MS Architecture in Heritage Conservation

The purpose of the Heritage Conservation program is to educate students in the preservation of the built environment as part of a comprehensive ethic of environmental, cultural, and economic sustainability. The intent of the curricular program, which leads to a Master of Science in Architecture with a concentration in Heritage Conservation, is:Interdisciplinary, teaching holistic problem-solving within an integrated environment of natural and cultural resources including the disciplines of anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art history, history, landscape architecture, materials science, and planning;Inter-institutional, promoting collaborative engagement between public and private institutions with a curriculum incorporating community service as a method of learning; andInternational in scope and regional in application, defined by the arid lands geography of the Greater Southwest.