PROPOSAL FOR A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY DOCTORAL
PROGRAM: PRESERVATION STUDIES PH.D (PSP)
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 abilities of the PSP doctoral students will be assessed first by a
comprehensive qualifying examination which must be successfully passed to
advance to pre-candidacy and to prove readiness for
writing an acceptable dissertation in the selected concentration. At the completion of the writing of the
dissertation, the student must successfully defend the dissertation.
The Preservation Studies doctoral program will build on unique and distinguished
programs at the
Applicants will apply to a specific area of concentration within
Preservation Studies, and acceptance will be contingent upon compatibility with
existing
I. A.1 Compatibility with the
The PSP will apply the ideals of excellence in scholarship and service
as identified in the University Mission Statement to an area of study which has
unlimited potential in serving the needs of global material culture. The nature of preservation studies is
collaborative, involves problem solving, and will depend on the area’s unique
cultural and technical institutions. The
interdisciplinary character of the program will require integration of a range
of historical, aesthetic, and technical specialties.
I. A. 2 Description of the Planning Process
The proposal was formed by a group of twelve faculty
and administrators from nine different departments, programs, and the dean’s
office. The task force members include:
the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Assoc. Dean for Arts and
Humanities, the Director of MC Studies, the Chair and former Chair from Art
Conservation, the former Director of the Conservation Ph.D., the Director of
Museum Studies, the Director for the Center for Historic Architecture and
Design, the Director of the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture, the
Preservation Department Head in the UD Library, the Associate Director of the
Center for Historic Architecture and Design, and an Associate Professor from
Anthropology. They have met regularly over the last year and a half to create
an outline for a new doctoral program.
In winter of 2004, the Center for Material Culture Studies voted
unanimously to administer the program.
Draft copies of the proposal were circulated, and five
lunch-time meetings were held with thirty faculty members and administrators
from possible cooperating departments and museums in March and April 2004. Comments and suggestions were gathered and
incorporated into the proposal.
The Art Conservation Research
Ph.D. (1990-2003) has served as a pilot project for the proposed PSP. Six students graduated from the program
(including the 2003 winner of the Wilbur Owen Sypherd Prize for dissertations
in the Humanities). Because this former
program required the students to fulfill lengthy requirements in both a
humanities and a science department, the students took longer to complete the
degree than was anticipated. No
dissertations had been completed when the program came up for review in 1995,
and permanent status was not conferred.
There was also concern regarding the limited interactions of the small
student population with the University population.
The coursework and examinations
for the new, broader PSP will be more focused and the Biomechanics Ph.D. (BIOM)
has served as an interdepartmental prototype.
As in the BIOM, the applicant will have chosen a specific area for
research before admission. Although a
relatively small student body is anticipated, collaboration among the PSP
students, their interdisciplinary supervising committees, and undergraduate and
Master’s-level students in relevant departments will be arranged through a
non-credit PSP seminar, required for three semesters, as in BIOM. Students will be required to present their
ongoing research on a regular basis to those in attendance. We also plan to investigate connecting PSP
students with undergraduate honors thesis students for one semester as
appropriate according to topic. An
undergraduate honors AMCS course proposal will be initiated in Fall 2004.
I. A. 3
Impact on Other University
Programs
There are no known negative impacts that this program
will impose on any other departments or programs within the University. There are several anticipated positive
effects. It is expected to improve our
position for obtaining external funding and to provide graduate students to
departments that currently have no graduate student support. It will increase interaction among the
faculty and students in various departments and regional and international
museums and cultural collections.
Program faculty will be drawn from the Colleges of Arts and Sciences,
Agriculture, Engineering, Human Services, Education and Public Policy, and
Marine Studies, and may include the Departments of Anthropology, Art History,
Art Conservation, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Entomology and Applied Ecology,
Geography, Geology, History, Plant and Soil Sciences, Political Science and
International Relations, the Center for Historic Architecture and Design; the
School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the Disaster Research Center, the
Museum Studies Program, the Winterthur Program in Early American Culture, the
Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, and interested
faculty and professional staff in other academic units relevant to any of the
six areas of concentration. The Art
Conservation Research Ph.D. students worked successfully with professors and
students in Chemistry, Art History, Art Conservation, Materials Science,
Geology, and other departments and served as teaching assistants within Art
Conservation. It is anticipated that the
PSP students will be interconnected in similar ways within an even greater
variety of departments.
