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MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings

  • DeadlineStudy Details: MSc 1 year full-time

Masters Degree Description

Explore the theory and practice of preserving the world’s historic architecture and cultural heritage sites while studying in a UNESCO World Heritage city.

We offer you the unique opportunity to learn how to design and manage conservation projects while studying in the culturally significant city of Bath. Our course teaches you the components that make conservation projects successful worldwide. You’ll explore philosophical approaches, materials, techniques, traditional construction principles and structural behaviour. You’ll also study the international standards and charters, as well as English legislation frameworks, that impact conservation.

Entry Requirements

You should have a first or strong second-class Bachelor's honours degree or international equivalent.

To apply for this course, you should have an undergraduate degree in any discipline relating to the built environment including architecture, engineering, surveying, planning, geography, archaeology, history or management. We will also consider your application if you have an undergraduate degree in other disciplines, such as history of art, and wish to gain a vocational degree.

We may make an offer based on a lower grade if you can provide evidence of your suitability for the degree.

If your first language is not English but within the last 2 years you completed your degree in the UK you may be exempt from our English language requirements.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

We work with industrial partners to make sure you have the technical, communication and design skills that employers value. You’ll graduate with the ability to contribute to the preservation of our architectural landscape. Typical roles include inspector, manager, conservation officer, conservation architect, engineer or surveyor. Some of our recent graduates have gone on to work at:

  • Saudi Arabian Heritage Commission
  • Historic England
  • National Trust
  • Local authorities
  • Architectural practices specialising in conservation
  • Church diocesan offices

Module Details

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Cultures and frameworks for conservation
  • Principles of construction project management
  • Structural conservation

Semester 2

Compulsory units

  • Materials, construction and skills
  • Multidisciplinary project
  • Professional and research skills for the construction industry

Summer

Compulsory units

  • Dissertation

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