Ursuline College Historic Preservation Program

The Ursuline College Historic Preservation Program offers a Master of Arts in Historic Preservation and a Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts in Historic Preservation. The mantra of the program is: Heritage: Investigate. Protect. Inspire.

Master of Arts in Historic Preservation
The MHC has a required 48-units, including:
 * 9 units of foundation courses
 * 18 units of bridge courses
 * 15 units of capstone courses
 * 6 units of electives

Foundation Courses

 * Foundations in Preserving Cultural Memory (3 units)
 * Research Methods in History and Historic Preservation (3 units)
 * Survey and Nomination (3 units)

Bridge Courses

 * Documenting and Recording Historic Properties (3 units)
 * Issues and Ethics in Preserving Cultural Memory (3 units)
 * Preservation Law (3 units)
 * Conservation Studio (3 units)
 * Preservation Planning (3 units)
 * Adaptive Reuse (3 units)

Capstone Courses

 * Research Methods in History and Historic Preservation II (3 units)
 * Grant Writing (3 units)
 * Thesis I (3 units)
 * Thesis II (3 units)
 * Elective/Internship/Independent Study (3 units)

Bachelor of Arts/Master of Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation undergraduate students may apply for the "bridge" program in their third year, making the entire program 5-years. The program consists of:
 * 39 units of undergraduate Historic Preservation courses
 * 18 units of undergraduate/graduate bride courses
 * 9 units of graduate foundation courses
 * 15 units of graduate capstone courses

Faculty

 * Bari Oyler, Ph.D. (Director, Graduate and Undergraduate Programs in Historic Preservation)
 * Laura Hammel, Ph.D. (Director, Public Relations and Marketing Communications Degree Program)
 * Pamela McVay, Ph.D. (Department of History)

Adjunct Faculty

 * Keevin Berman (preservation law)
 * John Burnell (architectural conservation)
 * Nicholas Fagan (American architecture and architectural history)
 * Dr. Theodore Sande (preservation planning, adaptive reuse, and documenting/recording historic properties)