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MSc Conservation of Historic Buildings – Full-time

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    MSc 1 year full-time

Course Description

Study the theory and practice of preserving historic architecture and cultural heritage sites in one of the world’s most culturally significant cities.

We offer you the unique opportunity to learn how to design and manage conservation projects while studying in a UNESCO World Heritage site. Taught by experts in the field, our course focuses on preserving historic buildings and cultural heritage worldwide. You’ll learn philosophical approaches to conserving the built environment and its significance within the context of international standards and charters, and English legislation frameworks. You’ll also explore materials, techniques, traditional constructional principles and structural behaviour.

To learn about conservation in practice, you’ll visit and work on case studies at historic buildings sites in and around Bath. These help you understand how our built heritage is repaired and re-used, and develop your technical and communication skills. You’ll finish your master’s degree with a large research project in an area of conservation that excites you.

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.

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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 work on group projects with students on other construction-related MSc courses, preparing you for a range of professional positions. You’ll graduate with the ability to make a real contribution to the preservation of our architectural landscape. Our graduates have gone on to work in roles such as:

  • Inspectors and managers at Historic England and English Heritage
  • Senior National Trust managers and national amenity society inspectors
  • Local authority conservation officers
  • Conservation architects, engineers and surveyors in specialist practices

Module Details

Year 1

Semester 1

Compulsory units

  • Cultures and frameworks for conservation
  • Materials, construction and skills
  • Principles of construction project management
  • Professional and research skills for the construction industry
  • Structural conservation

Semester 2

Compulsory units

  • Cultures and frameworks for conservation
    Continued
  • Materials, construction and skills
    Continued
  • Multidisciplinary project
  • Principles of construction project management
    Continued
  • Professional and research skills for the construction industry
    Continued
  • Structural conservation
    Continued

Summer

Compulsory units

  • Dissertation

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