University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program

The University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program offers a Master of Science in Historic Preservation. The program is located within the Department of History in the College of Arts and Sciences.

History
The Historic Preservation Program was founded in the 1970s.

Specialties
The University of Vermont Historic Preservation Program focuses on a variety of specialties, ranging from preservation administration, planning and education, architectural conservation, adaptive use and economic development, architectural and cultural history, documentation, and cultural resource management.

Master of Science in Historic Preservation
The MSHP has a required 36-units, in which all students must pass a comprehensive exam and choose either:
 * a 3-unit internship
 * a 6-unit written thesis

Core Courses

 * History of American Architecture (3 units)
 * History on the Land (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation: Development Economics (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Law (3 units)
 * Community Preservation Project (3 units)
 * Internship (3 units)
 * Contemporary Preservation Planning and Policy (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Practice Methods (3 units)
 * Architectural Conservation I (3 units)
 * Architectural Conservation II (3 units)

Faculty

 * Thomas D. Visser(Associate Professor of Historic Preservation)
 * Robert McCullough (Associate Professor of Historic Preservation)