I. A. 4.
Utilization of Existing Resources
The PSP curricula will build on existing coursework
and research capabilities both on and off campus. (See Appendix E for selected sample
curricula.) As is already the case, for
example when students in the Winterthur Programs take coursework in Art, Art
History, English, or History on the main campus, the presence of these PSP
students in classes of cross-disciplinary focus will enrich the experience for
other students.
I. B.1. Student
Demand and Targeted Student Populations
Maximum enrollment is expected to be approximately
eight matriculated students, one or two accepted a year, dependent upon the
amount of additional funding which can be generated for student support in
addition to the pre-existing Coremans Endowment. All students must be full time for the first
two semesters and may be part time after completing six three-credit
courses. Many applicants will be
actively employed professionals who will conduct their work during sabbaticals
or other leaves. The dissertation will
provide them the experience necessary to continue conducting high quality
research throughout their careers and to advance the field in their specific
disciplines. At the same time, the
opportunity to interact with students and faculty from a broad spectrum of preservation
specialties will help the student to gain a wider view of the larger context of
his or her area of concentration. Such a
larger view would be an asset to those wishing to move into
administrative/managerial roles.
In the preservation
disciplines such as historic preservation, art and architectural conservation,
and museum studies, there are few opportunities to earn a doctoral degree. Most programs provide practical training at
the master's degree level for practitioners.
This program will provide training in the conduct of research, will
allow students to pursue in-depth research on a topic of significance to their
area of concentration, and at the same time will give them a greater
theoretical grounding and will help them place their specialization into
context within the broader field of preservation studies. Strong interest in the program has already
been expressed from those holding master's degrees in relevant disciplines.
I. C. Graduate / Professional Program Access (not
applicable)
I. D. Demand and Employment Factors
Students earning this degree are likely to be already
employed in non-profit institutions such as museums, libraries, universities,
and federal, state, and local historical organizations.
The need at this time for a program of doctoral study
in preservation reflects both a coming of age for the profession and
recognition within the wider world of humanities studies of the central role
that preservation has in supporting scholarly activity in humanities
disciplines such as history, art history, material culture studies, and
anthropology.
I. E. 1 Regional / State / National Factors
There are no other known programs in
I. F. 2 Accrediting / Professional Mandates (not
applicable)
I. G. 1 Other Strengths
The proposed PSP is a logical outgrowth of
distinguished undergraduate and graduate programs at the
I. G. 2 Collaborative Arrangements
The proposed PSP will further enhance current
collaborative arrangements among the University and surrounding museums (
II. ENROLLMENTS, ADMISSIONS AND FINANCIAL
AID
II. A. Enrollment Limitations / Criteria
As mentioned above, maximum enrollment will initially
be limited to approximately eight matriculated students, one or two accepted a
year, dependent upon the amount of additional funding available to support
students in this program, and by the availability of faculty members to serve
as advisors within the demands of their individual workloads. Students will be admitted to the program
based upon enrollment availability and their ability to meet the following
recommended entrance requirements:
II. A. 1 Admission Requirements/Criteria
1.
All minimum
University requirements.
2.
A Master's Degree
in a discipline relevant to one of the program concentrations. All college and university transcripts should
be submitted to the Office of Graduate Studies; these must come directly from
the institution.
3. A paragraph summary of intended dissertation research
and the relation of this topic to existing UD expertise and resources in
addition to answers to four essay questions.
4. A personal statement discussing areas of interest,
intellectual goals, and how this program would be seen to meet these goals.
Applicants must demonstrate prior background work that will enable them to
successfully complete graduate-level courses and conduct graduate-level
research on the proposed dissertation topic.
5. A professional and academic résumé is required.
6. A writing sample to help the admissions committee
assess the applicant’s ability to design and conduct a research project and to
communicate findings to the scholarly community.
