MA Art History at Ruhr University Bochum

Art History at Ruhr University Bochum is a single-subject Master programme of 4 semesters (2 years), taught in German. What sets it apart: it offers the chance of deepening the expertise and competencies acquired in the B.A. course by choosing a specialist subject and receiving interdisciplinary input, with the aim of conducing scientific research. Moreover, collaborating institutions provide workplace-related training.

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Specialisation areas: Understanding of cultural heritage; Expertise and method canon and autonomous compilation of current scientific position; Problems pertaining to historical eras, their boundaries and the crossing of boundaries; Categories, media, functions, techniques, contexts, forms and styles; Factors affecting development, functional, social and heritage-related contexts, plus informative intentions inherent to the artifacts; Professional practice.

Career pathways

Graduates frequently work at universities and in academia in general; in museum and exhibition management and the art trade; in heritage protection and urban planning; in media companies and the publishing industry; in adult education and tourism.

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