BA Media Conservation at Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart

Programme overview

The Bachelor's programme teaches the foundations of media conservation in the sense of preventive conservation of cultural objects, in theory and practice, and corresponds to level 6 of the E.C.C.O. Professional Guidelines.

Faculty: Conservation and Restoration | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Wintersemester | Location: Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

Analogue and digital image and sound processes, media and art history, archive and library studies, applied natural sciences, photography, long-term preservation of digital data, digitisation of AV media, time-based media, equipment maintenance, electronics, preventive conservation, ethics, media exhibition technology, computing, museology, net art, streaming media, game culture and virtual reality and 3D. A 4-month Bachelor thesis and final examination complete the degree.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Allgemeine Hochschulreife or Fachgebundene Hochschulreife (Fachhochschulreife with a supplementary Deltaprüfung; qualified professionals via a counselling interview or Studienkolleg aptitude test). No Numerus Clausus, lottery or waiting list; admission is by portfolio pre-selection followed by an entrance examination. Pre-study internship of 12 months. 2026 application periods 26 January-13 February (examination 13-17 April) and 1-14 June (examination 6-10 July).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

Apply through the official page: https://www.abk-stuttgart.de/bewerbung/aufnahmeverfahren/

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