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MS Conservation of Material Culture at University of California, Los Angeles

University of California, Los Angeles, United States

Programme overview

The Conservation of Material Culture (CMC) MS degree is not intended to be a stand-alone, terminal degree and should not be confused with the practice-focused Conservation of Cultural Heritage MA degree also offered by the Conservation Interdepartmental Program that trains advanced conservation practitioners. Students entering the CMC PhD degree program may choose to receive the MS degree while in progress to the PhD degree.

Faculty: College of Letters and Science  |  Department: Conservation of Cultural Heritage  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall 2026 The program is accepting applications for...  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

Areas of study: The Conservation of Material Culture Program offers eight interdisciplinary major fields. Students are encouraged to develop their research proposal within one of the following fields: Influences of History, Culture and Policy on Conservation Practices Conservation and Communities Conservation & Material Culture Science Sustainable Preventive Conservation & Care of Collections Cultural Property Forensics Advanced Multidimensional Documentation Biocultural Heritage Conservation Emergency Planning and Managing Disaster Risks of World Cultural Heritage Additional ad hoc major fields in emerging cross-disciplinary areas of...

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Application information

Entry requirements

Application deadline: December 15, 2026. GRE: Not required. Letters of recommendation: 3, one of which must come from a current/former professor. In addition to the University's minimum requirements and those listed above, all applicants are expected to submit the following: a Statement of Purpose, a curriculum vitae, and a writing sample. Each applicant is required to submit a Statement of Purpose that describes his or her previous experience in conservation and related fields, plan of study, and professional goals. The plan of study should include a description of the proposed research that will build on existing literature and make a unique contribution within our Major Fields and Subdisciplines, or another associated field of study.

Most graduate departments and schools have deadlines in November and early December for the following fall term.

Graduate application fee: $135 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents, $155 for all other applicants, $200 for the Global Executive MBA for Asia Pacific, Master of Financial Engineering and MS in Business Analytics; nonrefundable, paid by card with the online Application for Graduate Admission.

Executive MBA: rolling admission for fall entry; Round 1 December 1, 2026, Round 2 February 1, 2027, Round 3 May 1, 2027; application fee $200.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.ucla.edu/admissions/steps-to-apply/

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