Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation MA

University of Portsmouth · Portsmouth · United Kingdom

A 17-month master's programme, taught in English, in Portsmouth.

Price£10,000–£18,800/ year · 2027/28 · depending on citizenship

Next dateRolling admission⁠Starts

LanguageEnglish⁠Requires IELTS 6.5

Duration17 months⁠

✓ 3 official sources · checked 31 Oct 2026

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What you will study

8 modules published

What is a week like?

How you're taught

group-work
independent study
Lectures
studio-based work

1 of 2375 similar publish hours · 0 of 2375 publish a teaching split

What are all the subjects?

Year 1 · 8 modules

Module	Type	UK CATS
· Term 2	Core	60
· Term 2	Optional	30
· Term 2	Optional	30
· Term 1	Optional	30
· Term 1	Optional	30
· Term 2	Optional	30
· Term 1	Core	30
· Term 2	Optional	30

Source: course-module-catalog.port.ac.uk, checked 31 Oct 2026

The degree in facts

LevelMaster · EQF 7, ISCED 7Inferred

QualificationMaster of Arts · Abbr: MA⁠

CreditsUnknown

Study mode

ModeFull time⁠
ModePart time⁠

DeliveryOn campus⁠

How are you assessed?

Assessment methods

Evidence based conservation design decisions and proposals⁠
Research project⁠
Studio review of design work⁠

Teaching methods

Group-work⁠
Independent study⁠
Lectures⁠
Studio-based work⁠

Where you'll study

Studying in Portsmouth

What is the campus like?

City size100,000 to 500,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 248,440 in 2016

Distance to the centre≈ 1.2 km from the centre, straight line · our calculation

HousingRooms run by the institution⁠

FacilitiesGym⁠, Laboratories⁠, Library⁠, Sports fields⁠, Sports hall⁠, Swimming pool⁠, Gym (nearby)⁠, Library (nearby)⁠

FoodCafeteria⁠, Meal planInferred

SupportCareer service⁠, Counselling⁠, Disability support⁠, Student clubs⁠, Student union⁠

The rest of what we hold on Portsmouth is on its page.

What it costs

£20,867 for the first year · EU/EEA

What does the first year cost?

£20,867 first year · 2027/28 · EU/EEA · our sum

Tuition 2027/28£18,800

Application fee£27

Living, the institution's estimate × 12£2,040

Every fee as the institution publishes it (9)

Fee	Who pays it	Year	Amount
Tuition	UK home students	2027/28	£10,000 / year ≈ €11,982
Tuition	EU citizens	2027/28	£18,800 / year ≈ €22,526
Tuition	International students	2027/28	£18,800 / year ≈ €22,526
Tuition	EU citizens	2027/28	£12,530 / year ≈ €15,013
Tuition	International students	2027/28	£12,530 / year ≈ €15,013
Tuition	UK home students	2027/28	£3,330 / year ≈ €3,990
Tuition	EU citizens	2027/28	£6,270 / year ≈ €7,513
Tuition	International students	2027/28	£6,270 / year ≈ €7,513
Tuition	UK home students	2027/28	£6,670 / year ≈ €7,992

What changes the price?

4 things that move it

×1.9

home students£10,000

EU/EEA£18,800

non-EU£18,800

Your passport changes the rate.

−£1,700

Care Leaver Bursary

−£1,000

Stand Alone Bursary

−£5,000

SQA Advanced Diploma Scholarship

Is that expensive?

A typical price

Among 11 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €22,526

Costs more than 3 of 10 similar programmes. Half of them cost between €22,406 and €23,949.

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 11, cheapest first

Integrative Urban Studies (Vysoké učení technické v Brně)	2026/27	≈ €4,000
MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (University of Hertfordshire)	2027/28	≈ €21,531
Construction Project Management MSc (University of Portsmouth)	2027	≈ €22,286
This programme	2027/28	≈ €22,526
Architecture MA (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €22,526
Architecture: Landscape and Urban Design MA (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €22,526
Interior Architecture and Design MA (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €22,526
MA Interior Architecture and Design (University of Hertfordshire)	2027/28	≈ €22,795
Building Information Management MSc (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €25,102
Civil Engineering MSc (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €25,102
Construction Project Management MSc (University of Portsmouth)	2027/28	≈ €25,102

How to start

Starts: Rolling admission

When does it happen?

