HIST214 Preservation Site Project
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Historic Preservation
- I. Course Number and Title
- HIST214 Preservation Site Project
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- HIST201 or HIST206 or Permission of the Social & Behavioral Science Department.
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
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On-site field work requiring regular site visits is a core component of this course.
Students may be required to take an individual and/or group field trip.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- Melding classroom knowledge and skills with real-world experience, students apply preservation concepts to a specific historic resource or cultural landscape. Utilizing a life-cycle approach to a given project, students learn to think holistically about the preservation process and the factors impacting a project's execution prior to conducting the work.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- identify components in each stage in the life cycle of a preservation project;
- discuss factors that might interfere with plans for a given project;
- identify techniques and technologies available for documenting, surveying, and/or conserving historic structures;
- apply appropriate techniques and technologies to a project; and
- create appropriate project documentation.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following thematic topics will be incorporated into the course:
- role of preservation planning in a site project
- project life cycle
- site safety
- technologies and techniques in applied preservation contexts
- assessing a given site
- evaluating a historic resource
- applied field work
- assessment reporting
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Attainment of course learning goals may be assessed by one or more of the following:
- Written assignments
- Discussion responses
- Quizzes
- Case study analyses
- Research-based reports
- Field experiences
- Presentations
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 11/2012; New Core 8/2015;Revised 3/25/22; Revised 5/8/24