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Graduate Certificate in Built and Landscape Heritage at University of Calgary

University of Calgary, Canada

Programme overview

The course-based Graduate Certificate in Built and Landscape Heritage links heritage conservation theory and practice through research, policy analysis and design intervention at scales from a single site to a landscape complex. It is aimed at early and mid-career practitioners in architecture, landscape architecture, planning and engineering. Delivery is classroom-based through four five-day block courses.

Faculty: School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape  |  Duration: Normally completed in one calendar year; three years maximum  |  Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

What you will study

Courses cover Principles of Historic Conservation, Sustainability and Historic Preservation, Heritage Conservation Policy and Planning, and an Advanced Heritage Conservation Project documenting and interpreting a historic place in Alberta.

Career pathways

Heritage professionals, consultants and policy makers in architecture, landscape architecture, planning and engineering.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to Faculty of Graduate Studies requirements for Admission , the Certificate requires the following: a) Statement of Interest A clear, concise and substantive statement of interest (1,000 words), which informs the Admissions Committee of: the applicant’s reasons for pursuing the Certificate; how the applicant’s specific educational background and professional experience relates to heritage conservation. b) Digital Portfolio Applicants may submit a portfolio that provides examples of or illustrates the applicant’s design work, professional work, research, creative thinking, community action, planning products, or graphics and visual communication.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate academic term start dates are Fall (September 1), Winter (January 1), Spring (May 1) and Summer (July 1); intake terms vary by programme.

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