Courses: Summer 2024
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The Bucks Historic Preservation program provides students with a solid foundation for understanding the work of preservation in communities around the state and nation. Our cost-effective program provides a challenging curriculum giving anyone the building blocks they need to identify, document, conserve, and share historical resources in their communities.
Summer 2024
| Course Section | Course Title | Start Date | End Date | Location |
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MAY-START COURSES |
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HIST195 |
Historical Archaeology This course introduces students to the study of the physical traces left by people in the past, emphasizing methods of identifying, documenting, excavating, and analyzing historical sites and their artifacts. Students study archaeological sites through an anthropological lens via field, lab, and historical research techniques, including new technologies. |
5/20/24 | 8/9/24 |
100% eLearning NO LIVE MEETINGS |
HIST214 |
Preservation Site Project 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. * Course emphasizes hands-on/experiential learning ** No in-person meeting Memorial Day Weekend (5/25) or Independence Day Weekend (7/6) *** Last meeting Saturday meeting is 8/3 **** Non-credit options available for this course. Email historic.preservation@bucks.edu for more info. |
5/20/24 | 8/9/24 |
88% In Person/12% eLearning SATURDAYS 9:00-12:30 Tyler Pub (Newtown) |
HIST203 |
Internship in Historic Preservation Prerequisite: 18 credits in Historic Preservation (C or better) The Internship for Historic Preservation provides students with practical training in the field. Students apply historic preservation skills to a selected preservation project. Students work directly under the supervision of a Historic Preservation Professional to develop the project plan and execution. |
5/20/24 | 8/9/24 |
100% eLearning NO LIVE MEETINGS |