Requirements
The charts below are recommendations. Please be advised that the order of classes can vary due to availability as well as individual student needs. For the most accurate and up to date listing of Historic Preservation courses please see the UMW Academic Catalog.
You need 12 courses to complete the HISP major. 10 required courses + 2 electives
Electives change every semester.
Find one you like? You should try to take it right away. Some are only taught every few years or even only once.
Below are three paths you may take through the major.
Coming to UMW as a freshman?
Take the 4 year path.
Transferring to UMW with some credits and/or plan to take a semester abroad?
Take the 3 year path.
Transferring to UMW with an AA?
Take the 2 year path.
HISP Courses
Required
HISP 100: Introduction to Historic Preservation [HUM]
HISP 105: The American Built Environment [AL]
HISP 200: Introduction to Museum Studies (POI) [WI]
HISP 205: Documentation and Fieldwork (Prereq HISP 105, POI)
HISP 207: American Archaeology [WI]
HISP 209: Planning History and Practice [SI]
HISP 305: Historic Building Technologies (Prereq HISP 205) [BTC]
HISP 320: Material Culture (Prereq HISP 205) [SI]
HISP 405: Advanced Methods in Historic Preservation (Prereq HISP 305) [WI]
Laboratory (Choose 1)
HISP 461: Laboratory in Building Forensics (Prereq HISP 305) [BTC, DGP]
HISP 462: Laboratory Methods in Archaeology (Prereq HISP 207)
HISP 463: Laboratory in Museum Design and Interpretation (Prereq HISP 200, POI)
HISP 469: Laboratory in Preservation Planning (Prereq HISP 405) [BTC]
(Some) Electives (Choose 2)
GEOG 250: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems & Cartography
HISP 208: Introduction to Conservation
HISP 303: Archives and Society
HISP 308: Cultural Resource Management
HISP 309: Preservation, Landscape and Land Use (Prereq HISP 100)
HISP 323: Heritage Tourism
HISP 325: Vernacular Architecture in America (Prereq HISP 205)
HISP 326: Graves & Burials (Prereq HISP 105)
HISP 327: Analytical Archaeology (Prereq HISP 207)
HISP 330: Diversity in Preservation (Prereq 100)
HISP 333: Preservation Enterprise (Prereq 100)
HISP 345: Computer Applications in Historic Preservation (Prereq HISP 205) [DI]
HISP 467: Field Methods in Archaeology (Prereq HISP 207) [BTC]
HISP 470: Historic Preservation Abroad (Paris, France) [BC]
HISP 480: Professional Practice [AMW]
HISP 491: Individual Study in Historic Preservation
Note:
HISP 471: Special Topics are offered regularly and can be taken multiple times since the subject matter changes.
HISP 499: Internship is encouraged but does NOT count toward the major.
HISP 4 Year Path
| Year | Fall | Spring |
| 1 | HISP 100 HISP 105 | HISP 100 HISP 105 |
| 2 | HISP 200 HISP 205 | HISP 205 HISP 207 |
| 3 | HISP 320 HISP 305 | HISP 209 HISP 320 HISP 305 |
| 4 | HISP 405 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 | HISP 405 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 |
Electives (Choose 2): Take them when it works with your schedule but be aware that many aren’t taught regularly.
HISP 3 Year Path
| Year | Fall | Spring |
| 1 | HISP 100 HISP 105 | HISP 205 HISP 207 |
| 2 | HISP 200 HISP 305 HISP 320 | HISP 209 HISP 305 HISP 320 |
| 3 | HISP 405 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 | HISP 405 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 |
Electives (Choose 2): Take them when it works with your schedule but be aware that many aren’t taught regularly.
HISP 2 Year Path
| Year | Fall | Spring |
| 1 | HISP 100 HISP 105 | HISP 205 HISP 207 HISP 209 |
| 2 | HISP 200 HISP 305 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 | HISP 320 HISP 405 HISP 461 or 462 or 463 or 469 |
Electives (Choose 2): Take them when it works with your schedule but be aware that many aren’t taught regularly.