Historic Building Conservation MSc: Course features

If you choose to study this course, here are some of the things you can expect from the course and how it will benefit you.

• This course provides a challenging programme of study, oriented to the particular requirements of the conservation of historic buildings. It is designed to balance strategic analysis with a good working knowledge of core techniques.
• The School of Surveying and Planning is a RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) partner institution and this course is offered for inclusion within the partnership arrangements. Upon successful completion graduates will be able to register for the final assessment programme of the RICS.
• The course team works closely with organisations such as the Institute for Historic Building Conservation, the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, Historic Royal Palaces, Civic Trust and Engish Heritage.
• Many members of staff are research active or professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting-edge (read more in the Research areas section).
• A week-long field trip to a major European city provides the opportunity to further develop your technical knowledge and embed it within a practice scenario.
• A particular feature of the programme is the closing Masters Student Conference, in which all completing students within the School present their dissertation findings in a formal conference attended by colleagues and practitioners at a major London venue.
• By the end of the programme graduates should have acquired the skills and knowledge to enable them to continue and extend their practice base to include the specialist field of historic building conservation.
• The taught modules aim to hone your professional skills. Alongside your academic studies, you improve your skills in:
  • problem solving and organisation;
  • data collation, review and synopsis;
  • communication (oral, written and electronic);
  • time management; computing; and
  • co-operation and teamwork.