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 |