MA Art History at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Programme overview

The degree program includes a specific curriculum within which students can choose a specialization area. Cooperation with the major museums and institutions in the Nuremberg metropolitan region enables students to work on the objects themselves in a practice-oriented manner.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option | Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester | Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

In addition to a general art-historical core curriculum, an elective specialized area offers the opportunity for developing a deeper interdisciplinary competence and practice-related teaching of artistic techniques. The degree program concludes with the master’s thesis.

Career pathways

Depending on the focus of their studies, graduates have a range of career opportunities in the collection and exhibition sectors of state, municipal, church and private museums as well as in galleries or in the art market.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 15.07.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: For the master’s degree program in Art History, a completed first university degree (e.g. bachelor’s degree) with a subject-specific degree in art history or a related subject is required. Applicants with an overall grade of up to 2.50 are admitted directly to the master’s degree program; applicants with an overall grade of 2.51 or higher can only be admitted after a successful selection interview. Other degrees such as those in a teaching degree program, art education, art pedagogy, liberal arts, theater and media studies, museology, design, or architecture are recognized as related subjects if they include art history modules. Application process Application process for internationals Apply now for a degree programThe first step towards your studies begins with the online application. Apply now Student advice and more Language: Knowledge of two modern foreign languages with at least level B1 or proof of one modern foreign language with at least level B1 and confirmed knowledge of Latin is required.

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.campo.fau.de/qisserver/pages/cs/sys/portal/hisinoneStartPage.faces?sessionlanguage=en&page=Applicants

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