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MA Kunstgeschichte (Art History) at Saarland University

Saarland University, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts combining traditional areas (painting, graphics, sculpture, architecture and applied arts from the Middle Ages) with contemporary expansions of the canon, notably photography, film and media art, and a world-art module that breaks open the Eurocentric perspective.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)  |  Duration: 4 semesters (120 CP)  |  Study mode: full-time; two-subject Master; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester or Sommersemester  |  Location: Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany

What you will study

120 CP: extended major (93 CP including thesis) with nine compulsory modules, and minor (27 CP).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Major: Bachelor's degree or equivalent focused on image studies, art history or a related programme; special aptitude normally shown by a final grade of 2.5 or better or by a personal interview; advanced English proven by school certificates. No admission restriction.

Intake: Wintersemester or Sommersemester

Duration: 4 semesters (120 CP)

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