Study heritage conservation
Preserve the history and charm of our cities
Develop your skills in best practice conservation, adaptive reuse of buildings and management of culturally significant places.
Our heritage is all of the cultural remnants left behind by previous generations. Public spaces, streets and city infrastructure and our own houses are all records of the way we live and the decisions made by generations before us. Heritage conservation is the process of protecting these structures through policy, physical restoration and by creating an enhanced public significance.
Our programs will enable you to develop a deep understanding of cultural continuity and place identity, while challenging you to imagine how to regenerate and renew historic buildings, urban areas and cultural landscapes through architectural intervention and urban strategy.
You will gain industry relevant experience via a graduate internship and benefit from mentoring by heritage professionals through the International Council of Monuments and Sites.
With heritage consultant skills in great demand by public agencies and private firms, a qualification in heritage conservation is a great option for built environment professionals seeking to enhance their career options.
Our Master of Heritage Conservation course is ideal for professionals from an architectural, urban planning, archaeological, historical, engineering or related background, who seek to develop specialist conservation and adaptive reuse skills.
Career pathways include:
The Master of Heritage Conservation will develop your skills in best practice conservation, adaptive reuse of buildings and management of culturally significant places. You will develop the ability to assess heritage significance and shape how this assessment translates into policy.
While studying local and international conservation practices, you will also gain techniques for documentation, management and interpretation of culturally important places.
At the master’s level, this degree will take 1.5 years full time to complete (72 credit points).
The Master of Urbanism is a two‑year, 96-credit-point version of the specialist 18-month master’s program.
This extended timeframe enables you to experience a cross‑disciplinary approach and develop a broad knowledge of urbanism, alongside a deep specialisation in heritage conservation.
