ACADEMIC
PROGRAM APPROVAL
CHECKLIST
This form is a routing document for
the approval of new and revised academic programs. Page 2 will serve as an attachment to the
Faculty Senate agenda. Proposing department
should complete form, attach as a cover page and forward to the college dean.
Documentation should include copy of curriculum as it is to appear in the
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog.
Proposals must arrive to the Undergraduate/Graduate Committee by
November in order to reach the Faculty Senate by March 1. Proposals received after this date cannot be
implemented the following year nor included in the catalog for that year.
1.
Proposed change leads to the degree of
( ) Bachelor of Arts (
) Master of Arts ( X ) Doctor of Philosophy
( ) Bachelor of Science ( ) Master of
Science ( ) Other
______________________________________
2.
(X ) New major/curriculum Preservation Studies
Title
to be entered in record of students who select this program
(
) New minor Title to be entered in record of students
who select this program
(
) Change from provisional to permanent status.
3.
( ) Revision of existing: (
) major ( ) minor ( ) concentration
Present title
Records
System Program Code
( ) Add/delete required courses/credit hours
( ) Add concentration Title
( ) Delete concentration Title
4.
( ) Deletion of
existing/disestablish: ( )
major ( ) minor (
) other _______________________________
Title Code______________________
5.
( ) Policy
Change____________________________________________________________________________________
Title/Department
ROUTING AND APPROVALS: (Please do
not remove supporting documentation.)
Department Chairperson Date
Dean of College Date
Chairperson, College Curriculum
Committee___________________________________Date_____________________
Chairperson, Senate Com. on UG or GR
Studies Date
Chairperson,
Senate Coordinating Com. Date
Secretary, Faculty Senate Date
Date of Senate Resolution Date
to be Effective
Registrar Program
Code Date
Vice Provost for Academic Programs
& Planning Date
Provost Date
Board of Trustee Notification Date
a. Rationale for
creation, revision, or deletion:
Preservation is the study of the historical context
and meaning of international cultural monuments and material heritage combined
with the methods, policies, and philosophies necessary to insure their
long-term survival and access. The study
mandates an interdisciplinary approach within the humanities and the
sciences. Informed preservation efforts,
for Angkor Wat, for example, should embrace stone deterioration and the
cultural history of the monument in addition to history of the region,
including politics and religion.
Partnerships with global cultural heritage organizations are anticipated
for international topics.
There is a keen international need for better
understanding of mechanisms of deterioration from the small (e.g. ivory
miniatures) to the large (outdoor bronze sculpture or historic sites) and the
appropriate approaches to preservation.
Such approaches may range from conservation treatment procedures to
larger issues of legislation and public policy.
The Preservation Studies Program (PSP) will be an interdisciplinary
doctoral course of study that will teach the philosophies, research
methodologies, and policies informing preservation efforts focused on art,
architecture, landscapes, and material culture. It is distinct from other
discipline-based courses of graduate study in that it provides a mechanism to
combine cross-field expertise toward doctoral study in preservation. The PSP will prepare students to address
questions regarding individual objects and works of art, collections, buildings
and structures, and sites and landscapes.
More specifically, it will train its Ph.D. candidates to 1) assess the
significance and cultural contexts for the production, function, reception, and
preservation of all aspects of visual and material culture; 2) identify,
evaluate, and implement preservation practice and policy; and 3) integrate
ideas and methods from the full range of preservation-related disciplines.
The Preservation Studies doctoral program will build on unique and
distinguished programs at the
b. Summary of program:
Applicants will apply to a specific area of concentration within
Preservation Studies, and acceptance will be contingent upon compatibility with
existing
Upon their acceptance into
the Program, students will meet with their advisors to formalize their
curricula. They will choose approved courses relevant to their area of
concentration and projected course of study. Areas of concentration include:
Historic Preservation Planning (including Structures, Landscape, and
Preservation of Social and Cultural Context), Preservation Technologies,
Conservation Research and Technical Studies, and Heritage Management. Each student’s curriculum must include a
balance of courses that provide an introduction to the wide range of
theoretical and methodological issues as well as courses supporting individual
preservation research endeavors. Theoretical and methodological breadth ensures
that all students in Preservation Studies are familiar with basic procedures of
research design and data handling and analysis needed to conduct dissertation
research.