7. Graduate Record Examination scores are required. Applicants for whom English is not a native
language should submit TOEFL scores in order to demonstrate satisfactory
proficiency in the English language. A score of 550 or higher is required for
paper-based TOEFL exams; 213 or higher is required for computer-based TOEFL exams.
8. Three letters of recommendation that speak to the
applicant's ability to conduct research in the chosen area of concentration.
9. Submission of an official application form to the
Office of Graduate Studies by February 1.
10. The committee may request additional materials. An
on-campus interview is strongly encouraged.
The PSP will convene a committee of at
least three faculty members in the chosen area of expertise to process and
consider the application after all materials listed above are received. Admission
to the program will be selective and competitive based on the number of
well-qualified applicants and the limits of available faculty and facilities
for each concentration and dissertation topic area. Applicants who meet stated minimum requirements
are not guaranteed admission, nor are those who fail to meet all of those
requirements necessarily precluded from admission if they offer other
appropriate strengths.
II. A. 2 Transfer Policy (not
applicable)
II. A. 3 Retention Policy (not
applicable)
II. B. 1 Student Expenses and Financial
Aid
This would vary according to topic. The PSP students may be required to pay a fee
to use Analytical Equipment at the Winterthur Museum Scientific Research and
Analysis Laboratory, etc. There may also be equipment use costs at some UD
labs. All such costs will be
anticipated, researched, and compiled by the student and advisor/committee
chair, and potential funding sources identified or alternative research avenues
developed prior to the approval of a dissertation proposal. The PSP may develop
a small fund to which students could apply for these funding needs and will
work with students to identify external funding sources whenever possible;
however, the responsibility to raise funding for travel, analytical equipment
fees, and other research-related support rests with the student.
II. B. 2 Student Financial Support
The Coremans Endowment is in place and available for
support for Ph.D. students in preservation studies especially in fields related
to Art and Architectural Conservation.
The Coremans Endowment currently accrues $22,000 per year; these funds
would be applied for competitively as part of the admissions process. Some Teaching and Research Assistantships may
also be available through collaborating units.
We anticipate that some students may be supported on external research
grants as was the case with some of the Art Conservation doctoral Fellows. Assistance will be awarded on a competitive
basis to applicants best fitting the needs of the internal endowment, external
granting agencies, and sponsoring faculty.
Students receiving full stipends will be expected to maintain full-time
status and may be expected to work up to 20 hours a week assisting faculty with
research or teaching.
III. CURRICULUM SPECIFICS
Degree Awarded
The degree awarded would be a Ph.D. in Preservation
Studies.
II. B. 1. Curriculum
Requirements (see II.A. 1 above)
II. B. 2 Sample Curriculum (See also Appendix E,
1-5)
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.
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.)
Normally only graduate level
courses (600-699, 800-898, or 900-998) are applicable towards the course
requirements. Selection of appropriate
electives will be done in consultation with the chair of the dissertation
committee.
Proficiency in one or more
foreign languages may be required for certain areas of concentration and/or
dissertation topics and will be determined by the chair of the dissertation
committee. Likewise, proficiency in certain
practical laboratory techniques may be necessary for certain concentrations as
noted in Appendix E of curricula by concentration.
Students may develop a need
to alter previously approved programs of study once they have entered the
program due to reasons that can include scheduling conflicts or the creation of
new courses directly related to the student’s goals. Students who wish to make changes to their
program of study should first obtain permission from their advisor. The advisor must then make a written request
to the Material Culture Studies Director and the MCSD Executive Committee.
Written Qualifying
Examination
After 18 credits of course
work have been graded, the student must pass a pre-proposal 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 with pre-candidacy study.
Dissertation Committee
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. The
committee chairperson must have an established record of publication and/or
scholarship in the area of concentration selected by the student, and must be a
full-time
Dissertation Proposal
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. The proposal should define the research
question, demonstrate its significance to preservation studies and within the
chosen area of concentration, provide a context for the project within the
relevant published literature, outline the proposed research methods, and
provide a timetable for conduct of the research and writing phases. After the proposal has been circulated to the
dissertation committee, the committee will meet as a group with the student to
discuss and refine the proposal.
Any dissertation proposals
that involve human or animal subjects must follow the guidelines for approval
of such proposals that exist in all Colleges and external institutions
represented by the student’s doctoral committee.
