Europe University Viadrina

Europa Universität Viadrina - Master's program "Schutz Europäischer Kulturgüter" / "Strategies for European Cultural Heritage" - the only part-time, continuing education master's program for conservators, art historians, architects and other professions related to cultural heritage and cultural education.

For 18 years now, the Master's program "Protection of European Cultural Property" has offered continuing education for all graduates of classical subjects focused on material cultural heritage, such as archaeology, architecture, conservation, restoration and art history. Graduates of other cultural, social, legal or economic studies are also expressly welcome here, as it is precisely in heterogeneously composed study groups that the problems of practice can be better understood.


Special emphasis is placed on those subjects that are underrepresented in the curricula of relevant fields of study and yet are of great strategic importance in practice. To better enable students to work in the cultural policy and socio-economic environment of cultural heritage institutions, we offer subjects such as: project management, cultural marketing, media relations, fundraising, (heritage) law, practical project work, etc. They have an equal status in our curriculum as the equally represented classical subjects of our field of work (e.g. history of architecture and art or methodology of monument preservation). Unique is the involvement of leading experts from several cultural institutions in Europe (France, Great Britain, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Switzerland and UNESCO). All the course contents are designed as a part-time offer, which requires a time-limited presence at the place of study (6 attendance phases and 1 excursion abroad within 4 semesters).

In general, we offer in the program:

• intensive combination of theory and practical parts with international exchange of experience;
• development of action competencies through independent practical projects and attractive internships.
• teaching of core competencies in dealing with the diversity of the European cultural heritage by international experts
• individual introduction to innovative fields of activity in the field of nationally and internationally operating organizations, institutions and administrations for the protection of cultural property

The four-semester program costs 2,720 EUR including semester fees. Students have the possibility to stay overnight in the student dormitory during the attendance periods (approx. 8 €/night). Reservations are made by the study program. The application deadline is July 30.

For more information, please visit: www.denkmalpflege-viadrina.de