课程简介
A unique course in partnership with Leicester City Council, students experience a wide range of practical building conservation sessions, such as traditional roofing and working with lime mortar, access to diverse sessions on wider town planning, as well as curated work experience opportunities with local authorities in the Midlands region.This course will provide you with specialist knowledge in issues of urban conservation and heritage and prepare you for professional practice within the field.The course has achieved full recognition by the Institute for Historic Building Conservation, the principal body representing Conservation professionals.The course 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.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.Careers and employabilityOur 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 evidencestatistical analysis and database designadvanced written and oral presentation skillstime management and independent working on a large-scale research projectAs a postgraduate student in the department, you will also have the opportunity to plan meetings and conferences, as well as possible opportunities for teaching and demonstrating to undergraduate students.
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