During the first year of the
program each student in cooperation with his or her advisor will nominate, for
approval by the program director, a dissertation committee consisting of at
least four but not more than six members.
Eighteen credits of
coursework are required. A non-credit
seminar for presentation of research in progress will also be required for
three semesters (PRES 801); faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students in
related departments will be encouraged to attend. Three three-credit courses should be taken in each of
two contiguous semesters in order to satisfy the University residency
requirement. Three courses will be
required as approved by the advisor, selected in consultation with the
student. There will be three
electives. Once advanced to candidacy,
students must register for at least 9 credits of Ph.D. dissertation credit
(969). (A total of 27
course credits.)
Written Qualifying
Examination
After 18 credits of course
work have been graded, the student must pass a written qualifying examination in
the areas of concentration, supervised by senior faculty from the appropriate
departments. The scope and content of
the examination will be determined by the dissertation committee chair in
consultation with members of the committee and/or professors of courses the
student has completed for the concentration requirement. The qualifying examination must be passed
before the student proceeds to candidacy.
One semester after passing
the qualifying examination, the student must submit a formal dissertation
proposal (of about 10-15 pages) to his or her dissertation committee.
Advancement to Candidacy
A
student can be admitted to candidacy for the Ph.D. degree after completing all
required course work, passing the written examination, fulfilling the residency
requirement, and having had a dissertation proposal accepted by the
committee. Once advanced to candidacy,
students must register for at least 9 credits of Ph.D. dissertation credit
(969) usually while conducting dissertation research full time. Subsequently, candidates are required to
register for Ph.D. sustaining credit (U999) each semester.
Dissertation
The dissertation is expected
to reflect the results of original and high quality research of significance to
preservation studies, written in a scholarly and literary manner worthy of
publication. The dissertation is the
focal point of this research-oriented degree, and thus the majority of a
student's time will be spent on this component of the degree requirements. Three of the five or more chapters could be
considered publishable separately, if appropriate.
Dissertation Defense
The student will conduct an
oral defense of the work to all members of the committee at once at least two
weeks after delivery of the completed dissertation. The success of the defense will be determined
by a committee vote.
AUTHORIZED
DEGREE TITLES
Please check
the appropriate degree:
( ) Bachelor
of Applied Science
( ) Bachelor
of Arts
( ) Bachelor
of Arts in Educational Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Arts in Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Chemical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Civil Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Computer Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Electrical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Environmental Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Fine Arts
( ) Bachelor
of Liberal Studies
( ) Bachelor
of Mechanical Engineering
( ) Bachelor
of Music
( ) Bachelor
of Science
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Accounting
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Agriculture
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Education
( ) Bachelor
of Science in Nursing
( ) Master of Applied
Sciences
( ) Master
of Arts
( ) Master
of Arts in Liberal Studies
( ) Master
of Business Administration
( ) Master
of Chemical Engineering
( ) Master
of Civil Engineering
( ) Master
of Education
( ) Master
of Electrical Engineering
( ) Master
of Environmental and Energy Policy
( ) Master
of Fine Arts
( ) Master
of Instruction
( ) Master
of Marine Policy
( ) Master
of Materials Science and Engineering
( ) Master
of Mechanical Engineering
( ) Master
of Music
( ) Master
of Physical Therapy
( ) Master
of Public Administration
( ) Master
of Science
( ) Master
of Science in
Nursing
( ) Doctor
of Education
( x ) Doctor
of Philosophy
This document will be retained
permanently in the Faculty Senate Office.
Revised