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How long will it take?
Minimum of 42 semester hours of graduate coursework must be completed.
Where will I take classes?
Atlanta Campus
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The Master of Heritage Preservation (MHP) program offers compelling opportunities to pursue careers relating to the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage. Based in the Department of History, the program and its faculty emphasize the theory and practice of protecting and communicating the significance of our tangible and intangible heritage. Much of the coursework involves collaboration with community partners and cultural organizations to produce practical learning experiences that take place outside the traditional classroom setting. The MHP program uses Atlanta and the surrounding area as a living laboratory from which our students obtain the skills to become future leaders in the field.
The MHP program attracts students from ages 21 to over 60, all with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests, creating an eclectic and energetic academic setting. Our students use their heritage preservation educations to teach, advocate, restore, interpret and plan for the preservation of historic resources and interpretations of history to a public audience.
Applicants must complete the online graduate application and submit the following:
Students pursuing a master in heritage preservation degree have the opportunity to specialize in either public history or historic preservation. Each degree involves completing 42 credit hours within four areas of concentration.
Historic Preservation Areas of Concentration
Public History Areas of Concentration
The department has a generous assistantship program that provides a monthly stipend and full tuition remission that many of our graduate students are able to take advantage of. Funding varies by year, so students are encouraged to apply early. To be considered for a research assistantship, students must apply to the program and submit a letter of interest to the MHP director by February 15.
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The MHP Program produces highly sought-after graduates with solid grounding in cultural studies, urban and architectural history who possess the research and writing skills essential to any career in public history or historic preservation. Students may choose to concentrate in either historic preservation or public history.
Students in the program gain valuable internship experience and find jobs in a variety of local, state and national agencies and organizations, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors. Our graduates are prepared for professions in fields such as cultural resource planning and management, administration of historical sites, historical societies, commissions and museums, and historical archives and research positions in public and private agencies.
Director, Heritage Preservation Program
Chad Keller
[email protected]
25 Park Pl NE #2500
Atlanta, GA 30303
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