The MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museum Programme provides a world leading training in the conservation of Heritage Objects. Conservation has been taught at the Institute of Archaeology since the 1930s and continues to be fundamental to our understanding of how the past is transformed into the present. UCL Institute of Archaelogy is ideally situated to take advantage of the wealth of heritage institutions located in central London. The well-established partnerships between the conservation programmes and these heritage institutions, enable students to gain volunteer, placement, and internship experience working with internationally regarded conservation professionals (at for example; The Ashmolean Museum, The British Museum, The Fitzwilliam Museum, The Museum of London, The Science Museum, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and The National Trust, etc.)  Post Graduate training takes place as a three-year package of two linked programmes; the MA Principles of Conservation and the MSc Conservation for Archaeology and Museums. This provides an incomparable opportunity to understand the framing for conservation work within institutional contexts of heritage industry, and the unrivalled the intellectual environment of UCL. Students are introduced to techniques of preventive and interventive science based conservation and values based decision making through lectures, seminars, field work, and supervised lab based practice. This knowledge is developed though applied individual and group projects. Students complete the interventive conservation treatment of a diverse range of heritage objects selected from the collections of our museum and archaeological partners. This takes place as a yearlong lab based practical conservation training Students develop an understanding of the intellectual issues relating to conservation research and practice through taught courses on material science, conservation processes and practice. The taught courses consider the structure, technology and deterioration processes of the materials from which heritage objects are made, the theory of the techniques of conservation, and the skills and knowledge required in the treatment of archaeological and museum objects.During the second-year students undertake a ten-month internship in a museum or similar heritage institution, which provides experience of conservation practice in a professional context. Students follow a tailored work programme, gain experience of the range of activities involved in the work of a conservator and develop an in-depth understanding of the professional context in which conservation takes place. The programme prepares students for entry into the conservation profession on graduation and ensures that graduates can meet the challenges of a long-term career as a practicing conservator.