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Certificate in Historic Preservation Planning

This 18-credit-hour program provides specialized training in the techniques and processes of historic preservation and urban planning. It includes courses in historic preservation, architectural history, preservation analysis and methods, building reuse, and the role of the public and private sectors in implementing preservation plans. The program is useful for mid-career professionals in planning, historic preservation, architecture and those in allied fields who want advanced training in the application of historic preservation in urban development.

Curriculum
The certificate consists of nine hours of courses in architectural history and nine hours of courses in urban planning.

Architectural History
After discussing the program with an adviser, choose three from among the offerings in architectural history at the 500 or 700 level. Examples of courses:

  • ARTH 502 Historic Preservation and Architectural History
  • ARTH 789 Palladianism and Its Alternatives
  • ARTH 789 The World of Jefferson and Latrobe
  • ARTH 789 From Neoclassicism to World War I
  • ARTH 789 The Arts and Crafts Movement

Urban Planning
After discussing the program with an adviser, choose three from among:

  • URSP 517 Historic Preservation in Planning
  • URSP 610 Introduction to Planning
  • URSP 611 Principles of Urban Design
  • URSP 635 Legal and Legislative Foundations of Planning
  • URSP 647 Adaptive Reuse of Buildings
 
Application Deadline: July 25th for Fall, November 30th for Spring
 
For details on specific course requirements, contact the program office for Urban and Regional Planning:

Shian (Ivan) Suen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Coordinator
Master of Urban & Regional Planning program
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
923 W. Franklin Street, Room 118
Richmond, VA 23284-2028
(804) 828-2721
isuen@vcu.edu

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