The University of Hawaii at Manoa
Preservation Field Schools
Amst 696B-Hawaii Preservation Field School
An on-site course of the Historic Preservation Program, Department of American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, University of Hawai‘i at Manoa, in cooperation with Outreach College.
American Studies 696B-Hawaii
Preservation Field School
AmSt 696B (701) - 6 credits
Study Site: Hawai‘i ’s Historic Plantation Heritage
Dates: July 6- August 30, 2010 (MTuWThFSa + some Sundays)**
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Open to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in American Studies, Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Anthropology, Archaeology, History, Art History, and related fields.
The 20th annual University of Hawai‘i Preservation Field School will be held on the islands of Oahu and Hawai‘i . Working closely with local communities, historians and cultural resource managers, students will be introduced to techniques for documenting the historic sites and cultural landscapes of Hawai‘i ’s plantation heritage. The project is field intensive, but will include significant input, including lectures and demonstrations, from leading experts in the field of historic preservation.
Students will be responsible for providing their own camera, computer, and drawing supplies. There will be a three day field exercise on the Island of Hawai‘i and students will also need to pay their own roundtrip airfare. Other onsite costs are covered by the program. The field course is open to graduate and advanced undergraduate students and professionals in architecture, art history, archaeology, anthropology, geography, planning, historic preservation and other related fields.
Participants to buy required text Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler from Amazon.com
Academic Credit
The course carries six graduate credit hours from the Department of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition to the annual Historic Preservation Field School, the program offers the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. Complete information is available on our web site: http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/historic.htm.Faculty
William R. Chapman, D.Phil., Director, Historic Preservation Program and Professor, Department of American Studies, is an anthropologist and historic preservationist with considerable research and teaching experience in international preservation and a specialty in vernacular architectural studies. He is a graduate of Oxford in England, and Columbia in New York. He has worked in England, the Caribbean, India, Southeast Asia, and throughout the U.S. He is a consultant to numerous international organizations, including UNESCO and the World Monuments Fund.Jeffrey A. Tripp, Ph.D., Lecturer, Department of American Studies, is an Asian and American studies scholar with a background in historic preservation throughout Hawai‘i , East Asia, and the Pacific Islands.
Additional faculty from the University of Hawai‘i with expertise in various aspects of preservation and conservation will also assist in the instruction. Several leading figures in the field of building conservation and historic landscapes are scheduled to participate.
Participants to buy required text Historic Preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice by Norman Tyler from Amazon.com
Academic Credit
The course carries six graduate credit hours from the Department of American Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. In addition to the annual Historic Preservation Field School, the program offers the Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation. Complete information is available on our web site: http://www.hawaii.edu/amst/historic.htm.Students will be responsible for:
~ Tuition for 6-credit course ($2,232) + fees
~ Partial housing costs (estimated $350+/person)
~ On-island group transportation costs are included.
~ Application deadline: June 16 (late applications subject to space availabilityTuition and Expenses
~ Tuition for 6-credit course TBA + fees
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/student/international.asp
~ Partial housing costs (TBA/person)
HP Field School Application Deadline: June 16 (for all continuing, new, returning, and international students)
Send to American Studies Department-University of Hawaii
1890 East-West Road, Moore 324
Honolulu, HI 96822Deadline for New, Returning or Summer Only Students:
(for Outreach College Application-Admission)
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/student/visiting.asp
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/apply.asp
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/pdfForms/appSS10.pdf
Deadline for Visiting International Students:
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/student/international.asp
(for Outreach College Application-Admission)
Visiting International Students need to obtain a F-1 visa. One must first be issued a Certificate of Eligibility for Nonimmigrant Student status (I-20) from the UH Outreach College. It is strongly recommended that requests are submitted no later than *two months prior to the start of classes. Contact the Outreach College at ochelp@hawaii.edu or call 1-800-862-6628Summer Credit Registration:
http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/quick_guide.asp1. Once admitted and you do not have a UH username, it is mandatory to create a UH username and email account in order to register for UH classes. Go to Managing Your UH Username, Get a UH Username. If you need assistance with this process, contact the ITS Help Desk at (808) 956-8883, or email help@hawaii.edu.
<http://www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/myuh/user_info.asp>2. Email the Historic Preservation Program <historic@hawaii.edu> that you have been admitted to Outreach College and include your UH Username. An approval code will then be loaded into the system and you may then proceed to register for AmSt 696B at: MyUH Portal <https://myuhportal.hawaii.edu/>
For more specific field school information contact:
Professor William Chapman wchapman@hawaii.edu (808) 956-8574
Kepa Lyman klyman@hawaii.edu(808) 956-7428
The University of Hawai‘i at Manoa is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution
updated March 9, 2010