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MA Kunstgeschichte at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

Programme overview

The consecutive, mainly research-oriented MA Kunstgeschichte introduces bachelor graduates in depth to subject areas, problem contexts and research fields of art history.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät I – Sozialwissenschaften und Historische Kulturwissenschaften  |  Department: Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Archäologien und Klassische Altertumswissenschaften  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Halle (Saale), Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

What you will study

Modules include subject knowledge of the Middle Ages, the early modern period, and modern and contemporary art, history and theory, methods and discourses, themes and forms, an excursion, research and exhibition practice, a research colloquium and the master thesis.

Career pathways

The practical, historical and theoretical orientation qualifies for galleries, exhibitions and museums, cultural institutions, journalism and similar fields.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree (usually a bachelor) in art history with at least 90 LP or in a humanities, social-science, cultural-science or comparable discipline with relevant prior knowledge. Subject-specific admission requirements apply. Open admission (no NC).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-halle.de/bewerben

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