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Degree Requirements

Course Descriptions

Historic Preservation Joint Program with Clemson University

Historic Preservation and Community Planning majors must complete the following 39-hour curriculum in addition to the general studies requirements of the College:

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: 39 Hours

Required Courses:
____HPCP 199 Intro to Historic Preservation
____HPCP 299 Preservation Planning Studio
____HIST 211 American Urban History or ____ARTH 265 The City as a Work of Art
____ARTH 335 History of American Architecture
____ARTH 338 American Vernacular Architecture and Material Culture
____URST 310 Urban Planning
____HPCP 410 Internship (also satisfied by HIST 496 Field Internship and URST 400 Practicum)
____HPCP 415 Senior Seminar

Two courses selected from the following:
____ARTH 105 Introduction to Architectural History
____HPCP 275 History of Land Design (cross-listed as ARTH 275)
____HPCP 315 Urban Design Studio
____HPCP 319 Architectural Design Studio
____HPCP 420 Preservation Law and Economics
____HIST 323 Society and Culture of Early Charleston

Electives: nine credit hours from the following:
___ANTH 202 Archaeology
___ANTH 351 Urban Anthropology (cross-listed as SOCY 351)
___ANTH 493 Field School in Archaeology (eight credits would satisfy core internship requirement)
___ARTH 260 Buildings, Manners, and Laws: Charleston Architecture and Culture
___ARTH 333 Traditional Design in Charleston
___ARTH 394 18th and 19th Century Architecture
___ARTH 395 20th Century Architecture
___ARTS 119 Drawing I
___ARTS 215 Photography I
___ECON 307 Urban Economics
___HIST 214 American Ethnic History: 1607-Present
___HIST 216 African American History
___HIST 217 African American History
___HIST 221 Women in the U.S.
___HIST 222 History of South Carolina
___HIST 224 History of the South to 1865
___HIST 225 History of the South since 1865
___HIST 256 History of Science and Technology
___HIST 301 Colonial America, 1585-1763
___HIST 303 History of the United States 1800-1845
___HIST 304 History of the United States 1845-1877
___HIST 305 History of the United States 1877-1918
___HIST 306 History of the United States 1918-1945
___HIST 307 History of the United States 1945-Pres.
___HIST 354 Tudor England, 1485-1603
___HIST 355 Stuart England, 1603-1714
___HIST 356 Georgian Britain
___HIST 357 Victorian Britain

___HPCP 290 Special Topics in Historic Preservation
___HPCP 340 Special Topics in Historic Preservation
___HPCP 339 History of American Interiors (cross- listed /ARTH)
___HPCP 490 Independent Study

___POLS 305 Urbanization and Urban Geography
___POLS 381 Urban Government and Politics
___URST 201 Introduction to Urban Studies

Also relevant special topics courses in art history, history, political science and urban studies.

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MINOR REQUIREMENTS: 21 hours
At least nine hours in the minor at the 200 level or above must be earned at the College of Charleston.

Those wishing to attain a minor in Historic Preservation and Community Planning must complete the following requirements:

Required courses:
HPCP 199 Introduction to Historic Preservation
ARTH 265 The City as a Work of Art or…HIST 211 American Urban History
URST 310 Urban Planning
HPCP 410 Internship (also satisfied by HIST 496 Field Internship and URST 400 Practicum)

Electives: six credit hours from the following:
HPCP 275 History of Land Design (cross-listed as ARTH 275)
HPCP 299 Preservation Planning
HPCP 315 Urban Design Studio
HPCP 339 History of American Interiors (cross-listed as ARTH 339)
HPCP 420 Preservation Law and Economics
ARTH 260 Buildings, Manners, and Laws: Charleston Architecture and Culture
ARTH 335 History of American Architecture
HIST 222 History of South Carolina
HIST 323 Society and Culture of Early Charleston
POLS 305 Urban Geography
POLS 318 Urban Politics

Special topics in art history, history, political science, urban studies (could include, for example, the Addlestone seminars in the art history department, or Victorian Charleston, offered by the history department, or a course like Land Use Law, offered by the Urban Studies Program).

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Pre-Architecture Studies

Pre-Architecture coursework and advising is available through the Program in Historic Preservation and Community Planning. Students who have taken coursework in the program have gone on to Graduate programs at such places as the University of Pennsylvania and Notre Dame. Prof. Ralph Muldrow is a licensed architect (license currently held with the State of New Jersey), holds a professional degree in Architecture, and provides pre-architecture guidance at the College of Charleston.

The program includes coursework in Architectural Design and Urban Design which directly prepares the student for application and study in the graduate design fields, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Interior Design and Graphic Design. Contact Prof. Ralph Muldrow (muldrowr@cofc.edu) for further information regarding the program.

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