Programmes

On the Bachelor's programme Art Conservation, you gain knowledge, expertise and practical skills that enable you to preserve paintings, painted surfaces and murals. You work with unique objects of great value to the individual or to society. You will learn to use advanced technology and specialized laboratory equipment so that you can perform the best conservation treatment and prioritize what

The Institute's online courses differ from the usual e-learning at universities because they are used in teaching and further education and are constantly updated. Our courses are designed so you can complete them independently. We support you in organisational and technical matters, are available for you by phone, e-mail or via the learning environment. You have an academic restorer as direct

Institutions such as museums, corporate collections, archives and libraries are subject to constant processes of change due to social upheavals and media technological innovations. These affect the core tasks of collecting, preserving, researching, exhibiting and communicating as well as management. The university course "Collection Studies and Management" provides the theoretical and practical

The study program Conservation and Restoration is devoted to the conservation of works of art and of cultural artifacts which merit regard as irreplaceable documents owing to their respective historical, artistic and cultural value, and whose conservation is therefore of public interest. In a wider context, the conservation of our cultural heritage is defined as a part of Human Rights. The basic

The diploma degree programme of Conservation prepares students for an academic conservator’s continually changing and expanding field of activity. The four specialist areas of the study programme cover the conservation and restoration of paintings, objects, textile, and stone. Additionally, there is the option to specialise in the conservation of archaeological finds or contemporary art. The study

The Institute's online courses differ from the usual e-learning at universities because they are used in teaching and further education and are constantly updated. Our courses are designed so you can complete them independently. We support you in organisational and technical matters, are available for you by phone, e-mail or via the learning environment. You have an academic restorer as direct

On the bachelor's programme Cultural historical conservation, you are taught the conservation of cultural historical objects of both archaeological and historical origin. You get a broad theoretical and practical introduction to conservation of central material groups. You will learn to use advanced technology and specialized laboratory equipment so that you can perform the best conservation

The Institute's online courses differ from the usual e-learning at universities because they are used in teaching and further education and are constantly updated. Our courses are designed so you can complete them independently. We support you in organisational and technical matters, are available for you by phone, e-mail or via the learning environment. You have an academic restorer as direct

In a global society that treats image information as a valuable commodity, well-processed digital image collections have economic and cultural-political value. Up-to-date knowledge about future-oriented archiving, effective presentation to the public and commercial utilization options for digital collections and archives of all content orientations are becoming a key competence in companies and

Technical advances in recent decades have led to a new form of research: Digital Humanities. This involves research and teaching at the interface between the humanities and information technology. Using computer-aided research methods offers new possibilities for evaluating scientific sources and drastically changing approaches to research across the wider humanities.These new approaches are based

The master’s programme in Digital Humanities aims at training students who will make a significant contribution to the promotion and anchoring of computer-based methods in humanities research contexts.

The programme of study is based on topics of current academic and artistic interest as well as on a society-oriented understanding of art and culture in a global and cross-cultural perspective, an orientation that is particularly strong at the University of Applied Arts.