Overview

The Urban Conservation (Distance Learning) course offered at the University of Leicester 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.

Key Facts

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.

Careers and employability

Our Urban Conservation (Distance Learning) 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.

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Programme Structure

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

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-10-01 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Leicester, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Urban Planning View 13 other Masters in Urban Planning in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

2:1 degree in history or another relevant discipline.
We welcome applicants who do not have a degree but who can show enthusiasm and competence by having attended relevant certificated courses, by submitting published work or by writing qualifying essays to a first degree standard.

IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. If your first language is not English, you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. If you do not yet meet our requirements, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers a range of courses to help you to improve your English to the necessary standard.
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9550 GBP/year

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Based on the tuition of 9550 GBP per year during 24 months.
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9550 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9550 GBP per year during 24 months.

Funding

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