The graduate Interdisciplinary Concentration and Certificate in Historic Preservation (ICCHP) was created to integrate existing historic preservation resources across the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) and ultimately to do so across the campus in response to broadening interest in historic preservation. The ICCHP is offered to students seeking graduate degrees in DCP, Museum Studies, Anthropology and Tourism. Inclusion of other departments, schools, and colleges so students outside of DCP continues.
The ICCHP allows Masters and Ph.D. students majoring in Architecture, Building Construction, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning , MuseumS tudies, Anthropology and Tourism to learn about the basics of Historic Preservation. Within the concentration students are exposed to the breadth of topics in preservation as well as the fundamental characteristics of the field. With these goals in mind, the students must meet the following requirements for the concentration and certificate.
Each Masters student must take at least 4 courses with a minimum of 12 credits of approved historic preservation or related courses while Ph.D. students are required to complete at least 5 approved historic preservation or related courses for 15 credits. In addition, the following requirements apply:
Students must file a plan of study for the concentration at least two semesters prior to graduation. The plan of study must be approved by a designated advisor within a participating unit and the ICCPH Governing Board. In addition to relevant background information about the student, the plan of work shall include a list of all University of Florida courses that the student will complete for the concentration and when they are scheduled to be taken.The plan of work allows their progrerss to be tracked to ensure that the student completes all required components of the interdisciplinary concentration.
