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Study Details: 1-2 years, full- or part-time
This course will provide you with specialist knowledge in issues of urban conservation and heritage and prepare you for professional practice within the field.
The course has achieved full recognition by the Institute for Historic Building Conservation, the principal body representing Conservation professionals.
The course combines the historical study of cities and conservation practice with an understanding of architecture, material culture and the principles of establishing heritage value to provide a multi-disciplinary grounding in an area of growing significance for planning, tourism and urban policy.
You will develop an understanding of research design and acquire advanced analytical skills which will prepare you to undertake and complete a dissertation on an original topic of your choice.
You will gain practical skills in areas such as project management and scientific practice, ensuring you develop the expertise and knowledge to further your career in urban conservation or to undertake PhD study.
2:1 degree in history or another relevant discipline.
We welcome applicants who do not have a degree but who can show enthusiasm and competence by having attended relevant certificated courses, by submitting published work or by writing qualifying essays to a first degree standard.
Our MA course will offer you a very strong competitive advantage and career choices and your future salary can be considerably enhanced by postgraduate qualifications.
A postgraduate degree in history provides you with a wide range of skills including:
critical analysis of textual, visual, and material evidence
statistical analysis and database design
advanced written and oral presentation skills
time management and independent working on a large-scale research project
Semester 1:
The City in History
How Buildings Work: Architectural History and Structural Engineering
Semester 2:
Conservation, Heritage and the Urban Environment
Conservation in Practice
Urban Conservation Dissertation
Why choose Leicester for postgraduate study? The University of Leicester is recognised globally for world-class research and high-quality teaching, w...
