Conservation of Cultural Heritage Graduate Program at Mersin University was established and started education in 2015 under the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. Conservation of Cultural Heritage Graduate Program offers individuals from various professional backgrounds specialization in Conservation of Cultural Heritage through interdisciplinary studies.

                Today, understanding of contemporary conservation has considerably extended the definition of cultural property, and thus the conservation necessity and appraisal of tangible and intangible values as cultural heritage have been emphasized. Basing on the spatial characteristics of this substantial cultural heritage, Conservation of Cultural Heritage Graduate Program at Mersin University involves study areas such as conservation of monumental buildings, residential buildings, industrial buildings, urban and rural areas, urban landscapes and archaeological sites. The graduate program aims to deal with the social, cultural, economical, technological and political aspects of the conservation as well.