GSU Heritage Preservation | Courses & Registration

Fall 2008 Courses in Heritage Preservation

	Name	Time	Computer#	Instructor

ANTH 6590	Archeological Methods	Tu/Th 11:00a-12:15p	80036	Glover
	Data recovery techniques, analytic methods, and theoretical concepts. Experience with archaeological materials.

ECON 8300	Urban Economics	Tu 4:30p-7:00p	81727	Turnbull
	This course examines the underlying causes of urban economic problems and evaluates alternative public policies for dealing with specific problems including congestion, discrimination, poverty, affordable housing, and central city decay. Emphasis is placed on the spatial characteristics of the urban economy as well as on market failures arising from the presence of externalities.

FOLK 6020	America's Folk Crafts	M/W 5:30p-6:45p	86417	Burrison
	Traditional hand skills of North American folk-culture regions including folk arts, crafts, architecture, food-ways, and pre-industrial technology, their Old World sources, and display in folk museums.

GEOG 6532	Introduction to Geographic Information Systems	M 5:30p-8:50p	85820	Staff
	Fundamental concepts and applications of raster and vector-based geographic information systems involving the integration and synthesis of geographic data with map overlays, databases, computer graphics, and/or remote sensing imagery.

GEOG 6644	Environmental Conservation	Tu/Th 10:00a-11:40a	84696	Kiage
	Social and policy perspectives of natural resource management; development of the American conservation movement, federal land policy, and significant environmental legislation; analysis of local and global environmental issues.

GEOG 6764	Urban Geography	M/W 1:30p-3:10p	84575	Hankins
	Comparative study of the location, function, and internal spatial structure of urban area. Special attention given to the impact of transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial activity on the changing form of cities and suburbs.

HIST 6940	Administration & Use of Historical Archives	Th 4:30p-7:00p	85806	Staff
	Creation, preservation, and use of historical records which includes the study of archival principles and techniques; practical experience in the University and local, Federal, and State archival depositories.

HIST 7010	Issues & Interpretations in American History	W 5:30p-8:50p	86654	Steffen
	Study and discussion of important historical questions; introduction to the historiography of the field.

HIST 7030	Issues & Interpretations in World History	Th 5:30p-8:50p	83093	Rapp & Skwiot
	Study and discussion of important historical questions; introduction to the historiography of the field.

HIST 8000	Introduction to Historical Methods and Theory	Tu 5:30p-8:50p	82452	Perry & Wilding
	A general introduction to the theoretical and analytical frameworks used by historians, which can include but is not limited to Marxist, gender, anthropological, sociological, cultural, linguistic, and postcolonial interpretative methods.

HIST 8020	Seminar in U.S. History	Tu 5:30p-8:50p	86672	Staff


HIST 8030	Seminar in U.S. History in the Twentieth Century	Tu 1:00p-4:20p	85318	Brattain & Brock


HIST 8600	Introduction to Historic Preservation	Tu 7:15p-9:45p	80874	Crimmins
	Historical evolution of preservation as a public movement in the United States, with emphasis on programs of local, state, and federal governments.

HIST 8610	Preservation Law	M 5:30p-8:00p	84915	Staff
	The law applicable to historic preservation and the many legal issues relevant to it. An overview of legal systems at the federal, state, and local levels, as they relate to historic preservation.

HIST 8620	Conservation of Historic Building Materials	W 7:15p-9:45p	82605	Laub
	Introduction to the theory and practice of building materials conservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and appropriate techniques for restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures.

HIST 8630	The American Built Environment	W 7:15p-9:45p	86659	Staff
	Explores the history, design, and meaning of ordinary buildings in the U.S. from houses and resorts to skyscrapers and factories. Topics include theories of "high" culture and "low," definitions of house and home, the cultural significance of real estate, and how to assign value to mass-produced landscapes. Students will learn to use buildings as evidence of larger social, economic, and political trends in the 19th and 20th century, and to interpret buildings through methodologies and theories from urban and architectural history, cultural geography, anthropology, and sociology.

HIST 8645	Historic Resource Evaluation	Th 7:15p-9:45p	80875	Staff
	An introduction to the philosophical and practical aspects of historic resource survey and evaluation, including application of the National Register of Historic Places criteria.

HIST 8680	Internship		80876	Laub
	Through a prescribed field experience students are given the opportunity to apply knowledge, theory, and understanding gained from courses. May be repeated if topics vary.

