MSc in Historic Building Conservation
Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 10,900 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* there is no application deadline for postgraduate courses
** home full-time: £10,900 | international full-time: £16,600
Introduction
Why choose this course?
Do you want to become a professional within the specialist field of historic building conservation? In this course, you'll visit many of London's fascinating historic buildings to illustrate and inform your learning. Past and ongoing works at the Historic Royal Palaces, together with several national and local heritage organisations and practitioners, are used to support your project work.
The course is interdisciplinary and international. Current and former students include archaeologists, architects, architectural technologists, chartered surveyors, craftsmen, engineers, and project and construction managers.
This course offers training and professional development in line with established national and international standards.
Through working with a range of professionals and specialists, you will become familiar with the interdisciplinary nature of the field, ready to extend your current practice and/or gain knowledge and expertise in new areas.
Once you have graduated, and are in suitable employment, you may proceed to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' final assessment programme and/or build towards an application to the Institute of Historic Building Conservation or other professional specialist registers.
Reasons to choose Kingston University
- London's historic buildings are used to illustrate and inform elements of the course with local site visits being a key element (additional costs, such as travel may apply).
- This course enables you to become a professional within the specialist field of historic building conservation.
- The course uses our highly regarded facilities, including our 3D workshops, where you will have the chance to put your knowledge into practice.
Accreditation
Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC)
The course is recognised by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC).
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
This course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). On successful completion, graduates who are in suitable employment may proceed to the RICS final assessment programme.
Admissions
Curriculum
What you will study
The course is designed to balance strategic analysis with a good working knowledge of core techniques. You will acquire the skills and knowledge to extend your current practice and/or gain knowledge and expertise in new areas. You will work with a range of professionals and specialists to broaden your understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the field. An optional week-long field trip to a European city will provide the opportunity to further develop your technical knowledge and embed it within a practice scenario.
You'll be required to complete five modules worth 180 credits in total.
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.
Modules
You will need to study in an investigative manner. Each of the taught modules incorporates:
- an extensive lecture programme; and
- significant amounts of individual and small group work, culminating in oral and written presentations.
Seminars and tutorials support the project module. The week-long field trip is a highlight of the programme, in which you will have the opportunity to put some of your theory into practice.
Introductory lectures and seminars also support the research element of the course, introducing you to social science research methods and practice.
Core modules
- Analysis of Historic Buildings
- Defects, Pathology and Repair
- Legislation and Economics for Historic Buildings
- Regeneration and Conservation of Historic Environments
- Research Project / Dissertation
Please note
Optional modules only run if there is enough demand. If we have an insufficient number of students interested in an optional module, that module will not be offered for this course.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After you graduate
Students come from a wide range of professions and disciplines. Advice is offered throughout, to encourage you to develop your career and build on your existing knowledge and skills.
The Historic Building Conservation MSc helps prepare you for roles such as:
- working in advisory or regulatory bodies, supporting the wider remit of historic building conservation
- positions within private and voluntary organisations working on historic fabric
- specialist roles within your current profession, supporting your application to specialist registers
- independent consultancy
- community support and liaison for local heritage projects
- academic research