Tulane University Master of Preservation Studies

The Master of Preservation Studies (MPS) program at the Tulane School of Architecture offers an interdisciplinary opportunity to learning about urban preservation in one of America's most historic cities. New Orleans maintains a wealth of experience in architectural heritage protection resulting from its over seventy years of historic preservation legislation and its history of preservation achievements.

The MPS program was founded by architect and preservationist Eugene Cizek, Ph.D. in 1996, with guidance and support from the noted American preservation educator James Marston Fitch, who also attended Tulane's School of Architecture. Since July 2011, the MPS program has been directed by John H. Stubbs, international architectural conservation practitioner, former director of field projects for the World Monuments Fund, and teacher of preservation theory and practice at Columbia University for over 20 years.

Students from varied backgrounds are accepted in the MPS program and the majority of its graduates are working in a variety of positions in the U.S. and abroad. A Tulane Preservation Alumni Group was organized in 2011 and a biennial Preservation Matters symposium addresses new directions in the field.

The rich history of New Orleans as expressed in its architecture and its extraordinary tri-lingual historical archives makes the study of historic preservation here a unique learning experience. Endowed with a variety of cultural traditions, the remarkably well-endow

The Master of Preservation Studies program has four principal tracks of learning: preservation planning, technology, theory/law, and architectural history.