Historic Preservation Certificate
Historic areas are not just buildings, but spaces and communities with pasts and futures. They require a variety of approaches to be understood, such as historical, anthropological, filmographic, architectural, and art historical. They also require an awareness of a variety of complicated processes to preserve, such as urban planning and administration, law, business and economics, and popular culture. The Certificate Program of historical Preservation is intended to provide students with a framework of related courses in various disciplines that they can expand their knowledge of this area of study and enhance their opportunities for further education and employment in the field.
To be awarded the certificate, 18 credits are required.
3 credits - Students MUST take:
ANTH 1541 Special Topics in Archeology: Cultural Resource Management
3 credits - Students MUST take one core course in Anthropology. This may be:
ANTH 1541 Special Topics in Archeology: Historic Preservation
or
HAA 1920 Introduction to Historic Preservation
or
ANTH 1591 Historical Archaeology
3 credits - Students MUST take one core course in History. This may be
HIST 1626 History of the American Landscape
or
HIST 1665 History of the American City
3 credits - Students MUST take one core course in History of Art and Architecture. This may be:
HAA 1530 Early American Architecture
or
HAA 1531 Modern American Architecture
6 credits - Students MUST take two additional courses from a list of approved electives (see below). The core class options not taken may be also used as an elective. For example, if a student takes HIST 1626 as their core course in History, they may also take HIST 1665 as an elective.
Please note: Anthropology, History, or History of Art and Architecture majors may overlap two courses that count towards the major with the requirements of this certificate. For example, HAA majors may take HAA 1910 (for the Anthropology requirement) and HAA 1531 (for the History requirement) and count those both for their major and for the certificate.
Students interested in historic preservation should familiarize themselves with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation (www.phlf.org). An internship at this or another organization pertaining to the field of Historic Preservation can count as one of the elective requirements (3 credits) for the certificate.
For general questions, please contact:
Natalie Swabb, Secretary of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies
History of Art and Architecture
104 Frick Fine Arts
412-648-2400
njs21@pitt.edu
You may also contact the advisor of the program:
Dr. Gretchen Bender, Director of Undergraduate Advising
History of Art and Architecture
234 Frick Fine Arts
412-648-2394
ghb1@pitt.edu
Approved Electives for the Historic Preservation Certificate
ANTH 0582 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 1525 Eastern North American Archeology
ANTH 1526 Western North American Archeology
ANTH 1534 Archeological Data Analysis I
ANTH 1537 Basic Lab Analysis
ANTH 1540 Special Topics (Archeological) – Cultural Materials Analysis
ANTH 1755 Urban Archaeology
HIST 1009 History Through Archeological Artifacts
HIST 1610 US Colonial History
HIST 1611 American Revolution
HIST 1612 US 1789-1840
HIST 1614 Civil War History
HIST 1615 US Popular Culture
HIST 1621 History of the South Through the 1880s
HIST 1665 American Workers: 19th Century
HIST 1656 American Workers: 20th Century
HIST 1660 US Women I
HIST 1661 US Women II
HIST 1668 History of Pittsburgh
HIST 1669 History of Black Pittsburgh
HIST 1900 Internship*
HAA 0510 Pittsburgh Architecture and Urbanism
HAA 1512 American Public Sculpture
HAA 1903 Internship*
HAA 1921 Documentation and Conservation Studio (6 credits)
*Internships must be with an organization pertaining to Historic Preservation.