Research and Documentation

First Year

1. Archaeological Program
2. Archaeological Styles
3. Battlefield Niagara
4. Case Studies
5. Cellar to Attic
6. Evolution of Niagara-on-the-Lake
7. Geology of the Niagara Area
8. History of Architecture
9. History, Heritage and Commemoration
10. Introduction to Architectural Detailing
11. Introduction to Conservation
12. Introduction to Historic Structures Report & Developing a Historic Structures Report
13. Introduction to Surveying
14. Introduction to Technical Drawing
15. Introduction to Wood - (Types and Properties of Wood and Local Woods in Early Niagara)
16. Landscapes and Gardens I
17. Locks and Fastenings
18. Measuring and Drawing Existing Buildings
19. Photographing Buildings

Second Year

1. Case Studies
2. Conditions Report
3. Evaluation of Historic Properties
4. Finishes and Paint Colour Analysis
5. Stark House Management Plan
6. Willowbank Finishes Workshop

Conservation Planning

First Year

1. Business Models in Heritage Conservation
2. Commemorative & Ecological Integrity
3. Cultural Landscapes
4. Developing a Implementation Plan

Second Year

1. Conservation Planning
2. Cultural Landscapes
3. Dundurn - Historic Structures Report
4. Legal Zoning and Code Issues
5. Managing a Restoration Project
6. Masonry Buildings, Analysis & Conservation
7. Part 11, Ontario Building Code
8. Traditional & Alternative Energy Systems
9. Sustainability - Qualitative & Qualitative Approaches
10. Willowbank Management Plan

Craftsmanship and Project Implementation

First Year

1. Carpentry
2. Dry Stone Wall Workshop
3. Forge Program
4. Introduction to Plaster and Plaster Workshop
5. Introduction to Stained Glass
6. Introduction to Woodworking Tools
7. Joinery
8. Laying a Flagstone Floor
9. Lime Plaster Mixes
10. Logs to Lumber
11. Masonry Tools
12. Mortar Mixes, Building and Re-pointing a Stone Wall
13. Plaster Workshop
14. Stone Cutting Workshop
15. Timber Framing and Repair
16. Windows I
17. Wood Carving

Second Year

1. Advanced Carpentry
2. Advanced Joinery
3. Advanced Masonry
4. Stained Glass Implementation Project
5. Willowbank: Area Conservation Project