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Applied Building Repair and Conservation (P.Grad.Dip) – (Grad.Dip.)
University of Dublin Trinity College
School of Engineering| Application Deadline: | 31 July | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,750 ≈ € 11,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dublin / Ireland / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dublin Trinity College
This one-year postgraduate course is designed to provide a solid knowledge of materials and built fabrics, both modern and traditional, the causes and mechanisms of failure and the traditional as well as the most advanced ways to repair and preserve them. In addition, on completion of the Diploma, the student is expected to successfully complete a research project and produce specifications for conservation work.
The student is expected to develop an understanding of how to manage a conservation project. This course has been approved by Engineers Ireland as meeting its requirements for continuing professional development. This course is accredited by the RIAI (The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland).
Contents
The course comprises approximately 86 hours of core lectures, 18 hours of practical lectures and case studies, 18 hours of laboratory work and 9 hours of site visits. These are normally held on Friday 7-10 p.m and Saturday 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. each week throughout the two semesters. In addition, the student, working individually, shall complete a research thesis.
* Introduction: Research and Documentation
* Module 1: The Built Heritage
* Module 2: Building Surveying and Recording
* Module 3: Legislation and Economics
* Module 4: Building Stone and Roofing Materials
* Module 5: Clay brick.
* Module 6: Building Limes and Cements, Lime Mortars
* Module 7: Analytical techniques and laboratory testing
* Module 8: Concrete
* Module 9: Metals
* Module 10: Timber
* Module 11: Construction Technology
* Module 12: Structural damage and Repair
* Module 13: Project Management
Assessment:
The award of a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Conservation and Building Repair is based on a combination of the results of two examination papers and a research thesis. Each paper constitutes one third and the thesis the remaining third of the overall assessment. Students must pass each paper and the thesis. There is no system of compensation. The pass mark for the examinations and the thesis is 40 or more at the summer examinations. The annual examination will be held in May and June, with a supplemental examination in September. All students are required to sit the annual examination in May/June, unless permission to defer is received from the Dean of Graduate Studies.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Applicants will need to hold:
* at least a 2.1 honors degree from an Irish university or equivalent result from a university in another country
* a fluent command of the English language
English language requirements:
* IELTS: Grade 6.5
* TOEFL: 88 iBT, 230-computer based, 570 paper based
* Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English: Grade C
* Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English: Grade C
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 570 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 230 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 88 |
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