In the first year of the program, you’ll learn fundamental knowledge and applied skills in a broad range of subjects, including architectural history, the history of the preservation movement, European and international conservation, research methods, preservation technology, documentation, preservation law and planning, and preservation economics.
In year two, you’ll engage in a preservation design studio class with a community client organization and draw upon classroom and field experiences in writing a master’s thesis or creative project. Complementary elective courses can be taken in other disciplines.
Several courses in the master of science in historic preservation curriculum are modular, taken for only part of a semester. The following schedule outlines the typical course of study.
First Year
Fall Semester |
|
|
THES 698 |
Thesis/Creative Project |
6 |
|
Total Credits |
6 |
ARCH 528 |
History of American Architecture |
3 |
ARCH 540 |
Introduction to Historic Preservation |
3 |
ARCH 542 |
Documentation and Registration of Historic
Properties 1(taken first half of semester) |
2 |
ARCH 547 |
Historic Preservation Technology 1
(taken second half of semester) |
2 |
PLAN 605 |
Design and Presentation Techniques
(taken first five weeks of semester) |
1 |
ARCH 573 |
Directed Research
(taken second eleven weeks of semester) |
2 |
|
Total Credits |
13 |
| Spring Semester |
|
|
| ARCH 530 |
History of Architecture, Planning, and Engineering in the Midwest(emphasizes vernacular architecture) |
3 |
| ARCH 541 |
Preservation Law and Planning |
2 |
| ARCH 544 |
Economics of Historic Preservation |
2 |
| ARCH 545 |
Documentation and Registration of Historic Properties 2
(taken first half of semester) |
2 |
| ARCH 549 |
Historic Preservation Technology 2
(taken second half of semester) |
2 |
| ARCH 674 |
Thesis/Creative Project Proposal |
1 |
|
Elective in History of Architecture, Landscape Preservation, or History of Urban Form |
3 |
|
Total Credits |
15 |
| Summer |
|
|
| ARCH 669 |
Internship |
4 |
|
Total Credits |
4 |
Second Year
Fall Semester |
|
|
| ARCH 506 |
Historic Preservation Design Studio |
6 |
| ARCH 696 |
Thesis/Creative Project Preparation |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total Credits |
12 |
| Spring Semester |
|
|
| THES 698 |
Thesis/Creative Project Completion |
6 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Elective |
3 |
|
Total Credits |
12 |
|
Cumulative Total |
56 |
For course descriptions and complete information on program requirements, please consult the Ball State University
Graduate Catalog.
For more information, contact Duncan Campbell, director of the graduate program in historic preservation.