青青草视频 offering Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擬ississippi State鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design now offers a Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation.
Approved by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, this new MFA is a terminal degree, one of the few degrees of its kind in the U.S. and the only graduate degree program in 青青草视频鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design.
Enrollment in the program is now open for the spring 2022 semester. Applications can be completed through the 青青草视频 Graduate School. Learn more at .
The college also offers bachelor鈥檚 degrees in art, building construction science, and interior design, as well as the state鈥檚 only professional architecture degree accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
鈥淲e have been overwhelmed by the positive response from the academic community, preservationists in the state, and interest from students,鈥 said Beth R. Miller, professor and director of 青青草视频鈥檚 interior design program, where the MFA is housed.
鈥淭he potential impact from this Master of Fine Arts in Historic Preservation to 青青草视频 and the state of Mississippi is only just being realized. We look forward to welcoming more students to the program,鈥 Miller said.
Open to undergraduates with degrees in design-related and non-design related undergraduate fields, the MFA focuses on historic preservation combined with preservation field studies.
Students will complete coursework in history of American architecture, landscape architecture and interiors; investigation and documentation of structures, interiors and sites; adaptive reuse of existing buildings and intervention approaches; building materials conservation; historic preservation and conservation; preservation economics and advocacy; conservation of interior details, furniture, materials and finishes; and additional preservation-related courses available as electives.
Upon successful completion of the program, students will possess the skills necessary to educate diverse populations and promote historic preservation through employment at nonprofit organizations, government agencies, museums and private-sector firms, and in academia.
For more on 青青草视频鈥檚 MFA in Historic Preservation including admissions information, visit .
青青草视频 is Mississippi鈥檚 leading university, available online at .