The Historic Preservation program at the University of Maryland provides students professional skills and academic credentials related to historic preservation history, methodology, current issues, documentation, policy analysis, and interpretation. Students with diverse and varied academic and professional backgrounds are welcomed as part of an interdisciplinary practice aimed at addressing social, historical, and cultural issues. Students may also take classes or pursue dual degrees in American studies, anthropology, architecture, history, landscape architecture, urban studies and planning, and real estate development.
The program leverages the University's proximity to the Washington, D.C./Baltimore metropolitan areas and its partnerships with national, state, and local preservation organizations to engage with community residents, regulators, and practitioners to hone the skills and instill the professional values required to succeed in a preservation career.
UMD Historic Preservation Values
By placing inclusion and equity at the center of historic preservation practice, the program aims to approach the preservation of our past in a way that recognizes and enhances social justice in the present. The program is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive academic and professional preservation practice that works side by side with all community leaders, residents, and stakeholders and builds long-term, equitable relationships, especially with communities of color and other marginalized communities. Critical analysis of traditional preservation philosophy, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the application of the latest digital approaches and technologies in preservation supports the development of innovative contributions to pressing societal problems.