Urban Conservation

The Urban Conservation course offered at the University of Leicester course has achieved full recognition from 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.

The course has achieved full recognition by the Institute for Historic Building Conservation, the principal body representing Conservation professionals.

Key facts

• 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.

Courses included:

• The City in History

• Architectural History and Structural Engineering from the Ancient World to 2000

• Conservation, Heritage and the Urban Environment

• Conservation in Practice