Ball State University Historic Preservation Program

The Ball State University Historic Preservation Program offers a Master of Science in Historic Preservation (MSHP). The program is located within the College of Architecture and Planning.

History
The program was founded in 1979, and the university claims that it was one of the first preservation programs of its kind in the Midwest.

Specialties
Ball State University promotes their program as hands-on, with preservation studios, a preservation laboratory, and work at the Center for Historic Preservation. Graduate students are responsible for the projects that the Center puts forth, including historic structure reports, National Register nominations, Main Street program assistance, preservation plans, and heritage tourism; students have also produced an online tour of the campus' historic structures.

Master of Science in Historic Preservation
The MSHP has two tracks that students may take.

MSHP Option 1
Option 1, a one-year program, is meant for those who already have at least two years of historic preservation professional or academic experience. The program has a required 24-units of core classes and 6-units of electives.

To complete the program, students have the option of a thesis project, creative project, or research paper.

MSHP Option 2
Option 2 is a two-year program that is for students with no previous historic preservation.

Students complete 52-units of study and a required internship, including:
 * 37 units of core classes
 * 15 units of electives

As with Option 1, students have the option of a thesis or creative project to complete the program.

Preservation Courses

 * History of North American Architecture (3 units)
 * History of Architecture, Planning and Engineering in the Midwest (3 units)
 * Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Research Methods and Documentation (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Design and Graphic Documentation (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Technology 1 (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Technology 2 (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Law and Planning (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Economics (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Proposal (1 unit)
 * Historic Preservation Design Studio (6 units)
 * Historic Preservation Colloquium (3 units)
 * Historic Preservation Professional Project (3 units)

Faculty

 * Susan Lankford (Interim Graduate Program Director)