Art History and Museology Heidelberg and Paris (Master)

About this program

This international, integrated Master’s degree draws on the particular strengths of the École du Louvre and Heidelberg University. Students spend the first year of the Master’s degree programme studying museology at the École du Louvre. The course relates strongly to practice and provides students with comprehensive knowledge of cultural heritage, the history of museums and collections, art administration and art law, restauration and conservation, museum education and museology. Students also have frequent opportunities to visit the Louvre and other Parisian museums to analyse and discuss the presentation of artworks. The second year is spent in Heidelberg and is intended to equip students with the methodical skills required for academic study, and improve their analytical and critical skills. In addition, students gain knowledge of particular periods, genres and issues in the field of art history. Students are also able to build their individual, interdisciplinary profile. Studying at the two institutions, located in two different countries and offering different areas specialism, work, study and learning methods, gives students the opportunity to gain knowledge of the required terminology in both French and German, and increases their awareness of cultural and subject-specific particularities in each of the countries.

Required documents

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• Certified copy of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified translation of Bachelor's degree certificate
• Certified transcript of records (all semesters)
• Valid passport (photo page copy)
• Tabular curriculum vitae (CV)

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