Dissertation committee
members should sign the final copy of the approved proposal. A signed copy of the approved dissertation
proposal should be forwarded to the Program Director. Students who fail the dissertation proposal
presentation will receive one additional opportunity to repeat the process and
defend a new or modified dissertation proposal
Residency
A student must be in
full-time residence for the first year of study: two contiguous semesters. The purpose of this requirement is to enable
a student to participate fully in the scholarly community of the University for
a sustained period of time. In addition
to benefiting the student, such participation also benefits other preservation
studies students, and students and faculty of collaborating departments who
have the opportunity to interact more closely with a student in residence. A non-credit seminar for presentation of
research in progress will also be required for three semesters; faculty,
undergraduates, and graduate students in related departments will be encouraged
to attend.
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. This is not a full-time registration but only
a registration to ensure that the student is active until degree requirements
are met.
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. After all questions have been fielded, the
dissertation committee will meet to decide whether the dissertation is
accepted, rejected, or accepted pending revisions. The success of
the defense will be determined by a committee vote.
In the case of dissenting
votes, the majority opinion rules and a majority vote in favor is needed for a
successful dissertation and defense (in the case of a tie, the vote will be in
the favor of the student).
Time Limit
There is a ceiling of five
years for the completion of all requirements of the Ph.D. degree, including the
dissertation and defense. Extensions may
be granted on a year-to-year basis if the student can demonstrate continuing
progress. The PSP Faculty meets annually
to review the student’s class performance, progress toward degree, commitment
to the field of study, and appropriate contribution to the university
community. Failure to demonstrate
progress may result in termination from the program; such terminations will be
done in consultation between the dissertation committee chair, the program
director, and the Office of Graduate Studies.
If, in the professional judgment of the program faculty, a student has
failed to make satisfactory progress toward meeting the academic standards of
the program, the faculty may vote to dismiss that student from the program. In
the case of dismissal, the program director is required to send a report to the
Office of Graduate Studies that states the faculty vote on the decision causing
dismissal and the justification for this action. The Office of Graduate Studies
will notify the student in writing when the student is being dismissed for
failure to make satisfactory progress in the program. In the case of academic
dismissal, the student may appeal the termination in writing to the Office of
Graduate Studies.
III. B. 3 Support Letters
from Affected Departments
Program faculty will be drawn from the Colleges of
Arts and Sciences, Agriculture, Engineering, Human Services, Education and
Public Policy, and Marine Studies, and may include the Departments of
Anthropology, Art History, Art Conservation, Chemistry and Biochemistry,
Geography, Geology, History, the Center for Historic Architecture and Design;
the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, the Material Culture Studies
Center, Museum Studies Program, the Winterthur Program in Early American
Culture, the Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation, and
interested faculty and professional staff in other academic units relevant to any
of the four areas of concentration.
Please see attached letters.
IV. A. RESOURCES AVAILABLE
Learning Resources
The PSP will be supported by the excellent print,
audio visual, and electronic resources already available for art, art
conservation, art history, chemistry, history, etc. through the Morris Library
and its branches as well as the research libraries of nearby museums,
historical societies, and archives. We
have met with the Director of the Libraries who has written a letter verifying
support.
IV. B Faculty / Administrative Resources
Strengths and ongoing
research of
IV. C External Funding
As previous examples, external funding became
available for the Art Conservation Research doctoral Fellows through the Andrew
W. Mellon and Samuel H. Kress Foundations and the
Current development plan:
Support for student
fellowships:
1.
We plan to offer
up to five years of support per full-time doctoral student. ($11,500 in fellowship support per student is
required in order for the students to qualify for the tuition scholarships
through the Graduate Studies office.)
2.
Some departments
with research grants may be able to offer support to certain PSP students,
according to topic and specialty.
3.
The Coremans
Fellowship, now in place, is able to offer about $22,000 annually to topics
related to Art and Architectural Conservation and Technical Studies. As of
11/03 this account has a balance of $47,000 (interest available from the
endowment).
4.
Additional
proposals will be sent to:
a.
The Samuel H.
