Historic Preservation Minor
Historic preservation explores, protects, interprets, and manages change in the exisiting physical and cultural environment. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field. The minor is particularly well-suited for students studying anthropology, architecture, history, the history of art and architecture, landscape architecture, and planning, public policy and management. Undergraduate students, no matter their major, are eligible to enroll in the minor.
Historic Preservation Minor Requirements
Courses used to fulfill the minor requirements must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of C- or better. Some courses required for the minor are only offered every other year.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| AAAP 201 | Introduction to Historic Preservation | 3 |
| AAAP 306 | Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School | 2 |
| Historic Preservation Core | 12 | |
| Introduction to Historic Preservation | ||
| Transportation and Preservation | ||
| National Register Nomination | ||
| Building Pathology: [Topic] | ||
| Legal Issues in Historic Preservation | ||
| Historic American Building Survey | ||
| Principles of Adaptive Reuse | ||
| Preservation Economics | ||
| Sustainable Preservation | ||
| Historic Survey and Inventory Methodology | ||
| Related Courses | ||
| Select courses from the following: | 10-12 | |
| Principles of Archaeology | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Native North Americans | ||
| Cultural Resource Management | ||
| Introduction to Architecture | ||
| Architectural Contexts: Place and Culture | ||
| Community Design | ||
| Principles of Urban Design | ||
| Human Context of Design | ||
| History of World Architecture I | ||
| History of World Architecture II | ||
| Modern Architecture | ||
| American Architecture II | ||
| American Architecture III | ||
| Geographies of Outdoor Adventure | ||
| Society, Culture, and Place | ||
| Data Driven Cartography | ||
| Urban Geography | ||
| Cultural Geography | ||
| Introduction to Landscape Architecture | ||
| Understanding Landscapes | ||
| History of Landscape Architecture I | ||
| Cultural Landscapes | ||
| United States History I | ||
| United States History II | ||
| African American History | ||
| African American History | ||
| Introduction to Global Environmental History | ||
| Historian's Craft | ||
| History of US Cities | ||
| The Pacific Northwest | ||
| Introduction to Public Policy | ||
| Introduction to City Planning | ||
| Arts and Human Values | ||
| Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector | ||
| Grant Proposal Writing | ||
| Sustainable Urban Development | ||
| Nonprofit Management | ||
| Total Credits | 27-29 | |
Courses from other university departments may be substituted with approval of the program director.
4 credits maximum from a single non-AAAP subject area.
Additional Requirements
At least 18 credits including both required courses must be taken in residence at the University of Oregon.