Related Areas
Students in the School of Arts and Sciences are required to complete a 12-credit related area for graduation. Students in the Design Track major are required to complete a related area in Studio Arts. Students in the Preservation Track major are required to complete a related area in either History of Urban America or Public Service.
The following areas are also recommended for Architectural Studies Majors:
Offered by Architectural Studies
Other related areas
Historic Preservation Certificate
Historic areas are not just buildings, but spaces and communities with pasts and futures. They require a variety of approaches to be understood, such as historical, anthropological, filmographic, architectural, and art historical. They also require an awareness of a variety of complicated processes to preserve, such as urban planning and administration, law, business and economics, and popular culture. The Historic Preservation Certificate is intended to provide students with a framework of related courses in various disciplines so that they can expand their knowledge and enhance their opportunities for further education and employment in the field.
For general questions, please contact:
Natalie Swabb
412-648-2400
njs21@pitt.edu
You may also contact the advisor of the program:
Dr. Gretchen Bender
412-648-2394
ghb1@pitt.edu
To be awarded the certificate, 18 credits are required.
| ANTH 1541 |
Special Topics in Archeology: Cultural Resource Management |
3 credits |
ANTH 1541 or HAA 1920 or ANTH 1591 |
Special Topics in Archeology: Historic Preservation or Intro to Historic Preservation
Historical Archaeology |
3 credits |
HIST 1626 or HIST 1665 |
History of the American Landscape or History of the American City |
3 credits |
HAA 1530 or HAA 1531 |
Early American Architecture
Modern American Architecture |
3 credits |
The core class options not taken may be also used as an elective. For example, if a student takes HIST 1626 as their core course in History, they may also take HIST 1665 as an elective. |
6 credits |
Please note: Anthropology, History, or History of Art and Architecture majors may overlap two courses that count towards the major with the requirements of this certificate. For example, HAA majors may take HAA 1910 (for the Anthropology requirement) and HAA 1531 (for the History requirement) and count those both for their major and for the certificate.
Students interested in historic preservation should familiarize themselves with Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. An internship at this or another organization pertaining to the field of Historic Preservation can count as one of the elective requirements (3 credits) for the certificate.
Approved Electives for the Historic Preservation Certificate
ANTH 0582 Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 1525 Eastern North American Archeology
ANTH 1526 Western North American Archeology
ANTH 1534 Archeological Data Analysis I
ANTH 1537 Basic Lab Analysis
ANTH 1540 Special Topics (Archeological) – Cultural Materials Analysis
ANTH 1755 Urban Archaeology
HIST 1009 History Through Archeological Artifacts
HIST 1610 US Colonial History
HIST 1611 American Revolution
HIST 1612 US 1789-1840
HIST 1614 Civil War History
HIST 1615 US Popular Culture
HIST 1621 History of the South Through the 1880s
HIST 1665 American Workers: 19th Century
HIST 1656 American Workers: 20th Century
HIST 1660 US Women I
HIST 1661 US Women II
HIST 1668 History of Pittsburgh
HIST 1669 History of Black Pittsburgh
HIST 1900 Internship (with an organization pertaining to Historic Preservation)
HAA 0510 Pittsburgh Architecture and Urbanism
HAA 1512 American Public Sculpture
HAA 1903 Internship (with an organization pertaining to Historic Preservation)
HAA 1921 Documentation and Conservation Studio (6 credits)
Certificate in Civil Engineering
for Architectural Studies Majors
MATH 0240 |
Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3 |
4 credits |
Statics and Particle Dynamics |
3 credits |
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Mechanics of Materials |
3 credits |
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Introduction to Structural Analysis |
4 credits |
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or |
Concrete Structures 1 or Steel Structures 1 |
3 credits |
Two of the following if either CE 1340 or or or |
or Computer Methods in Civil Engineering 2 or Materials of Construction |
3-6 credits |
Course Descriptions
ENGR 0131 Statics and Particle Dynamics, 3 credits
Prerequisites: PHYS 0104 and PHYS 0105; ENGR 0011 and/or ENGR 0012 or CS 0002
A basic course in statics and particle dynamics. Topics covered include the effect of external forces acting on particles and rigid bodies. Use is made of computers for self-learning through tutorial software and for problem solving.
ENGR 0141 Mechanics of Materials, 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENGR 0131
An introductory course in the mechanics of deformable solids. Material covers the internal stresses, strains, and displacements which occur when a structure is subjected to applied loads. Open-ended design problems are also discussed.
CE 1330 Introduction to Structural Analysis, 4 credits
Prerequisites: MATH 0250, ENGR 0141
Analysis of determinate structural systems.
CE 1340 Concrete Structures 1, 3 credits
Prerequisites: CE 1105, CE 1330
A study of the behavior and design of concrete elements and structures with regard for the origin of code the ACI requires for beams, slabs, columns, frames, and footings.
CE 1341 Steel Structures 1, 3 credits
Prerequisites: CD 1105, CE 1330
A study of the behavior of metal elements with regard t the origin of building specifications including thin element buckling and torsion effects. Design of tension members, columns, beams, and connections, using the AAISC Specification.
CE 0109 Computer Methods in Civil Engineering 1, 3 credits
Prerequisites: ENto GR 0012 or CS 0002.
Co-requisites: MATH 0240 and ENGR 0131
An introduction to the use of computers in civil engineering. Topics covered include: personal computers; the mainframes system; word processing; spreadsheets; graphics; CAD systems; numerical analysis; and civil engineering software packages.
CE 0119 Computer Methods in Civil Engineering 2, 3 credits
Prerequisites: CE 0109
Co-requisites: ENGR 0141, MATH 0250
A continuation of CE 0109.
CE 1105 Materials of Construction
Co-requisites: ENGR 0141
The nature, physical properties, including environmental aspects of civil engineering construction materials are discussed. Experimentation, where applicable, is utilized.
Special Projects
Field Trips
Every year our students visit sites of national and international significance, studying historic and contemporary architecture first hand.
