Sustainable Building Conservation (MSc) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Cardiff University |TopUniversities
Subject Ranking

# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

30,700 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Architecture and Built EnvironmentMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Accredited by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), this distinctive masters’ qualification addresses current challenges recognised worldwide.


We place emphasis on the role of sustainability within the historic context at both technical and strategic levels. By using our established expertise as a research locus for sustainable design, the course addresses these concerns, which have been identified internationally by the International Council on Monuments and Sites UK (ICOMOS), as the critical future direction of conservation education.


The course is offered on both a full time and a part time basis and attracts students from a broad range of backgrounds who benefit from the opportunity to exchange and build their expertise.


Who is the programme for?


It is designed for graduates who want to pursue a career in this area and whose first degree was in a related area such as Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Archaeology, Surveying or Construction. It is also open to people who may have equivalent experience in the construction industry or in heritage management.


Former students have come from backgrounds including Architecture, Planning, Surveying, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, History, Archaeology and Fine Art Conservation. Many are employed in Local Authorities or Private Practice; some run their own businesses as conservation contractors, project managers or architects. We also have students who are recent graduates. The diversity of skills and experience amongst the students is key to the vitality of discussion, reflecting the complex nature of practice in this area.


In summary, the course aims to:


  • Broaden your career opportunities by enabling you to gain expertise in conservation leading towards professional accreditation.
  • Augment your current expertise by developing skills to assert detailed and strategic responses to complex issues regarding building conservation in the context of a sustainable agenda.
  • Ensure you possess the requisite knowledge but also to know where to refer for advice in order to take responsibility when making reasoned decisions in relation to multifaceted conservation issues.
  • Enable you to use project-based case studies in order to develop a clear understanding of relevant legislative frameworks.
  • Enable you to develop autonomous judgments of appropriateness regarding responses to the historic built environment.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Architecture and Built Environment

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Accredited by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), this distinctive masters’ qualification addresses current challenges recognised worldwide.


We place emphasis on the role of sustainability within the historic context at both technical and strategic levels. By using our established expertise as a research locus for sustainable design, the course addresses these concerns, which have been identified internationally by the International Council on Monuments and Sites UK (ICOMOS), as the critical future direction of conservation education.


The course is offered on both a full time and a part time basis and attracts students from a broad range of backgrounds who benefit from the opportunity to exchange and build their expertise.


Who is the programme for?


It is designed for graduates who want to pursue a career in this area and whose first degree was in a related area such as Engineering, Planning, Architecture, Archaeology, Surveying or Construction. It is also open to people who may have equivalent experience in the construction industry or in heritage management.


Former students have come from backgrounds including Architecture, Planning, Surveying, Engineering, Project Management, Construction, History, Archaeology and Fine Art Conservation. Many are employed in Local Authorities or Private Practice; some run their own businesses as conservation contractors, project managers or architects. We also have students who are recent graduates. The diversity of skills and experience amongst the students is key to the vitality of discussion, reflecting the complex nature of practice in this area.


In summary, the course aims to:


  • Broaden your career opportunities by enabling you to gain expertise in conservation leading towards professional accreditation.
  • Augment your current expertise by developing skills to assert detailed and strategic responses to complex issues regarding building conservation in the context of a sustainable agenda.
  • Ensure you possess the requisite knowledge but also to know where to refer for advice in order to take responsibility when making reasoned decisions in relation to multifaceted conservation issues.
  • Enable you to use project-based case studies in order to develop a clear understanding of relevant legislative frameworks.
  • Enable you to develop autonomous judgments of appropriateness regarding responses to the historic built environment.

Admission Requirements

69+
176+
4.5+
6.5+
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.

With your online application you will need to provide:

1. A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:1 honours degree in a relevant subject. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.

We welcome applications from candidates with a lower degree classification, provided it is in a relevant subject area and supported by professional/ practice experience and/ or a transcript demonstrating strong academic performance in related subjects.

Relevant subjects include (but are not restricted to) a subject area related to the historic built environment such as archaeology, architecture, conservation, engineering, heritage, history, landscape architecture, planning, or surveying.

If you do not have a degree in a directly related area, but have extensive relevant professional experience, we still encourage you to apply. To support your application, please include signed and dated references from your employer.

2. A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.

3. A personal statement which includes your reasons for studying this programme and any experience with issues related to the historic built environment and/or sustainability within your previous studies or professional career.

1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,950 GBP
International
30,700 GBP

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