Housed within the Department of Architecture, the University of Oregon's Historic Preservation Program offers an undergraduate minor as well as a master of science in historic preservation. The program focuses on broad cultural concerns, including historic places, buildings, and landscapes; materials and construction; the cultural and theoretical context in which buildings were developed; the effect of time upon materials, meanings, and functions; and the technologies, interpretations, and means for sustaining the presence of historic places in the future.
By earning a minor in historic preservation from the UO and meeting the first-year graduate degree requirements with a grade point average of 3.00 or better, you will be eligible to petition for admission into the graduate program. If admitted, you will need to complete only the second-year requirements for the MS degree in historic preservation.