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Course Info for HIST - 278 - 01, Spring 2026
Class number: 3041 Title: Heritage Conservation Department: History
Career: Undergraduate Component: Lecture Session: Regular
Instructor's Permission Required: No Grading Basis: Regular Units: 1.00
Enrollment limited to 20 Current enrollment: 15 Available seats: 5
Start date: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 End date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Mode of Instruction: In Person
Schedule: TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM, SH - S205 Instructor(s): Crutcher, Megan
Prerequisite(s): None
Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement
Course Description:
How and why do we celebrate, memorialize, and preserve/conserve the “important stuff” of history? How have our methods of conserving and preserving the past changed over time and according to place, culture, and what history is being remembered? In this course we will examine various methods and theories for conservation and preservation of cultural heritage—writ large, and including archaeology, art, and history—as practiced both nationally and abroad. This course introduces students to a wide range of classic and contemporary readings, case studies, and real-world examples of the conservation and preservation of cultural heritage around the world and in the U.S. This course is separated into two parts: the theory of conservation and preservation, and the practice of conservation and preservation in action.