MSc Conservation and Management of Historic Buildings at Royal Agricultural University

Programme overview

Blends conservation and management skills for understanding a building's nature, structure and significance, legal protection, repair, interpretation and adaptive re-use, taught by tutors experienced in academia and the heritage sector with practical conservation short courses.

Duration: 1 year full-time or up to 6 years part-time | Study mode: full-time or part-time; flexible delivery | Intake: January 2027 (September entry also available) | Location: Cirencester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules cover understanding buildings and landscape, the past in principles and practice, practical conservation retrofitting and sustainability, regeneration and placemaking in the historic environment, and a dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates become historic building surveyors, local authority or heritage agency conservation officers, historic building managers, project managers for adaptive re-use and retrofitting advisers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Honours degree (2:2 or above) from a UK university or overseas equivalent, or an equivalent professional qualification and/or experience; non-standard applications are considered case by case and an interview may be required. IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no element below 5.5 (or equivalent) for applicants whose first language is not English.

Domestic applicants: GBP 12,000 a year (2026/27). MSc full-time; part-time fees are pro rata by modules taken. Source

International applicants: GBP 22,000 a year (2026/27). MSc full-time; part-time fees are pro rata by modules taken. Source

Intake: January 2027 (September entry also available)

Duration: 1 year full-time or up to 6 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.rau.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/applying

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