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Honors Thesis

The Honors thesis provides a culmination to an Honors student's academic career. The Honors thesis should be an outgrowth of the student's academic work, rooted in their chosen discipline, in most cases in the student's major or minor. In cases where a student has multiple majors, minors, or interdisciplinary interests that are not captured in a major or minor, the student should work with their Honors academic advisor to identify a topic that is supported by their academic work.

Honors Thesis

The Honors thesis provides a culmination to an Honors student's academic career. The Honors thesis should be an outgrowth of the student's academic work, rooted in their chosen discipline, in most cases in the student's major or minor. In cases where a student has multiple majors, minors, or interdisciplinary interests that are not captured in a major or minor, the student should work with their Honors academic advisor to identify a topic that is supported by their academic work.

Historic Preservation

An introduction to the theory and practice of historic preservation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and beyond. The approach will be through an interdisciplinary lens, including architecture, interiors, history, urban planning, archaeology, geography, economic development, and community engagement. Lectures, readings, discussion, and field observations.(3 cr.)

Adaptive Reuse & Hist. Bldgs

Valuable to any student, whether they are a designer or future property owner, this class explores the challenges and artful solutions employed to up cycle existing buildings. Course materials will focus on determining which treatment is most appropriate, evaluating significance, reviving existing spaces, and acquiring historic tax credits.

Kentucky Architecture And Landscapes

This course is an introduction to Kentucky's characteristic built environment. There will be a focus on central Kentucky to enable context for assignments and access to sites for field trips. The course employs an interdisciplinary approach to architectural and cultural landscape developments, using both historical and geographical perspectives. It will include lectures, discussions, field trips/field observations and readings. Students will need to provide their own transportation to the field trip site.

Intro To Historic Preservation

This course will introduce students to the history and theory driving the modern preservation movement, and will draw attention to the broad scope of what constitutes preservation practice in the 21st century. The course will emphasize the relationship between historic preservation and allied fields, including city planning, economic development, design, archaeology, environmental sustainability, and landscape studies.

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