This programme is more than 40 years old; it is the longest-established graduate historic preservation programme in the UK. Whether you're approaching the field from an architectural, historical, geological or other viewpoint, this programme will guide you through the foundations and challenges of this important means of nurturing cultural and national identity. You will benefit from learning on our historic campus (located in Edinburgh's World Heritage Site), along with the exhibitions and events associated with a vibrant art college. To complete your studies, you must demonstrate your familiarity with the historical and theoretical foundations and challenges of historic preservation; the techniques of recording and research and the technologies of building repair; the influences of planning law, contemporary architecture and building economics on the historic built environment; and the special conservation challenges of Modern Movement architecture and urban planning. You will also develop more general practical and intellectual skills, in areas such as project organisation, historical research, or graphic and oral communication.