MSc Built Environment: Sustainable Heritage (Heritage Science)

Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with degrees of a lower classification but with considerable senior-level professional experience may also be accepted. Please note that a special qualifying examination may be set. Details of this route can be obtained from the department at the email address at the bottom of this page.

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UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

You develop skills in the use of scientific methods in a cultural heritage context, including practical laboratory-based skills. You also learn how to evaluate and communicate the results of scientific studies and to transform their findings into practical actions that can support decision-making and change in the heritage sector. 

There is an opportunity to work closely with a heritage organisation or practice during the degree which is facilitated through the professional networks of the academic staff, including our guest lecturers, many of whom come from prestigious heritage organisations. 

All students will gain access to an extensive alumni network of professionals who have taken the course and are now leaders in the field. 

Compulsory modules

•  Dissertation: Sustainable Heritage
•  Introduction to Heritage Science
•  Introduction to Sustainable Heritage
•  Heritage Materials and Assemblies (UK)
•  Policy Advice and Evidence for Heritage
•  Sustainable Heritage in Practice
•  Analytical Methods in Heritage Science

Optional modules

•  Strategies for Sustainable Heritage Buildings and Collections
•  Strategies for Sustainable Landscapes and Natural Heritage
•  Machine Learning for Heritage
•  Climate Change and Heritage
•  Inclusive Urban Heritage