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Conservation of Historic Gardens and Cultural Landscapes

University of Bath

Master

In Bath ()

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Duration

    12 Months

To equip the programme graduates with academic, professional and personal skills and qualities to enable them to make an immediate contribution related to the conservation of historic gardens and cultural landscapes in the professions of architectural and landscape practices, statutory conservation agencies, garden historians, English Heritage, National Parks managers, and National Trusts. Suitable for: Students from a range of backgrounds, interested in the conservation of gardens and landscapes. The programme is equally popular with mid-career professionals and recent graduates seeking a vocational qualification. We like to be flexible and to encourage applicants with different career paths and alternative qualifications.

About this course

Architects, landscape architects, archaeologists, horticulturists, land managers and other surveyors and suitably qualified candidates from other fields including conservationists, planners, geographers, engineers, and historians with a first degree or equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience.

English requirements:
* IELTS 7.0 (with not less than 6.5 in each of the four components).
* TOEFL 600 (paper-based test) or 250 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 4 in TWE or 100 (internetbased test) with not less than 24 in each of the components.

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Subjects

  • Conservation
  • Architectural

Course programme

Overview

The programme provides students with analytical and practical skills and a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of garden and cultural landscape conservation and management. It covers both designed and evolving organic landscapes, complex cultural landscapes and large landscape zones.

Structure

The programme is organised in four taught units:

  1. History and Theory
  2. Survey and Assessment
  3. Conservation and Management
  4. Legislative Framework

Students also complete a Dissertation.

The History and Theory unit commences with an appreciation of the philosophy of conservation and the historic environment, and garden and landscape history including literary and artistic associations. It then addresses the four general types of cultural landscape worldwide, not mutually exclusive, all of which require management: urban landscapes, designed landscapes, vernacular landscapes, and relict landscapes including World Heritage Sites.

Survey and Assessment covers the techniques of survey and assessment, conservation planning, archaeology, interpretation, mapping, recording, and the skills required for reading landscape and architectural plans, understanding topography and documentary research methods and registers.

Conservation and Management emphasises the skills, management techniques and strategies required for the management of designed and natural gardens and cultural landscapes.

The Legislative Framework unit teaches the legislation at a national level as it relates to conservation. This includes World Heritage Sites and International Charters and standards, ICOMOS, Burra Charter and comparisons with European and North American legislation.

The programme includes case study field visits to other sites. These vary from time to time depending on current repair work and activity, but include the World Heritage City of Bath and its environs and numerous important gardens within the region including Hestercombe, Painswicke, Prior Park, Stancombe, Stourhead, Blaise Castle, Ashton Court and Painshill, Rousham, Stowe and Hampton Court.

Mode of attendance: Full-time.

Additional information

Payment options: Home/EU Students Fee £4400 Overseas Students Fee £11300
Comments: The course has been awarded candidate status accreditation by the Landscape Institute (LI). The LI works in partnership with the university to ensure that the course meets the needs of the profession and remains fresh, challenging and relevant. Completion of an LI accredited course leads to Licentiate membership of the LI. The Pathway to Chartership is the system for qualifying as a chartered landscape architect. All Licentiates who wish to progress to chartered status and become a full member of the LI will need to join the Pathway if they wish to progress.
Career opportunities: Potential employers would include the landscape and heritage industries, in Great Britain and overseas, including English Heritage, and other Government agencies, local authorities, planners and conservation architects, garden historians, National Parks managers, National Trusts and private architectural and landscape practices. Careers opportunities also include commercial horticulture, amenity horticulture, parks and gardens, landscape design and architecture, nursery and garden centre management, plant propagation, research, and jo

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