Programmes

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.

HERITAGE-PRO is an initiative of six European partners from five countries who developed interdisciplinary training for professionals of different disciplines towards sustainable management and preservation of cultural heritage. This initiative was supported by the European ERASMUS+ funding scheme 2018 – 2021. Targets: - Upgrade of interdisciplinary competencies of the workforce of cultural

Heritage is anything from the past that people identify with, or something which is handed down through generations. Heritage is also concerned with how the past shapes the present and future – in, for example, tourist attractions, museum exhibitions, cultural identities, post-conflict reconciliation, planning policies, and nature conservation schemes. The study of heritage at ATU is broad

A one-year taught Masters programme in the Discipline of Archaeology. The aim is to introduce graduate students to the fusion of landscape, landscape archaeology and heritage as a research and contemporary public resource. The programme provides a solid grounding in theory and practice, including public and community archaeology and heritage, based on a wide variety of case-studies, field classes

The programme is designed to give you the knowledge and skills needed to conduct socially engaged interventions in the international museum and heritage field. You will study how current societal transitions have an impact on and can be impacted by museum and heritage work. Based on real questions and real situations, you will discuss and conceptualise exhibitions, educational programmes, policies

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

Cultural heritage, as understood by Central European University's Cultural Heritage Studies Program, is the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society inherited from the past. Cultural Heritage is a concept which offers a bridge between the past and the future, with the application of particular approaches in the present. Due to its attached

Cultural heritage, as understood by Central European University's Cultural Heritage Studies Program, is the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society inherited from the past. Cultural Heritage is a concept which offers a bridge between the past and the future with the application of particular approaches in the present. Due to its attached

The two-year master’s degree in Museum Studies is a unique cooperation between Central European University and the Wien Museum, providing students with rigorous academic training in historical studies combined with practical, hands-on museum experience. It combines opportunities for experiential learning at Europe’s leading museums with both foundational course work in the history and theory of

The Public History and Cultural Heritage MA programme provides a structured academic approach to public or applied history, and cultural heritage research and interpretation. The programme equips students with knowledge and transferrable skills needed to understand and practice history in the public domain, in ‘real world’ settings outside of academia. It combines conceptual, methodological and

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

Heritage in the 21st century is international, interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary. It is no longer just about monuments and landscapes but has a broad application: built heritage heritage, nature and landscapes archaeological heritage museum studies documentary heritage: archives and libraries securing intangible heritage and ethnology digital heritage Heritage: Policy conservation