Savannah College of Art and Design
B.F.A. in Preservation Design
Savannah, USA
BA
DURATION
180 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 41,130 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* total, full-time student for one academic year
Key Summary
About: At SCAD, the B.F.A. in Preservation Design teaches adaptive reuse, historic preservation, conservation, restoration, and digital heritage through a studio-based, digital-focused curriculum. SCAD's international recognition, industry collaborations, and campuses support hands-on training in heritage management, urban design, and architectural conservation practice to repurpose historic buildings for contemporary use.
Career Outcomes: Launch into roles such as preservation designer, historic preservation officer, museum administrator/curator, downtown development director, restoration artisan, historic materials conservator, digital heritage specialist, city/regional preservation planner. Graduates work with organizations like UNESCO, National Park Service, World Monuments Fund, National Trust for Historic Preservation, and local development authorities and partners.
Across the globe, preservation designers spearhead the adaptive reuse of historically significant buildings, repurposing them to meet contemporary and future needs while honoring their past to create a richer local fabric. As a preservation design student at SCAD, you will develop the skills and strategies to lead the transformation of these burgeoning communities via a studio-based and digital-focused curriculum that draws directly from the university’s international recognition as a model for preservation and design.
Foundation studies: 30 hours
- DRAW 100 Drawing I: Form and Space
- DSGN 100 Design I: Elements and Organization
- DRAW 101 Drawing II: Composition and Media
- DSGN 101 Color: Theory and Application
- SBLD 115 Graphics for the Building Arts
- SBLD 223 Form, Space, Order
General education: 65 hours
- COMM 105 Speaking of Ideas
- BUSI 110 Business I: Fundamentals
- CTXT 121 Visual Culture in Context: Pre-Modern Global Perspectives
- CTXT 122 Visual Culture in Context: Making Modernities
- ENGL 123 Ideas to Ink: Critical Concepts in Academic Writing
- DIGI 130 Digital Communication
- ARLH 206 Modern Architecture Before 1900
- ARLH 208 Modern Architecture After 1900
- BUSI 220 Business II: Economic Principles
- ENGL elective
- General education elective
- Mathematics/natural sciences elective
- Social/behavioral sciences elective
Major curriculum: 70 hours
- PRES 110 Studio I: Introduction to Preservation Design — Global Theory and Practice
- PRES 210 Studio II: Investigating and Evaluating Heritage — Research and Survey
- PRES 220 Studio III: Conservation Science — Traditional to Modern Materials
- ELDS 225 Electronic Design I: Digital Communication for the Building Arts
- PRES 305 Digital Practices in Preservation Design
- PRES 310 Studio IV: Policy and Planning — Preservation Design and Advocacy
- PRES 320 Studio V: Measuring Heritage — Construction Technology and Condition Assessment
- PRES 330 Studio VI: Elements of Style and Elegance in the Classical Tradition
- PRES 401 The Business of Community Revitalization
- PRES 410 Studio VII: Luxury Design in the Built Environment
- PRES 480 Studio VIII: Innovative Adaptation — Collaborative Practicum
- PRES 490 Studio IX: Innovative Adaptation — Capstone Project
- Select one of these two options:
- ARCH 465 Sustainable Design for the Built Environment
- ARCH, ARLH, BUSI, ELDS, FURN, INDS, MUSM, PRES, SBLD, SUST, or URBA elective
- Select one of these three options:
- PRES 479 Undergraduate Internship
- 500-level SCADpro elective
- Business-focused elective
Additional electives: 15 hours
Total course of study: 180 hours
Become a historic preservation officer. Become a museum administrator. Become a downtown development director. SCAD grads land leadership roles with prominent organizations, including the National Park Service, the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, and more.
Launch your career as a professional:
- Preservation designer
- Environmental and preservation specialist
- City/regional preservation planner
- Restoration artisan
- Downtown development director
- Museum administrator/curator
- Digital heritage specialist
- Historic preservation officer
- Historic materials conservator
Get recruited and hired by the best of the best:
- UNESCO
- World Monuments Fund
- Congress for the New Urbanism
- The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- National Park Service
- International Downtown Association
- Savannah Development and Renewal Authority