of actual case studies. Intensive overview of the evolution of American building from early dwellings and towns to the glass and steel towers that dominate post-modern skylines.