DeadlinesRolling · Note: No fixed deadline for UK applicants; applications accepted while places remain. · Rolling⁠

Deadline ruleRolling · Note: No fixed deadline for UK applicants; applications accepted while places remain. · Rolling⁠

Is my language good enough?

English requirement6.5 IELTS overall

What are the steps?

1
Check you qualify
Text: Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
+9 more
- Text: Building Surveying · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Civil Engineering · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Fine Art · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Geography · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: History · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Interior Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Landscape Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Spatial Practice · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
- Text: Urban Design · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠
2
Prove your languageIELTS 6.5 · Language: English · Min component: 6.0 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.⁠
3
Admission testsUnknown
4
How they chooseUnknown
5
Where you applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠
6
DocumentsUnknown
7
DeadlineRolling · Note: No fixed deadline for UK applicants; applications accepted while places remain. · Rolling⁠
8
Start
Intake: September · 2027⁠
+1 more
- Intake: January · 2028⁠

What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

6 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, United Kingdom

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

	This programmeArchitecture: Building and Heritage Conservation MA Portsmouth	SimilarArchitecture Part 2, MArch Greenwich	SimilarCivil Engineering, MSc Greenwich
Price	£18,800 / year · 2027/28	£18,200 / year · 2026/27	£18,700 / year · 2026/27
Duration	17 months	2 years	1 year
Language	English	English	English
Next date	Not published	Not published	Not published

0 of 6 publish a next date.

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Rolling start

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£11,800–£18,700 / year · 2026/27 · by citizenship ≈ €14,139–€22,406

1 yr
length

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Rolling start

Where this comes from

Every fact has a source

Why trust this page?

49 facts from 3 official sources

Checked 4 days ago.

49facts with a quote

3official pages

1fields marked unknown

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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation MA is a master's programme in architecture and building at University of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, United Kingdom. It takes 17 months. Teaching is in English.

The institution publishes 8 modules, of which 6 are optional.

How much does Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation MA cost?

£18,800 / year · 2027/28 · EU/EEA; prices differ by citizenship (UK home students: £10,000; EU citizens: £18,800; International students: £18,800). In euros that is ≈ €22,526.

When is the next deadline or start?

Rolling admission (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

English (Requires IELTS 6.5).

How long does it take?

17 months.

Where is it?

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom.

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Everything we hold

All 16 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Dates · 1 with values

StartIntake: September · 2027⁠Intake: January · 2028⁠

Admission · 3 with values

How to applyRoute: Direct · System: University of Portsmouth application form⁠

Language requirementIELTS 6.5 · Language: English · Min component: 6.0 · Conditions text: English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 with no component score below 6.0.⁠

Prior educationText: Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Building Surveying · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Civil Engineering · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Fine Art · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Geography · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: History · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Interior Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Landscape Architecture · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Spatial Practice · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠Text: Urban Design · Intake: September 2027 / January 2028⁠

Programme · 8 with values · 1 without

Assessment methodsevidence based conservation design decisions and proposals⁠research project⁠studio review of design work⁠

QualificationMaster of Arts · Abbr: MA⁠

DeliveryOn campus⁠

Duration17 months · Full time january start⁠1 year · Full time september start⁠2 years · Part time september start⁠

Language of instructionEnglishInferred

LevelMaster · EQF 7, ISCED 7Inferred

LocationNot found on official pages

Study modeMode: Full time · Full time january start⁠Mode: Full time · Full time september start⁠Mode: Part time · Part time september start⁠

Teaching methodsgroup-work⁠independent study⁠Lectures⁠studio-based work⁠

Institution record: University of Portsmouth