Programmes

To strengthen heritage skills and competences, FARO offers a comprehensive training programme. From theory to practice, from basic knowledge to experimentation, for starters as well as seasoned heritage workers, from one-off sessions to longer training series: you can find it all in our training calendar. For the core functions of heritage we offer on yearly basic courses of 2-4 days) These

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

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.

Gilders/goldplaters and decorators design and refine objects and surfaces with traditional and modern craft techniques. They apply gold plating of gold leaf to ornamental and everyday objects or cover them with layers of silver leaf, leaf copper or bronze powder. In addition, they repair and restore historical art and furnishings or parts of buildings (e.B. church altars, monuments, tower clocks)

The master programme places the necessary emphasis on the acquisition of practical professional knowledge through training, but naturally remains an academic programme with a strong scientific component. Attention is paid to the theoretical principles and methodologies of archivistics and information management, but also to broader policy issues such as management, archiving strategies, selection

In this master's programme, you and your supervisors work out your own pathway based on your field of interest. This will give you the opportunity to profile yourself within one of the three lines of study: the heritage safeguarder (conservation-restoration) the heritage strategist the heritage researcher. The focus of the programme is on the learning line heritage safeguarder. Via two modules of

The Cultural Heritage programme comprises a one-year programme with an extended internship. Students with a bachelor's degree in human sciences or a master's degree in another branch of science can sharpen their subject-specific profile with a thorough interdisciplinary study. These courses have been developed specifically for the postgraduate programme and are not offered in other programmes