Course Description Beyond offering an RIBA approved and IHBC accredited masters degree, the Welsh School of Architecture MSc in Sustainable Building Conservation focuses new career paths by enabling students to develop expertise with regard to energy conservation and the sustainable use of materials in the context of historic buildings. Taught elements take place across six weekends per year offering a two year part time option to students who may be employed or in full time practice. The course is held in the School of Architecture within the Cathays Park campus at Cardiff. In summary, the course aims to: * Broaden career opportunities by enabling qualified architects and other specialist disciplines to gain expertise in conservation leading towards professional accreditation * Augment students' current expertise and prepare them for critical professional challenges by developing skills to assert detailed and strategic responses to complex issues regarding building conservation in the context of a sustainable agenda * Ensure students possess the requisite knowledge but also to know where to refer for advice in order to take responsibility when making reasoned decisions in relation to multifaceted conservation issues * Use project based iterative learning techniques using case studies in order to develop a clear understanding of relevant legislative frameworks * Enable students to develop autonomous judgments of appropriateness regarding responses to the historic built environment

Career Prospects Experienced professionals are provided with an opportunity to adjust their career path by gaining specialised expertise in an area of practice that increasingly demands proof of capability. Recent graduates are offered the chance to focus the skills and credentials they can offer to prospective employers or indeed to lay foundations in a specialised area in which they may choose to start up their own businesses.