Kress Foundation (supported at least six person years of the former Art
Conservation Ph.D. and is likely to be especially interested in topics
concerned with fine arts, archaeology, and under-researched topics of art
conservation)
b.
The Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation (supported at least six person years of the former Art
Conservation Ph.D. and is likely to be especially interested in topics
concerned with conservation science or photographic materials conservation)
c.
The Getty Grant
Program (has noted that after supporting the Master’s-level program with grants
for a number of years, proposals regarding a new initiative would be welcome)
d.
The
e.
The National Park
Service, (likely to offer support to students studying architectural
preservation, corrosion of outdoor sculpture, preservation of material culture,
and under-researched topics that relate to the preservation of NPS collections
and sites)
f.
National Endowment
for the Humanities (likely to offer support to students studying preventive
conservation and the preservation of material culture, textiles, furniture,
archives, etc.)
g.
The E. Rhodes and
Leona B. Carpenter Foundation (may offer partial
research support
for work focused on the preservation of Asian art)
h. National Science Foundation
h.
Selected
foundations for smaller research grants to support some of
the
costs associated with doctoral study and research travel, including The Graham
Foundation for the Advanced Study in Fine Arts (architecture), Archaeological
Institute of America (travel and research study focused on the protection of
the world’s cultural heritage), the American Council of Learned Societies
(topic related to the history of the visual arts in the US), the Judith
Rothschild Foundation (preservation of lesser known contemporary artists), and
the Rockefeller Foundation (preservation of marginalized, non-Western
cultures).
Support for office needs and
start-up funding
5.
The Art
Conservation Department will offer $7,000 for the development/printing of
marketing brochures; work study student support for distribution of marketing
materials and Xeroxing applications, etc.
(will vary
according to applicants, but will be based on existing resources in all areas)
VI. A. IMPLEMENTATION
There
are already applicants waiting to hear if this program will begin accepting
applications. In addition the PSP will be announced in publications
of the related membership organizations such as the American Institute for Conservation, International
Institute for Conservation, American Association of Museums, ICOM-CC, Society of American Archivists,
American Library Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Association of
Preservation Technology (APT), National Council for Preservation Education, and National Association of State Historic
Preservation Officers, etc.
Applicants are to contact the PSP office well in
advance of the February 1 deadline, and a preliminary interview will be arranged by telephone or electronic
mail in order to determine if there are potential faculty members available in the chosen concentration
and what travel or analytical equipment funding may be necessary.
VI. B. 1 Evaluation
Plan
The normal university process
will include the “temporary status” vs. permanent approval review process as
well as the “normal” APR process for any academic program. We suggest that the review for permanent
approval be scheduled for eight years after the start up when it is anticipated
that there will be at least three completed dissertations. External experts in the related fields will
be gathered as per past practice.
VII. APPENDICES
A. Accreditation Criteria [not applicable]
B. Letters of Collaborative Agreement
C. Transfer / Retention Policy [not applicable]
D. Letters of Approval from Contributing
Departments
E. Selected sample curricula
APPENDIX E
Sample Curricula
PSDP Sample Program of Study for Concentration in Historic Preservation
Planning
Dissertation topic:
The history of urbanism and
the preservation of historic urban environments.
Sample student background: A
student following this curriculum plan would have a Master’s degree and one of
the following backgrounds: (1) Previous work with historic sites surveys and National Register nominations in her state.
(2) Oversight of architectural inventories and the publication of those
inventories in a series of descriptive technical reports. (3) Background in
Historic Preservation publication. (4)
Desire to advance in the field of historic preservation and broaden the
interpretive framework for the public interpretation of historic architecture,
landscapes, and sites. Goals likely to
be professional advancement with an eye toward steering preservation practice
toward humanistic as well as planning goals.
Special prerequisites:
Prior experience in
field-based architectural history and preservation planning. MA or
certification in architectural history, urban history, historic preservation,
or museum studies expected.
Suggested coursework:
Required courses (9 credits)
UAPP 610 Urban Land Use
Planning and Administration
MSST 608 Public History: Resources, Research, and Practice
HIST 605 Theories in Material
Culture
PRES 801 A
non-credit seminar for presentation of research in progress will also be
required for three semesters; faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students in
related departments will be encouraged to attend.
