Conservation of Historic Buildings MSc – 1 year

Our course draws on the research knowledge in our Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering and expertise in the industry. Our academics’ international collaborations and research feed into our teaching and contribute to your learning experience. Our research was ranked 1st in the UK in the Architecture and the Built Environment submission of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework.

If you want a future in preserving historic architecture, then our course is the right choice to help prepare you for the next step in your career. 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

You will normally need one of the following:

IELTS: 7.0 overall with no less than 6.5 in all components
The Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE Academic): 69 with no less than 62 in any element
TOEFL IBT: 100 overall with a minimum 24 in all 4 components
If you need to improve your English language skills before starting your studies, you may be able to take a pre-sessional course to reach the required level.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Graduating from this course makes you exempt from the RICS internal examinations and eligible for entry to the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence (APC).