Tulane University Preservation Studies Program

The Tulane University Preservation Studies Program offers a Master Preservation Studies (MPS) and a Certificate in Preservation Studies for students in Tulane's M.Arch and M.Arch I programs or students with other degrees in preservation. The program is located within the Tulane School of Architecture.

History
Architect Eugene Cizek, Ph.D. founded the MPS Program in 1996, with Tulane alumni and preservation educator James Marston Fitch.

Concentrations
Tulane's Preservation Studies Program has four concentration areas.
 * Preservation Planning
 * Technology
 * Methodology
 * Architectural History

Master of Preservation Studies
The MPS has a required 40-units and can be completed in three semesters.

Travel Opportunities
Each year, the MPS class travels to one U.S. city to attend a preservation conference, and international courses in Cuba, Mexico, Spain, and Morocco have been previously offered.

Preservation Courses

 * Preservation Studio (6 units)
 * History of North American Architecture (3 units)
 * Intro to Preservation Studies (3 units)
 * Internship in Preservation (1 unit)
 * Preservation Law (2 units)
 * Field Studies-North America (3 units)
 * Studio II: Urban Conservation (6 units)
 * New Orleans Architecture (3 units)
 * Preservation Technology (3 units)
 * Heritage Education (1 unit)
 * Field Studies (non-US location) (3 units)
 * Preservation Thesis (6 units)

Elective Courses in Architectural History/Theory

 * Housing and the City (3 units)
 * The Urban Morphology of Kyoto and New Orleans (3 units)
 * Topics in Historical Architecture (3 units)
 * History/Theory of Architecture and Urbanism I (3 units)
 * History/Theory of Architecture and Urbanism II (3 units)
 * History/Theory of Architecture and Urbanism III (3 units)
 * Architecture, Writing, and Contemporary Issues (3 units)
 * Identity in Culture (3 units)
 * Architecture and the Production of War (3 units)
 * Sustainability, Architecture, and Culture (3 units)
 * CCC Theory 2 (3 units)

Electives in Sustainable Real Estate Development (SRED)

 * Introduction to Real Estate Finance & Economics (3 units)
 * Legal Issues in Real Estate Development (3 units)
 * Introduction to Sustainable Architecture and Design (3 units)
 * Introduction to New Orleans Real Estate (3 units)
 * Sustainable Design and Development (4 units)
 * Case Studies in Sustainable Real Estate Development (4 units)

Faculty

 * John Stubbs (Director, Preservation Studies Program)
 * Dr. Eugene Cizek (Architecture)

Adjunct Faculty

 * Danielle Del Sol (Field Studies)
 * Cynthia Steward (Building Preservation)
 * Daneil Hammer (Architectural History)
 * Robert Cangelosi (Architecture)
 * Dorothy Krotzer (Preservation Technology)