The National Council on Preservation Education has extended full membership to the Ursuline College Undergraduate Program in Historic Preservation for fully meeting its standards for preservation education degree programs.| NCPE RECOMMENDATIONS | URSULINE COURSEWORK | CREDIT HOURS |
| REQUIRED ELEMENTS | ||
| 1. History of the designed environment, architecture, urban development, landscape architecture, and/or material culture |
Architectural History American Architecture Western Reserve History Through Place |
3 |
| 2. History and theory of preservation | MAHiP 589 Foundations MAHiP 500 Research Methods MAHiP 550 Issues and Ethics |
3,3, 3 |
| 3. Documentation and recording techniques |
MAHiP 504 Survey and Nomination MAHiP 525 Documenting/Recording Historical Properties |
3, 3 |
| 4. Internship, practicum, or apprenticeship | MAHiP 501a-v Methods Practicums MAHIP Internship, MAHIP Elective |
3 |
| SPECIALIZED ELEMENTS | ||
| 5. Design Issues: appropriateness, restoration/rehabilitation, in-fill, exterior/interior concerns, effect on surroundings |
MAHiP 570 |
3 |
| 6. Technological issues: history, evaluation in building materials and systems |
MAHiP 560 |
3 |
| 7. Economic issues: marketing principles, public/private finance, property management, budget preparation |
MAHiP 502 |
3 |
| 8. Legal issues: constitutional law, preservation case law, regulatory legislation and administration at the federal/state/local level |
MAHiP 555 |
3 |
| 9. Planning issues: zoning, strategic planning, housing, social aspects of real estate development, archeological and cultural landscapes |
MAHiP 565 Preservation Planning |
3 |
| 10. Curatorial issues: site development, interpretation, management |
MAHiP 501a-v |
3 |
| 11. Additional Coursework | MAHiP 600/601 |
3,3,3 |
| Credit Hours to Degree Completion | 42 |