The low-residency/ online format of the BAC's Historic Preservation Masters degree enables it to be completed in four semesters, although the program allows some flexibility in scheduling online electives to allow room for work and other demands. Included in the degree is a capstone project that connects theory and practice through mentored research and design. Students with a design background may choose a building, landscape or interior project to design. Others may focus on a research, policy or business interest. The result is an educational experience that establishes a foundation of knowledge for launching a career in historic preservation.
A course in leadership is included in the final semester. In this course, students select an "opportunity scenario" from their professional lives and are coached in addressing this scenario with skills of leadership developed in the program.
- Curriculum Outline
- All Classes
Semester One (Fall)
- SI7101: Traditional Building
- TM7231: Preservation Philosophy and Practice
- TM7344: Preservation Law, Planning, and Finance
Semester Two (Spring)
- HT7429 American Vernacular: People, Places and Forms
- Historic Preservation Advised Elective
- Historic Preservation Advised Elective
Semester Three (Fall)
- SI7102:Historic Research and Documentation
- Historic Preservation Advised Elective
Semester Four (Spring)
- SI7105 Architectural Materials Conservation: Philosophy, Methods and Practice
- TS7303 Historic Preservation Capstone Project
- SI7101: Traditional Building
- TM7231: Preservation Philosophy and Practice
- TM7344: Preservation Law, Planning and Finance
- SI7102: Historic Research and Documentation
- TS7303: Historic Preservation Capstone Project
- SI7105: Architectural Materials Conservation: Philosophy, Methods and Practice
- HT7218: Theories in Architectural Preservation, Conservation and Urban Renewal
- TM7633: Cultural Heritage Tourism and Placemaking
- HT7506: American Architecture: Colonial Period through Post-Modernism
- HT7431: International Heritage Conservation
- HT7429: American Vernacular: People Places, and Forms
- HT7509: Back Bay Boston & Historic Preservation: Global Perspective on Metropolis
- SAC105: Classical Architecture Drawing Studio
- TM271: Approaches to Historic Building Fabric
- HT7520: Sustainable Design as a Way of Thinking
- TM7318: Green Residential Remodeling & Renovation
- TM7376: Greening Existing Buildings
- TM7241: Sustainable Design and Preservation
- TM7377: Greening the City
- TN7603: Sustainable Communities, Land Use, Transportation, and Planning
- TM7378: Sustainable Neighborhoods