The minor in Architectural Heritage Conservation provides an interdisciplinary and global approach to understanding heritage conservation and its importance to sustainable conservation of the built environment.
The curriculum emphasizes an awareness of principles and theories impacting architectural heritage conservation. In addition, the minor enables students to explore technological advancements critical to documenting and assessing the built environment. The minor in Architectural Heritage Conservation can serve as a complement to several major fields of study and is open to all Texas A&M undergraduates. The structure of the minor encourages students to gain a broad understanding of the foundations of conservation before advancing to specialized areas of interest.
Course List | Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
| ARCH 246 | Foundations of Historic Preservation | 3 |
| ARCH 346 | Architecture, Heritage and Culture | 3 |
| 3 |
| History and Theory of Modern and Contemporary Architecture | |
| History of Ancient Architecture in the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome | |
| The Role of Sculpture and Painting in Ancient Architecture | |
| World Religious Architecture | |
| American Architecture | |
| 6 |
| Introduction to Archaeology | |
| Historical Archaeology | |
| Archaeological Artifact Conservation | |
| Advanced Museum Studies | |
| Comparative Theory in the Built and Virtual Environments | |
| History of Building Technology | |
| Documentation of Historic Buildings and Sites | |
| Special Topics in... (Architectural Heritage or Conservation) | |
| Interpretation of Natural and Cultural Resources | |
| Geographic Information Systems for Resource Management | |
| Conservation of Natural Resources | |
| The Evolving City | |
| More Than Monuments: Preservation as Social Justice | |
| Sustainable Communities | |
| Total Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
Students must obtain a C or better in each course listed above (or in any transfer course used as an equivalent).
Students must complete a minimum of 6 hours in residence at the 300-400 level.
Students applying for a minor in Architectural Heritage Conservation must have a 2.0 or better overall GPR. Some colleges and departments outside the College may permit their students to minor.
Coordination with Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS-ARCH) Degree Plan - For students pursuing the BS-ARCH degree, upper level coursework for the minor may be applied to general or free electives, but may not be applied to directed electives or any other requirements for the BS-ARCH degree plan.
