Master of Science in Historic Preservation MSHP students apply their skills all over the city of Charleston, which is the program’s living laboratory. This unique home provides incredible opportunities to explore first-hand, world-class architecture, museums and history spanning four centuries.
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WHAT YOU’LL STUDY Learn preservation by doing preservation with Charleston’s foremost experts in architectural conservation, architectural history, landscape preservation and urban/preservation planning. Historic Preservation is a field that studies, interprets and protects the past as it is materialized in buildings and landscapes. Located in Charleston, South Carolina, the School of Architecture offers a two-year course of study that leads to the Master of Science in Historic Preservation (MSHP) degree. This unique program will teach you about the cultural relationships between people, buildings and landscapes. Additionally, you’ll learn how to preserve the fabric of historic buildings and landscapes and the stories that give those places meaning. The curriculum is built around hands-on learning because we aim to produce students with the knowledge and experience they need to succeed in our field.
• Engaged community learning – we use class assignments and projects to work with community members who are preserving and interpreting important historic places. Students learn preservation thinking and analysis and deploy their developing skills in service to real projects that benefit from our dedicated efforts. • We are one of a very few programs that have an active conservation laboratory at the center of their curriculum. • We train our students in the most cutting-edge preservation technology and techniques including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), drone photography, digital photogrammetry, 3D laser scanning, 3D modeling, ground penetrating radar, architectural and object conservation and mortar and paint analysis. • The program’s studios, as well as its architectural conservation and microscopy laboratories, are located within an adaptively reused building: The Cigar Factory.
“I chose this program specifically because I loved this idea of studying Historic Preservation in a really historic place. I think this program offers some of the most hands-on work — we produce work for real clients” Riley Morris MSHP Class of ‘22 Clemson University
“One of my favorite parts of Historic Preservation is the interdisciplinary nature of it, and this program really highlights that! I love getting to experience all aspects of the field, from conservation to engineering and everything in between. I feel like I have really been given the chance to find my niche and develop a diverse knowledge base that I can take with me into my future career.” Chloe Martin MSHP Class of ‘24 Clemson University