MS Historic Preservation at University of Texas at Austin

Programme overview

The Master of Science in Historic Preservation is an academic degree that prepares students for practice or doctoral study in historic preservation.

Faculty: School of Architecture | Duration: 48 semester credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 48 semester credit hours. The degree program consists of at least 48 semester hours of coursework, including a thesis, professional report, or coursework-only option. An individual plan of study is defined for each student by the faculty advising contact.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate admission (applies to the programme): This degree program is open to qualified applicants who hold baccalaureate degrees in any discipline. Prerequisites include at least one three-semester-hour course in history (art, architecture, etc.). Students with experience in the field of historic preservation are preferred. This experience may be satisfied by coursework or by evidence of previous fieldwork or professional work.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate entry terms are summer and fall; each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants; MBA (and dual programs with MBA) $200; MPA $125. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline. Fee waivers are available only to U.S. citizens/permanent residents applying for a first graduate degree (not MBA or MPA).

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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