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Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art

Basic information
Name of programme (original language)
Konserviranje in restavriranje likovnih del (BA)
Cultural Heritage Area
Safeguarding and preservation
Programme description

In the undergraduate study programme Conservation and Restoration of Works of Art students become acquainted with the methods of research work and preventive conservation, as well as active, modern conservation-restoration in a wider field: portable paintings, poly-reinforced plastics, wall paintings and stone.

Is the programme a joint degree programme?
No
Double degree
No
Joint delivery
No
Does the E&T programme lead to a formal qualification?
Yes
Name of the qualification (English)
Bachelor of Arts of conservation-restoring
Name of the qualification (Original language)
diplomirani konservator-restavrator (UN)/diplomirana konservatorka- restavratorka (UN)
Education category (HE/VET/HE-VET)
Higher Education (HE)
Education format
Formal
Programme Type
Initial E&T
Academic degree
Bachelor
One time event or regular basis
Programme takes place on a regular basis
Frequency
The programme starts every year in the autumn
Last time it the programme took place (start date)
Number of annual graduates of the programme
2
Statistics / Formal status
Core function
Preservation and Safeguarding
Supplementary functions
R&D and Education
ESCO - Occupation
2651.2 - art restorer
National Occupational Classification (NOC) in original language
2651 Vizualni umetniki/vizualne umetnice
Does the programme lead to a regulated profession?
Yes
EQF
6
NQF
7
ISCED level of programme
600 Bachelor's or equivalent level, orientation unspecified
ISCED field
0222 History and archaeology
Characterization of the E&T programme
Credit system
ECTS
ECTS credits
180.00
Student work load (hours)
2460h
Contact hours
2055
Duration
3.00
Years
Years
Study format
Full-time
Are there access requirements?
Yes
Access requirements Description

Into the programme can enroll anyone who:

  • passed the matura,
  • has passed the vocational matura in any secondary school programm and the examination in one of the matura subjects: art history, art theory, history, philosophy, psychology or sociology; the chosen subject may not be a subject that the candidate has already passed at the vocational matura,
  • has completed any four-year high school program before 1.6. 1995.

All candidates must pass the aptitude test, which is conducted and assessed according to the Rules on the Talent Test of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design and the rules of the Enrollment Commission of the University of Ljubljana, published in the annual Tender of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.

For the first part of the talent assessment exam you submit a portfolio. The second part of the talent assessment exam may only be taken by the candidates whose portfolios receive a positive assessment. It takes place at one of the UL ALUO locations in the last days of June or in early July. 

Teaching language
Slovenian
Programme learning outcomes

General competences:

  • Expertise acquired through the study of theoretical content and practical verification in a real and / or simulated environment,
  • ability to use modern tools, skills and abilities in everyday professional work, taking into account new methods and procedures and technologies,
  • ability to transfer theoretical knowledge into practice,
  • upgrading the basic knowledge of studies in practice,
  • solving problems with the use of new information sources and scientific methods,
  • ability of self-education in their professional field,
  • ability of self-initiative and independence in decision-making and implementation of less demanding work in interdependence with experience,
  • ability to experiment and implement experience and results in practice,
  • Teamwork,
  • interdisciplinary cooperation with experts in border professions,
  • ability to communicate with non-experts,
  • highly developed professional ethical and environmental responsibility.

Subject-specific competences:

  • Understanding of professional methodology,
  • knowledge and understanding of basic principles in conservation-restoration,
  • knowledge of the history of the profession,
  • ability to connect the basic principles and ethical principles of conservation-restoration with concrete situations in the profession,
  • understanding of research methods, procedures and processes,
  • development of skills and abilities in the profession,
  • ability to implement the results of acquired knowledge in the planning and implementation of conservation and restoration interventions on cultural heritage,
  • coherent mastery of basic knowledge,
  • connecting knowledge from different fields of profession,
  • in-depth knowledge in natural, technical and humanistic specific fields,
  • knowledge and use of art and technological knowledge for the realization of the appropriate restoration process on the work of art,
  • ability to include interdisciplinary research work and implementation of consensual presentation solutions,
  • understanding the organizational elements of studio and field interventions by implementing safety and environmental obligations and rationalization,
  • ability to master computer science and modern media forms in the planning and implementation of interventions, research work, documentation and use of information resources,
  • ability to independently use information resources and continuous self-education in a given field.
Proportion of VET (practice) element (in % of workload)
8 %
Is there a mandatory (external) practical training?
Yes
Mandatory practical training description

Students develop the skills for rescuing damaged works of art during practical work in the studios of ALUO, museums, galleries and the Restoration Centre of the Institute for the Protection of Cultural Heritage of Slovenia. In the final study year and within the mandatory practical work at one of the above institutions you will acquire an in-depth knowledge of the technical, scientific, artistic and organisational aspects of conservation/restoration.

Mode of delivery of education / training
Presence
Required qualification of teachers/trainers in the core subjects

Teaching staff must provide proof of fulfilment of the quantitative and qualitative criteria for election to the title or recognition of the title in accordance with the criteria for election to the titles of professors, research assistants and assistants at the University of Ljubljana.

Quality assurance obligations of the programme/institution
Yes
Description of quality assurance obligations of the programme / institution

The system of quality at the University of Ljubljana (UL) is founded on valid standards, regulations and recommendations from the authorities responsible for ensuring the quality of higher education on the national and international levels. In accordance with the established standards, systems of quality are based on a closed feedback loop, with clear processes of identifying objectives and priorities, planning measures and operation, implementing planned activities and monitoring and evaluating activities and measures implemented, including an assessment of the effects, which serves as input information for a new cycle of planning.

With the aim of monitoring and improving the quality of study programmes, regular self-evaluation is carried out for each active study programme. Self-evaluation of study programmes serves to ensure the quality of programme provision, and to monitor the current relevance and sustainability of the individual study programme.

Tuition cost

Citizens of Member States of the European Union may be charged tuition fees (3.000,00 EUR per year) for full-time studies:

• if they have already obtained at least an equivalent level of education;
• if they want to change their study program and have previously repeated a year or changed their study program at the same level of study;
• foreign citizens from non-EU countries and countries with which Slovenia has not signed a bilateral agreement.