An additional 9 credits to be
chosen from any of the following courses:
ARTH 667 The
Town House in
ARTH 667
Renaissance Urbanism
GEOG 638 World Cities in
Comparative Perspective
UAPP 635 Evolution of the
American Urban Landscape
ARTH 654
Vernacular Architecture
HIST 657 Historical
Archaeology and the Public
Other courses in Urban
Affairs and Public Policy, Museum Studies, History
Followed by
the dissertation.
Suggested committee members: The
committee could include faculty with a particular interest in urban form and
preservation from Geography (urban historical geography); Center for Historic
Architecture and Design (urban geography, land use planning, and public
policy); Art History (urban architecture, town planning, and historic
preservation); History (architectural history, industrial history, and museum
studies).
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New graduate
courses designated with “experimental” 67
numbers are offered every semester. The faculty advisor(s) would work with the
student in identifying and taking advantage of these offerings.
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PSDP Sample Program of Study for Concentration in
Preservation Technologies
Dissertation topic: Preservation
of Outdoor Metal Sculpture.
A student working in this
area might do a dissertation involving one or more of the following research
topics: testing coatings for corrosion
protection, testing corrosion inhibitors, developing and testing new methods
for monitoring corrosion susceptibility, identifying corrosion products and
deterioration mechanisms, studying the relationship between atmospheric
pollutants and corrosion mechanisms, testing the effects of cleaning regimes on
sculpture surfaces and aesthetics, investigating the role of biocorrosion in
deterioration of outdoor sculpture and sculpture coatings, or studying issues
of original artist intent versus deterioration and conservation approaches.
Sample
student background: A student
following this curriculum plan would have one of the following backgrounds: (1)
be a practicing conservator with experience in sculpture conservation, with a
Master’s degree in art conservation or a related field and additional
undergraduate or graduate courses in chemistry, materials science, or
metallurgy/metallography; or (2) have a Master’s degree in materials science or
chemistry, with additional courses and/or experience in sculpture techniques,
art history, conservation science, or sculpture conservation.
Special
prerequisites: GRE required
Suggested
coursework:
Required
courses (9 credits):
MSEG 606 Corrosion and Protection
MSST 645 Technology of Cultural Materials: Metals
One of these two:
MSEG 602 Structure of Materials
MSEG 603 Analytical
Techniques in Materials Science
PRES 801 A
non-credit seminar for presentation of research in progress will also be
required for three semesters; faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students in
related departments will be encouraged to attend.
An
additional 9 credits to be chosen from any of the following courses:
MEEG 634 Air
Pollution Processes
GEOG 651 Microclimatology
CHEM 622 Electroanalytical Chemistry
CHEM 623 Chemometrics
CHEM 624 Principles of Mass Spectrometry
CHEM 626 Instrumental
Methods in Mass Spectrometry
CHEM 627 Practical Mass Spectrometry
CHEM 680 Introduction to Polymer Science
ARTH Any art history graduate seminar focusing on
sculpture
Followed by
the dissertation.
Suggested committee
members: The committee could include a faculty member in Museum
Studies who does research on corrosion and metal artifacts; a materials
scientist with interest in corrosion and protection of metals; a chemist who
can analyze atmospheric particulate matter or study deterioration of polymeric
coatings; an artist with experience in fabrication techniques and materials of
sculpture; external members could be a corrosion scientist and/or a local
sculpture conservator or conservation scientist with expertise in metals.
CLR
PSDP Sample Program of Study for Concentration in
Conservation Research and Technical Studies
Dissertation topic: Misconceptions in 19th-century revivalism
of 16th-17th-century Old Master techniques: e.g.
Delacroix copying Rubens and Washington Allston copying Titian. Contemporary letters, documents, treatises on
painting methods would be examined, paintings sampled, and media and pigments
compared. (Delacroix mistakenly copied
paintings by his hero Rubens when they were covered with discolored varnish and
consequently thought they were much darker than they actually were, affecting
his painting technique accordingly, and Washington Allston, known as the
“American Titian,” interlayered varnish into his paint films in an attempt to
imitate the natural translucency of aged oil paint making them quite dangerous
to clean.)
