Preservation Design, BFA
SCAD will discontinue new student enrollment beginning Winter 2026. All current students are able to complete their degrees as planned without impact.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Studies | ||
| FOUN 110 | Design Thinking and Process | 5 |
| FOUN 111 | Sketching and Drawing | 5 |
| FOUN 112 | Color in Context | 5 |
| FOUN 113 | Creative Collaboration Lab | 5 |
| FOUN 240 | Spatial Design and Fabrication | 5 |
| FOUN 245 | Drawing: Idea to Object | 5 |
| General Education | ||
| COMM 105 | Speaking of Ideas | 5 |
| BUSI 110 | Business I: Fundamentals | 5 |
| CTXT 121 | Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives | 5 |
| CTXT 122 | Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities | 5 |
| ENGL 123 | Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing | 5 |
| DIGI 130 | Digital Communication | 5 |
| ARLH 206 | Modern Architecture Before 1900 | 5 |
| ARLH 208 | Modern Architecture After 1900 | 5 |
| ENGL Elective | 5 | |
| General Education Elective | 5 | |
| Mathematics/Natural Sciences Elective | 5 | |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 5 | |
| Major Curriculum | ||
| PRES 110 | Studio I: Introduction to Preservation Design — Global Theory and Practice | 5 |
| PRES 210 | Studio II: Investigating and Evaluating Heritage — Research and Survey | 5 |
| PRES 220 | Studio III: Conservation Science —Traditional to Modern Materials | 5 |
| ELDS 225 | Graphic Representation in the Building Arts | 5 |
| PRES 305 | Digital Practices in Preservation Design | 5 |
| PRES 310 | Studio IV: Policy and Planning — Preservation Design and Advocacy | 5 |
| PRES 320 | Studio V: Measuring Heritage — Construction Technology and Condition Assessment | 5 |
| PRES 330 | Studio VI: Elements of Style and Elegance in the Classical Tradition | 5 |
| PRES 401 | The Business of Community Revitalization | 5 |
| PRES 410 | Studio VII: Luxury Design in the Built Environment | 5 |
| PRES 480 | Studio VIII: Innovative Adaptation — Collaborative Practicum | 5 |
| PRES 490 | Studio IX: Innovative Adaptation — Capstone Project | 5 |
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| Sustainable Design for the Built Environment | ||
ARCH, ARLH, BUSI, ELDS, FURN, INDS, MUSM, PRES, SBLD, SUST, or URBA elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 5 | |
| Undergraduate Internship | ||
500-level SCADpro Elective | ||
Business-Focused Elective | ||
| Additional Electives | ||
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| Free Elective | 5 | |
| Total Hours | 180 | |