HIST224 Preservation Policy & Practice
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Historic Preservation
- I. Course Number and Title
- HIST224 Preservation Policy & Practice
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- none
- Corequisites
- none
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Students may be required to take a personal and/or group field trip.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course examines the principles, practices, and procedures shaping preservation of historic and cultural resources by local government and places the work in context of municipal comprehensive planning. The role of commissions, boards, and citizens in political decision-making processes receives special attention; civic responsibility is emphasized.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- identify legal and legislative frameworks of historic preservation;
- explain the role historic preservation plays in comprehensive planning;
- evaluate the components of historic preservation ordinances;
- describe how local regulatory guidelines work in practice; and
- discuss the value of public participation and the importance of incorporating a variety of perspectives in the preservation process.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following topics will be incorporated into the course:
- Federalism: levels of government and administrative purview
- Laws, courts, and the Constitution: the historical basis for preservation
- Regulatory agencies and tools of government
- Applied tools: NHPA Section 106, USDTA Section 4(f); National Register reviews; determinations of eligibility (DOEs); building codes; Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs); tax incentives
- Authorizing/enabling legislation
- Examine the history of the historic preservation field and its foundations
- Role of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)
- Intergovernmental relationships and collaboration
- Municipal planning in action: zoning, stakeholders, citizen engagement
- Comprehensive plans: goal setting, implementation, review and revision
- Historic and cultural resource surveys (initial and updating); historic contexts
- Local preservation ordinances (concepts and models)
- Ordinances and overlays; design guidelines
- Historic committees and commissions, Historic Architecture Review Boards
- The role, work, and spirit of commissions and boards
- Case studies/areas of practice: smart growth and development, sustainable communities, public participation, rural and urban landscapes, and/or social justice
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Attainment of course learning goals may be assessed by one or more of the following:
- Primary and/or secondary source analyses
- Written assignments
- Discussion responses
- Journals
- Exams
- Case study analyses
- Research-based reports
- Field experiences
- Presentations
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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New Course: 4/3/2025