Historic Building Conservation

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Choose Kingston's Historic Building Conservation MSc
The course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors(RICS). This course enables you to become a surveying professional within the specialist field of historic building conservation. London is rich in its collection of historic buildings, and the course team places great emphasis on using these to illustrate the various elements of the course. In particular, past and ongoing works at the Historic Royal Palaces are used as the basis for project work.

What will you 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 practice base to include the specialist field of historic building conservation. A 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 will take part in our masters student conference, in which all completing students present their dissertation findings in a formal, London-based conference attended by colleagues and practitioners.

Assessment

Essays, reports, seminars, laboratory exercises, group field trip, project, presentations, dissertation, conference paper.

Course structure

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

* Analysing and Condition of Historic Buildings
* Defects and Pathology, Repair and Renewal
* Legislation and Economics for Historic Buildings
* Regeneration and Conservation of Historic Environments
* Research Principles and Application
* Research Project

Learn a language

You will have the opportunity to study a foreign language, free of charge, during your time at the University as part of the Kingston Language Scheme. Options currently include: Arabic, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.

What this course offers you
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.

What you need to apply for this courseHere you'll find the entry requirements for this course. Please read them carefully as they are very important for your application. * Applicants should normally have a 2:1 or 1st class degree. This can be in any discipline, although a related subject is an advantage. * Some experience of working in the industry would also be useful.How to applyFor full details of how to apply, see the Apply for this course page.InterviewsWe normally invite applicants for an interview prior to selection. We can make alternative arrangements for international students based overseas.Prior learning - AP(E)LApplicants with prior qualifications and learning may be exempt from appropriate parts of a course in accordance with the University's policy for the assessment of prior learning and prior experiential learning. Contact the faculty office for further information.English language requirementsAll non-UK applicants must meet our English language requirements. For this course it is Academic IELTS of 6.5 overall, with special conditions in all elements. Please make sure you read our full guidance about English language requirements, which includes details of other qualifications we'll consider.Applicants who do not meet the English language requirements may be eligible to join our pre-sessional English language course.Applicants from one of the recognised Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) do not need to meet these requirements. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

Accreditation

How we work with professional bodies
Many of our courses are accredited by independent professional bodies which could enhance your career prospects. Accreditation for this course is detailed below.

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.