SCAD > Programs > Historic Preservation

Set yourself apart. Become a part of AIAS FORUM 2012 at SCAD, a university very much a part of one of the most renowned National Historic Landmark Districts in the U.S.
Located in Savannah, one of the most celebrated and studied historic districts in North America, the SCAD historic preservation program immerses students in a living laboratory.

Offered in: Savannah

ARLH	307	American Architecture and Urbanism*
ARLH	310	American Vernacular Architecture*
HIPR	101	Introduction to Historic Preservation
HIPR	202	Recording and Interpretation for Historical Buildings
HIPR	203	Preservation Research
HIPR	307	Preservation Technology I
HIPR	313	Preservation Law†
HIPR	322	Preservation Economics†
	-	Directed Elective‡
	-	Directed Elective‡
Total course of study		40 hours

* Choose one of these two courses.

† Choose one of these two courses.

‡ Choose from the following:

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Keller scholar at New Bedford Whaling Museum

Chad Keller (M.F.A., historic preservation, 2005, Savannah) completed a field internship at the Davenport House Museum in Savannah, Georgia, performing a condition assessment of the museum's windows. He accepted the position of Scholar in Residence at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park.
Alesha Hauser works for National Park Service

Alesha Hauser (B.F.A., historic preservation, 2003; M.A., architectural history, 2011, Savannah) is an architectural historian for the National Park Service in the History and National Register Programs in Omaha, Nebraska.
Federal Emergency Management hires Birtchet

Sarah Birtchet (B.F.A., historic preservation, 2006, Savannah) is a historic preservation specialist for the Federal Emergency Management Agency in New Orleans, Louisiana, conducting Section 106 compliance.

Historic Preservation