Overview

Program faculty have demonstrated expertise in museums, historic sites, archives, public programming, architectural history, the National Register of Historic Places, and the preservation of the built environment.

The Historic Preservation program of the Southeast Missouri State University is designed to not only provide students with depth and breadth in the field of historic preservation, but to also give them a broad-based understanding of the larger field of public history. In addition to core classes in the preservation of the built environment, students take breadth requirement courses in various aspects of public history, such as museums, historic sites and archives. As part of these breadth requirements, a practicum course involves students in a semester-long project, such as developing an exhibit at a local museum, processing an archival collection, or developing an interpretative plan for a historic site.

What You'll Do

Develop expertise in conducting local history research for museums, historic sites, and preservation organizations.

Learn to analyze and document the built environment.

Prepare draft nominations for the National Register of Historic Places.

Conduct historic resource surveys for the Cape Girardeau Historic Preservation Commission.

Have the opportunity to participate in a two-week summer field school studying French Colonial architecture and historic site administration in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri.

Enhance their skills and knowledge through completion of a professional internship.

Internships & Career Opportunities

Shiloh National Military Park

Fort Ticonderoga

Holocaust Museum

The Library of Congress

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Historiography

Historic Preservation

Techniques of Local History

Problems in Historic Preservation

History of American Architecture

Legal and Economic Principles of Historic Preservation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cape Girardeau, United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Successful completion of Level 5 of Southeast’s IEP.

English proficiency tests

Diploma from a U.S. high school

Diploma from an international school with U.S. regional accreditation

Diploma from IB curriculum school whose sole medium of instruction is English

Diploma from a non-U.S. high school/secondary education where English language is the sole medium of instruction.

SAT test score of 450 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section.

A score of 21 or better Combined English/Writing score on the ACT Plus Writing test

Successful completion of Level 112 in the ELS Language School

Other proof of English proficiency may be considered on an individual basis.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17664 USD / year

≈ 17664 USD / year
Out-of-State

10194 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10194 USD / year

≈ 10194 USD / year

Additional Details

National and Local: 8,558.70 USD per year International: 15,803.70 USD per year

Living costs

Cape Girardeau

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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Programme Structure

Key information

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