Master Histoire de l'Art - parcours Métiers du Patrimoine (MDP) at Université de Perpignan Via Domitia

The parcours Métiers du patrimoine trains future professionals in the cultural-heritage sector through professionalising teaching, research training and methods, with growing professional specificity each semester. Year 1 ends with a research report; year 2 focuses on collective projects, a placement with a defended report and possibly work-study.

Faculty: Faculté des Lettres et Sciences Humaines (LSH)  |  Duration: 2 years (4 semesters, 120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or work-study; taught in French  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Perpignan, Occitanie, France

What you will study

Year 1: 282 hours per student; year 2: 247 hours (excluding placements); compulsory placements (minimum 2 months in year 2), possible abroad; scientific English and 18 hours of optional courses; projects with institutional and company partnerships; optional Franco-Spanish curriculum with the Universitat de les Illes Balears (agreement being renewed). Skills: expertise in cultural heritage, cultural project management, mediation and promotion materials, collections and site management, digital tools.

Career pathways

Cultural mediation (museums, monuments, sites), built-heritage expert (Inventory service), territorial cultural-heritage expert, museology expert, heritage facilitator in Villes et Pays d'Art et d'Histoire, collections manager, cultural communication, cultural project manager (events, exhibitions); doctorate in ED 544.

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