HIST 8710	History and the Public	M 7:15p-9:45p	86673	Staff
	An introduction to key theoretical, methodological, and practical issues addressed by historians who bring history to a wider public beyond the university. Issues include questions of audience and authority in presenting history; the relationship between history and memory; the politics and ethics of public history; and the applications of history in diverse formats and media. This course is designed for, but not limited to, students who might consider work in the varied fields of public history.

HIST 8890	Special Topics in History: Cultural Landscape Preservation	Tu 4:30p-7:00p	87291	Staff


HIST 8900	Directed Readings		80877	Laub


ID 8650	History of Interior Design I: Antiquities to the 19th Century	M/W 11:00a-12:15p	85119	White
	Development of architecture, interiors, and the decorative arts.

PAUS 8021	Urban Policy Planning	Th 4:30p-7:00p	84110	Staff
	An overview of the scope, purpose, and practice of planning in the United States, and how it is informed by demographic analysis

PAUS 8203	Nonprofit Advocacy Law Policy	M 7:15p-9:45p	85482	Kerlin
	Policy directs and shapes the activities of nonprofits in many ways including how they structure themselves, raise funds, and advocate for policy change. This course examines both how policy influences nonprofits as well as how nonprofits impact policy. It will address the role of nonprofit organizations in the public policy process including advocacy strategies and techniques and examine in turn how laws shape nonprofit involvement in that process. The course will also review state and federal policy that enables and regulates nonprofits including legal forms, tax exemption, fundraising regulations, and employee compensation. Students will gain an understanding of where policy intersects with nonprofit activities and learn how to operate within a basic nonprofit legal framework.

PAUS 8210	Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector	W 4:30p-7:00p	84526	Young
	The course provides an overview of the nonprofit sector in society with a consideration of the nonprofit sector's relationship to the state and to for-profit sectors. Attention will be given to the social settings in which nonprofit organizations exist, and to contemporary public policy issues regarding the nonprofit sector.

PAUS 8231	Nonprofit Leadership, Governance and Ethics	W 7:15p-9:45p	81793	Ashley
	This course examines leadership and governance issues distinctive to nonprofits. Also considered are the ethics and values appropriate to philanthropy and the nonprofit sector.

PAUS 8241	Nonprofit Marketing and Communications	Th 4:30p-7:00p	83604	Staff
	This course examines the basic theories of marketing and communication in a nonprofit context. Students will understand the relationship of marketing plans to the mission and operations of nonprofit organizations. Students will develop skills to recognize and articulate a marketing problem; to understand types of communication strategies in a nonprofit context; and to frame and supervise implementation of a marketing plan for a nonprofit organization. The course also addresses the management of various types of information for nonprofits.

RE 8000	Real Estate Concepts and Practices	W 7:15p-9:45p	84658	Staff
	This course is an introduction to the principles of real property analysis and use. Subjects include the nature of real estate and real property, fundamentals of real property law, public and private limits on the rights of ownership, fundamentals of equity investment and financial analysis, fundamentals of property valuation and market analysis, principles of location theory, and an introduction to legal documents such as the contract, the lease, and the warranty deed. Where applicable, e-commerce is incorporated into the course material. The course is accentuated with exercises in the use of the financial calculator, the spreadsheet software, and the Internet.

RE 8020	Real Estate Investment Analysis	W 4:30p-7:00p	82213	Staff
	This course builds a foundation for further study of real estate investments by introducing the student to basic issues and by providing the fundamental tools of analysis. Topics include real estate markets, income tax implications, capital structure, leases, data sources (for example, those available on the Internet), and portfolio considerations. Discounted cash flow models are developed and enhanced to incorporate concerns of inflation and uncertainty. Alternative models of analysis that are more appropriate under conditions of extreme data poverty are also examined.

RE 8050	Real Estate Development	Tu 4:30p-7:00p	82215	Staff
	This course is a review of the real estate development process focusing on the physical/design dimension. It examines building economy through review of design, construction, and analysis procedures such as site suitability analysis, cost engineering, and life-cycle costing. The course considers the impact of technology and virtual economic arrangements on the form and design of physical structures and the function of changing technical and economic activities on space needs. Traditional and technical databases and resources are incorporated.

TEXT 6910	Historic Textiles	M/W 9:00a-10:50a	81666	Staff
	Historical survey of textiles, textile technology, and design on both woven and dyed/printed/painted textiles worldwide. Interrelationship of textile technology and design in a historical and cultural context.

WST 6470	Visual Culture	Tu 4:30p-7:00p	86619	Guano
	Study of the visual politics of social organization with emphasis on the images and the arenas of everyday life in North American culture. Includes explorations of the fashion system, the medical body, the cosmetic and fitness industry, visual colonialism, museum displays, and high and popular art.