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 three lecture terms. 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.