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  MA | PgDip | PgCert - Conservation of the Historic Environment


Birmingham City University    Faculty of Arts Design and Media

Part time September PGDip, MA, PGCert Part time: 1-2 years
Architecture, Building & Planning (3) Biological Sciences (4)

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Are you passionate about preserving our rich architectural heritage? The MA | PgDip | PgCert- Conservation of the Historic Environment programme is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and practical skills needed in the field of historic building conservation. Accredited by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), this programme offers a comprehensive curriculum, including site visits, workshops, and lectures by industry experts. With a focus on practical learning, you'll explore various building materials and gain expertise in project management and design. Entry requirements include a good honours degree (2.1) and relevant experience in the built environment or construction. Join us in preserving our past for future generations.

About the course

This Conservation of the Historic Environment course will help you obtain key knowledge in the conservation of buildings and the historic environment with practical skills-based workshops and lectures.

Our alumni find employment as conservation officers, and can apply via their professional body to become accredited conservation architects, engineers and surveyors, as well as skilled conservation contractors. 

The programme is recognised as having the biggest cohort in the country (Conservation Course Directors Forum 2016). Accredited by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), if you need to understand a building or landscape in order to apply appropriate conservation techniques managing change in the historic environment, this course is for you.

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Entry Requirements

Candidates require a good honours degree (2:1) plus some built environment experience or practical construction experience in heritage and conservation.

Entry at Diploma Level may be considered with those with a skills background eg Bricklayer – City and Guilds, or NVQs.

Candidates who wish to transfer with existing credits from other institutions must contact the Academic Director in the first instance to see whether these are transferable and acceptable against part of the Conservation of the Historic Environment degree.


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Giles Warhurst MRICS

The content was an excellent balance of theory, demonstration and actually getting hands on and it was all very well delivered. I thoroughly enjoyed it and felt that I learned things which will stay with me, rather than be forgotten in a couple of weeks time.

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