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MSc Built Environment: Sustainable Heritage (Heritage Management)

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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 5 years flexible

Course Description

Designed for a new generation of heritage leaders, the Heritage Management route of the Sustainable Heritage MSc provides the interdisciplinary skills needed to deliver the heritage programmes and projects of the future. You will learn the latest in heritage management policies, projects, methodologies and practices in the context of historic buildings, sites, landscapes, museums and collections.

As a student you will be encouraged to take a long view of conservation and heritage management. You will learn about concepts of value, sustainability, life expectancy, stewardship, ownership, vulnerability and risk. These concepts will be interwoven with the scientific study of historic materials, assemblies, technologies and systems. You will be challenged to define problems, set objectives, and explore a range of sustainability issues and strategies when approaching heritage projects. Together, this knowledge will give you an excellent interdisciplinary foundation to manage heritage projects sustainably.

Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants with degrees of a lower classification but with considerable senior-level professional experience may also be accepted. Please note that a special qualifying examination may be set. Details of this route can be obtained from the department at the email address at the bottom of this page.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

The route is an internationally recognised qualification from a world-leading university that will equip you with the skills and expertise needed to contribute to heritage projects at an advanced level.

You will gain the transferable skills needed to deliver the heritage projects of the future by approaching historic buildings, museums, collections, sites and landscapes with heritage management and conservation best practice. This degree will enable you to find sustainable solutions to challenging problems in heritage management.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Dissertation: Sustainable Heritage
  • Heritage Management and Sustainable Development
  • Heritage, Values and Sustainability
  • Introduction to Sustainable Heritage
  • Heritage Materials and Assemblies (UK)
  • Policy Advice and Evidence for Heritage
  • Sustainable Heritage in Practice

Optional modules

  • Strategies for Sustainable Heritage Buildings and Collections
  • Strategies for Sustainable Heritage Landscapes
  • Crowd-Sourced and Citizen Data for Cultural Heritage
  • Climate Change and Heritage
  • Inclusive Urban Heritage

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