Historic Building Preservation Engineering

The Department of Historic Building Conservation was established in 2012. It is an emerging major that is based on architecture, involves the humanities, history, and engineering technology disciplines, and studies the theories, methods, and technologies of architectural heritage protection. It has a strong practical application and cross-integration nature. It aims to cultivate professional leaders and future pioneers who have not only the basic knowledge and skills of architecture but also the systematic mastery of the theoretical system and application methods of heritage protection, as well as international vision and innovative thinking.

The Department of Historic Building Conservation has ten full-time teachers, among whom, seven have senior titles and nine hold doctoral degrees.

This major has a complete education and teaching system, including undergraduate, masters’ and doctoral degree programs. It will cultivate students' comprehensive literacy from the perspectives of culture and technology, theory and practice, history and future, and other diversified, comprehensive and innovative perspectives, broadening their vision. This will help students lay a solid foundation for employment, studying abroad, and further studies pursuing master's or doctoral degrees, equipping graduates with sound knowledge foundation and broad development prospects.

As the one and only architectural university in Beijing, the Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture (BUCEA) was formerly known as Capital Primary Industrial School established by the Qing Dynasty Government in 1907. Jointly sponsored by the People’s Government of Beijing Municipality and the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of China, BUCEA is home to over 70,000 outstanding alumni.

As a multi-campus university, BUCEA now has two campuses - Xicheng and Daxing. With over 1100 faculty and staff and more than 11000 enrolled students, BUCEA offers 39 undergraduate programs, 14 master’s degree programs, and 2 doctoral degree programs.

BUCEA has 10 schools, 1 basic teaching institution, as well as School of International Education, School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Education and School of Continuing Education, with faculties in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Environment, Surveying and Mapping, Electrics, Mechanics, Management, Law, and Science, etc.