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• HIST 194: Historic Preservation Planning and Sustainability

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Historic Preservation Planning and Sustainability introduces students to the principles, practices, and procedures of land-use planning and public policy associated with historic preservation planning. Sustainable communities and the historic preservation connection are discussed within the context of case studies. Issues include combating sprawl, preserving rural landscapes, and managing growth.
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• HIST 195: Historical Archaeology

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course introduces students to the study of the physical traces left by people in the past, emphasizing methods of identifying, documenting, excavating, and analyzing historical sites and their artifacts. Students study archaeological sites through an anthropological lens via field, lab, and historical research techniques, including new technologies.
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• HIST 197: History & Theory of Historic Preservation

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course surveys the historical antecedents, theoretical foundations, and current issues in historic preservation practice.
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• HIST 198: History: American Architecture

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course surveys four centuries of American architecture. The work of architects and the evolution of architectural styles are examined as a reflection of broader historical trends. Through observation, description, and analysis, students build their visual literacy skills and architectural vocabulary to recognize and interpret a building's historic character.
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• HIST 199: Historic Property Research and Documentation

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  The methodology of documenting historic sites will be studied and applied to local buildings and structures. Students utilize primary and secondary archival sources and on-site structural analysis to synthesize a property history, place it in historic context, and argue for its significance.
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• HIST 201: Building Conservation

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  The course teaches students to see buildings as ever-decaying artifacts in need of vigilant care. Students learn how to steward historic buildings, with special attention paid to period building materials, construction techniques, mechanisms of deterioration and remediation, the building's relationship to its site, and appropriate standards for intervention.
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• HIST 202: Law, Taxes, and Zoning for Historic Preservation

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  Federal, state, and local laws are studied as they relate to the preservation of historic structures. Special attention is given to the role of historic architecture review boards, as well as planning commissions in the decision making process.
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• HIST 203: Historic Preservation Internship

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  The Internship for Historic Preservation provides students with practical training in the field. Students apply historic preservation skills to a selected preservation project. Students work directly under the supervision of a Historic Preservation Professional to develop the project plan and execution. Prerequisite:    18 credits of completed coursework in Historic Preservation (C or better)
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• HIST 204: Oral History

  3.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course combines the theory and practice of oral history with extensive field work. Students examine the legal and practical issues of recording oral histories as they apply to a public project. Students interview, record, transcribe, formally present, and assemble the material into an accepted archival format.
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• HIST 205: Principles of Restoration & Rehabilitation

  1.00 Credits

  Bucks County Community College

  
  This course frames the restoration and rehabilitation of buildings within the context of architectural conservation. Building techniques are stressed.
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