Licence Histoire de l'Art et Archéologie at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The Licence Histoire de l'art et archéologie trains students to study societies through artistic and archaeological productions from the first tools to the most recent art. The first two years are common; in year 3 students choose between the Histoire de l'art and Archéologie pathways.

Faculty: Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines (LSH)  |  Duration: 3 years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

Each semester has four units: disciplinary art-history skills, transversal subjects (languages, digital skills, method), pre-professional subjects (museology, heritage institutions, placement) and specialist HAA subjects (all periods, techniques, excavation techniques, prehistory). Hours: L1 503 h, L2 515 h, L3 514 h; a compulsory placement of at least two weeks (museum, dig, auction house, gallery); languages English, Spanish, German, Italian, Catalan, Chinese.

Career pathways

Heritage careers (archaeological, inventory, conservation and museum services), cultural mediation and project management, cultural tourism (Licence Pro Guide-conférencier after L2), cultural criticism, teaching and communication. Further study in UPVD Masters Histoire de l'art et patrimoine, Métiers du patrimoine, Archéologie et préservation du patrimoine maritime, or Master Tourisme.

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