Historic Preservation Graduate Certificate Combined with Degrees in Allies Disciplines

The University of Hawai‘i's Historic Preservation Program is unique in its multi-disciplinary character. Students in the Certificate program come from Anthropology, Architecture, American Studies, Asian Studies, Art, Urban Planning, Education, and many other disciplines. Some students pursue a Graduate Certificate as a "stand-alone" degree; others are "concurrent" students and take it in combination with other Master's and Ph.D. programs. Certificate students may "double-count" two courses (other than required courses) towards the Certificate and another degree or program. This means that only nine additional credit-hours are required for a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation when taken in conjunction with another program.

The following are some of the other University of Hawai'i graduate programs which potential Certificate candidates might consider. Those with Graduate Certificates are so noted. Prospective students should make inquiries directly with the various departments/programs with the telephone numbers shown:

American Studies 956-8570
Anthropology 956-8415
Architecture 956-7228
Art and Art History 956-8251
Asian Studies 956-5752
Education 956-7849
Ethnic Studies 956-8086
Geography 956-8465
Hawaiian Studies 973-0989
History 956-8486
Law 956-7966
Liberal Studies 956-7297
Library and Information Studies 956-7321
Maritime Archaeology and History [CERT] 956-5376
Pacific Islands Studies [CERT] 956-7700
Planning Studies [CERT] 956-7381
Political Science 956-8357
Public Administration [CERT] 956-8260
Resource Management [CERT] 956-8164
South Asian Studies 956-2677
Southeast Asian Studies 956-2688
Travel Industry Management 956-8946
Urban and Regional Planning [CERT] 956-7381

We feel that the combination of a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation and another graduate degree or certificate lends a particular strength to the University of Hawai‘i's program in Historic Preservation. As a result of this emphasis students from the Pacific region or Asia can combine studies in historic preservation with more in-depth research into their own histories and cultures. Similarly, North American students—especially those anticipating professional careers on the mainland U.S.—can take preservation courses together with more basic background in American history and culture as offered in the American Studies or History departments. The same is true of other combinations. This cross-fertilization insures a strikingly diverse set of students at any one time in the program and allows for a far more individually tailored program than that previously provided by many other graduate programs in the subject.