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Conservation of Historic Buildings – (M.Sc.)

University of Bath

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Application Deadline: International applicants: 30 June Home/EU applicants:31 August
Annual Tuition Fee: ≈ € 4,683 - ≈ € 14,048 (non-EEA)
Location: Bath / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 12 months Start Date: October
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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The programme provides training in structural and architectural conservation, within an academic framework of architectural history and theory, including the philosophy of conservation. Graduates find employment either as consultants on matters relating to conservation; in architectural, surveying or engineering practices; or as conservation officers in governmental and non-governmental organisations.

The programme is taught by leading architects, structural engineers and related professionals, based on the Department's well established tradition of interdisciplinary education and training. The MSc in the Conservation of Historic Buildings is organised in four taught modules: Structural Conservation; Materials, Construction and Skills; History and Theory; and the Legislative Framework. Students taking the MSc also complete a dissertation.

Qualifications and durations
* Full-time MSc and Postgraduate Diploma 1 year
* Part-time MSc and Postgraduate Diploma 2 years, or 4 years (extended part-time) . Individual units may be taken for CPD


Contents

Main areas of research
The promotion of collaborative research between Architecture and Civil Engineering is fundamental to our research. There are three interdisciplinary research groups: the Centre for Advanced Studies in Architecture (CASA), the BRE-sponsored Centre in Innovative Construction Materials (BRE CICM) and the Engineering and Design of Environments Research Unit (EDEn). Closely associated with the Department is the industrially-funded Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (CWCT). Current research includes:

CASA
* Renaissance history and theory
* contemporary architectural theory
* Greek and Roman architecture
* computer tools for urban design
* architectural conservation
* computer modelling of historic buildings and sites
* urban environment and sustainability

BRE CICM
* advanced composites in construction
* natural fibre composite materials
* low carbon cements
* innovative timber and masonry engineering
* natural building materials
* unfired masonry construction
* traditional construction materials
* geotextiles in construction
* structural glass

EDEn
* building acoustics
* thermal comfort and urban microclimate
* environmental modelling
* rational use of energy in the built environment
* combined use of natural and electric lighting in buildings
* sustainable infrastructure design
* façade engineering
* fire performance
* computational fluid dynamics
* coastal and offshore engineering
* wave energy converters
* wind interaction with structures

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Requirements

Open to engineers, architects and suitably qualified surveyors, planners, geographers, archaeologists, historians and managers with a first degree or equivalent professional qualification or relevant experience.

The minimum non-graduate qualifications acceptable for admission to the University of Bath are:

* A Diploma of Architecture of a recognised School of Architecture.
* Membership by examination of a recognised Professional Institution of at least Associate status.
* A relevant postgraduate diploma.
* Extended and responsible experience in a relevant field in industry, in teaching, or in a government establishment, together with authorship of technical papers or other work of an acceptable academic standard, e.g. design work.

English requirements
IELTS 7.0 (with not less than 6.5 in each of the four components).
TOEFL 600 (paper-based test) or 250 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 4 in TWE or 100 (internet-based test) with not less than 24 in each of the components.

References
One reference, signed and on headed paper, is required.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 7.0
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)
TOEFL Paper-based: 600
TOEFL Computer-based: 250
TOEFL Internet-based: 100

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