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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification course is all in one program to understand the historical emergence of architectural conservation in an effective and implicative manner. The goal of this course is to discuss historic preservation and restoration as an approach that links the past, the current, and the future. The idea is to familiarize the participants of the course with the difficulties and obstacles of heritage environments, the possibilities of heritage buildings, places, districts, and areas, and the need to combine progress with heritage protection.

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation training examine the history of the environmental movement, the shifting principles and responsibilities, and strategies of different conservation organizations. Participants are exposed to the international conservation system and world heritage scenario, along with meanings and principles of conservation and heritage, and clarification of different forms of heritage.

The Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification will lead by the examples to illustrate the importance of assessing the significance of heritage buildings. Via numerous case studies, recommendations for restoration, protection of historic buildings, precincts, and places and the method of impact assessment are clarified. Using examples, the method of evolving architectural guidelines for new buildings in historic settings is elaborated.

The Highlights

Postgraduate level course
Elective Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation online course
8-weeks duration program
Categorized into civil engineering, architecture, and planning
Supported by an industrial base

Programme Offerings

Reading Material
Suggested readings
Class engagement
assessments
quizzes
Certification
Lectures
In-class doubts sessions
Multimedia audios

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Kharagpur

The candidate need not have to make any payment as of Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation fees, whereas if the candidate wants to complete the course with certification then they have to make the payment for a certification fee of amount Rs. 1000.

Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation fees details:

Fee category	Amount in rupees
Program fee	Free
Certification fee	Rs. 1000

Eligibility Criteria

Education

In terms of education, the candidate should be aware of the core and fundamental understanding of the particular major for applying to the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification course.

Certification qualifying details

The certification criteria for obtaining Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification is such that a candidate needs to get a 100% score on an average by combining both internal and external evaluation. From internal evaluation, the candidate must submit the best of their 8 assessments out of a total of 10 and must get 25% out of it, from external evaluation, the candidate must appear for the end term examination and must get a 75% score out of it.

What you will learn

Knowledge of history

By the end of the completion of the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation program, the candidate will learn the following abstracts and skills:

The more diverse significance of heritage culture will be introduced to students.
Fundamentals related to heritage conservation needs must be there in the core modules of the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification syllabus.
The difference between various approaches and models will be explained throughout the course.
The causes of decay will be present in particularly every module of the curriculum.
The students will learn the historical emergence first and then later further present the significance of the same.
Visual integration is an important part of the syllabus and this will be explained via comprehensive examples.
More focus will be given on making the candidates tilted towards understanding why it’s actually important to conserve the architecture.
By the last, candidates can practice their learning via their training including a practical framework.

Who it is for

ArchaeologistCivil EngineerArchitectUrban Planner

Following candidates can take the program:

The candidate who has been attached to the field of administration, tourism management or who is historians, artists, civil engineers, archaeologists, urban designers, urban planners, conservation architects can opt for this particular program.

Admission Details

The procedure to enrol in the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation online course is as follows:

Step 1: The initial step is to take a complete look at the program on the https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_ce05/preview.

Step 2: After checking all the details, candidates can make themselves registered with the Swayam platform.

Step 3: Next step is concerned with login into the candidate’s portal for enrolling in the course.

Step 4: The candidate can join the course after login into the account by just clicking ‘join’.

Step 5: The candidate got registered for the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation program.

The Syllabus

Course overview and introduction
Heritage conservation- need
Debate and purpose
Understanding heritage and types of heritage resources
Values and significance

Significance and value assessment
Approaches of conservation

Divergent approaches and ethics of conservation
History of conservation movement
Concepts and definitions
International agencies like ICCROM
UNESCO and their role in conservation

World Heritage Sites
Selection criteria
Authenticity and integrity
Case studies
Endangered sites

Causes of decay
Listing
Documentation and assessment of heritage structures
Sites and precincts

Investigation
State of preservation and preparing conservation report
Case studies
Guidelines for maintenance and repair

Categories
Types and issues of heritage precincts
Zones and historic areas
Planning for heritage districts
Towns and cities
Selected case studies

Design of new building in historic settings, townscape analysis , visual integration
Heritage impact assessment
Adaptive reuse of heritage structures
Organisational framework and heritage site management
Financial incentives and planning tools
Role of agencies in safeguarding heritage in India
Role of voluntary organisations and community participation
Interpretation and presentation of historic sites
Heritage tourism
Potential and opportunities of heritage conservation.

Evaluation process

The examination is divided into two parts, one of them is the assessment that will be considered as an internal evolution along with that the final exam will be taken too only after the candidates will enrol for it and that will be considered as external evolution.

Instructors

IIT Kharagpur Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What will be the medium of delivering instructions throughout the duration of the Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation online course?

The medium of delivering lectures or instructions will remain the same throughout the course in English only.

2: What would be the fundamental and core modules of the certification syllabus?

The core module of the syllabus is based on the historical emergence of this respective field.

3: Who will teach this Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation program?

The course will be taken by Prof. Sanghamitra Basu.

4: What’s the fee structure of the program?

This particular program is a free learning initiative by the government, no fee structure is there for enrollment but for certification, the candidate has to pay the Rs. 1000 only.

5: Who can enroll in this particular program?

This particular program may be chosen by a candidate who has been attached to the field of administration, tourism management or who is a historian, artist, civil engineer, archaeologist, urban designer, urban planner, and conservation architect.

6: How performance of the candidate will be measured for certification?

The candidate's performance will be measured on the basis of the score he or she will get in internal and external evolution.

7: Who can contact the candidate if there’s any query in between the course?

The candidate can get in touch with their professors in case they have any doubt or query.

8: What’s the level of training that is offered for this program?

This is postgraduate level training that will be provided for the course.

9: Where can candidates get assistance for the admission process?

For this purpose, candidates must contact the helpline number given on the Swayam portal itself, from there they can get full assistance in regards to the admission process.

10: Can Architectural Conservation and Historic Preservation certification courses be done in intervals?

No, the course needs to be completed under the duration of the particular course which is eight weeks.