New MSc program in conservation

Conservation staff at Cardiff University are delighted to announce
the creation of a new MSc in conservation practice. Starting from
September 2010 this masters programme will offer graduates from
subjects other than conservation the chance to train as professional
conservators.  The addition of this new degree follows on from the
appointment of Panagiotta (Yiota) Manti as a lecturer in Heritage
Science during the summer of 2009. This resounding recognition and
support for conservation by Cardiff University is welcome news in
what has been a difficult climate for conservation education in the
UK.  The new degree programme joins our existing portfolio of
conservation Masters degrees. The MSc Professional Conservation (1
year) is designed for graduates with existing conservation degrees
who wish to develop advanced professional and research skills and
the MSc in Care of Collections (1 year) is open to students with a
range of academic backgrounds.

This conservation practice Masters programme will embed Cardiff's
hallmark approach of integrating theoretical teaching with rigorous
hands on lab work in an atmosphere where decisions are developed,
challenged and constantly re-evaluated. The degree will encompass
both theoretical and practical skills and, in keeping with all our
courses, it will provide a comprehensive framework for interpreting,
synthesising and critically evaluating objects, collections and
evidence from research.

The curricula for the first year of the MSc in Conservation Practice
will contain elements that primarily address skills, comprehension
and application. A substantial section of the course will be devoted
to practical projects, where students work on objects to convert
theory into practice. During the second year the learning process
progresses to emphasise analysis, synthesis and evaluation with the
goal of challenging students to solve conservation problems.

Cardiff University established the first BSc scheme teaching
archaeological conservation in the UK in the 1970s and Cardiff
graduates now work, teach, conserve and manage in institutions
across the world. With an existing popular undergraduate programme
that teaches hands-on conservation and a suite of Masters courses
that refine or broaden skills, this new MSc in conservation practice
is the last piece of the objects conservation jigsaw at Cardiff.

For more information see

    <URL:http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/>

or contact the enrolment tutor

    David Watkinson <watkinson<-at->cardiff<.>ac<.>uk>

Jane Henderson
Professional Tutor
Cardiff University
Humanities Building
Colum Road
Cardiff CF10 3EU
+44 29 2087 5629


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