Gainful Employment Disclosure
Purpose: This curriculum is designed for persons seeking to develop research, analytical, and field skills in historic preservation, archaeology, and museum studies sufficient for the student to continue or to participate in local community-based projects.
| One Year |
Credits |
| 1st Semester |
| ENG |
111 |
College Composition I |
3 |
| HIS |
180 |
Historical Archaeology |
3 |
| HIS |
181 |
History and Theory of Historic Preservation |
3 |
| Total |
|
9 |
| 2nd Semester |
| HIS |
183 |
Survey of Museum Practice |
3 |
| HIS |
188 |
Field Survey Techniques for Archaeology |
3 |
| Total |
|
6 |
| 3rd Semester |
| HIS |
186 |
Collections Management |
3 |
| HIS |
187 |
Interpreting Material Culture |
3 |
| HIS |
199 |
Supervised Study/Independent Project |
3 |
| Total |
|
9 |
| Total credits for the Historic Preservation Career Studies Certificate=24 |
All first-time students must take a one-credit Student Development (SDV) course prior to enrolling in their 16th credit at NOVA.