Sample student
background: A student following this
curriculum plan would have one of the following backgrounds: (1) be a practicing paintings conservator with a
Master’s degree in art conservation (2) be an art historian with a Master’s
degree with additional undergraduate or graduate courses in chemistry,
materials science or paint technology.
Special
prerequisites: Reading knowledge in French or Italian would be
helpful. GRE scores, especially
quantitative, are required.
Suggested coursework:
Required coursework (9
credits)
3 courses in current
scientific methods, to be adjusted according to the expertise of the applicant,
but possibly including:
ARTC 672, ARTC 673 Chemical
and Physical Techniques Used in the Examination of Art Materials III and IV
ARTC 666
Independent study on microscopy of paint cross-sections, fluorescent staining,
and work with faculty from the Chemistry Department on Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry.
PRES 801 A
non-credit seminar for presentation of research in progress will also be
required for three semesters; faculty, undergraduates, and graduate students in
related departments will be encouraged to attend.
An additional 9 credits to be chosen from any of the
following:
ARTH 611 Studies in Italian
Renaissance Art
ARTH 617 Studies in Northern
Baroque Art
ARTH 621 Studies in 19th-century
Art
Other relevant courses in the
Art Conservation, Art History, or History
Followed by
the dissertation.
Suggested committee
members: The committee could include
one or two art historians with expertise in Renaissance/Baroque or
Nineteenth-century paintings, a paintings conservator from WUDPAC, one or two
scientists with expertise in microscopy, Fourier-Transform Infra-Red
spectroscopy, and GC-MS (from WUDPAC or chemistry dept.)
JHS
PSDP Sample Program of Study for Concentration in
Heritage Management (may include buildings, sites, landscapes, towns)
Dissertation
topic: The preservation of buildings by
museums (representing one or a variety of disciplines) in museum settings. Included would be structures conceived to
meet museum functions, as well as historic structures entrusted to museums for
care and interpretation. Development of
this topic would entail research in a spectrum of published and archival
sources, field inspections and recording, and the establishment of mentoring
relationships with resource people from Museum Studies, Art History, History,
Political Science and International Relations, Early American Culture, the
Center for Historic Architecture and Design, and other pertinent departments
and programs at the University.
Sample student background:
Applicants will have a Master’s degree in history, art history, historic
preservation, museum studies, or a related field. Career work or volunteer service in a museum
(any discipline) or historical institution is also preferred. Applicants should have a long-term interest
in the preservation of the architecture, landscapes, and material culture of
museums and historical organizations in the
Special prerequisites:
Master’s-level coursework including three of the following:
social/cultural/intellectual history, history of art, architectural history,
international relations, public policy, cultural resource management, economic
development, and historic preservation.
Suggested coursework:
Required courses
(9 credits):
MSST 802 The Leadership and Management of Museums
UAPP 841 Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations
POSC
843 Global Governance: Theory and Cases
PRES 801 A non-credit seminar for presentation of research in
progress will also be required for three semesters; faculty, undergraduates,
and graduate students in related departments will be encouraged to attend.
An additional 9 credits to be chosen from any
of the following courses:
MSST 801 Museum Curatorship and Collections Management
MSST 803 Museums and
Modern Technology
MSST 805 Historic
Properties
MSST 808 Museum Education
and Interpretation
MSST 810 Environmental
Institution Management
POSC
813 American Foreign Policy
POSC 656 Politics
and Disaster
POSC
840 International Political Economy
SOCI 813 Current
Issues in Social Theory
UAPP
833 Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Sectors
additional Museum Studies courses or related
coursework in History, Early American
Culture, Art Conservation, Historic Preservation
Followed by the dissertation
Suggested committee
members: The committee could include one
or two art historians with strength in architectural history, and one or two
historians of social, cultural and/or intellectual history, and a preservation
studies scholar with expertise in preservation philosophy, history and
analytical techniques.
NOTE: A Ph.D. student in any of the other PSP concentrations might wish also to earn a Museum Studies certificate by completing twelve credit hours of required course work, including a three-credit-hour internship, and would be recognized by the awarding of a Certificate in Museum Studies at the time the student receives his/her academic degree.