BA Art History (Kunstgeschichte) at University of Bamberg

The Bachelor of Arts in Art History covers European art from the early Middle Ages to the present and the international contemporary art that grew out of it. It analyses painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, graphic art, crafts, design and new media within their historical and social contexts. It can be studied full-time or part-time.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Cultural Studies  |  Department: Art History  |  Duration: 6 semesters (180 ECTS)  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Study mode: Full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Location: Bamberg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The degree combines basis and advanced modules in art history with excursions to study works and buildings first-hand. Art History can be taken as a core subject (120 ECTS), major (75 ECTS) or minor (45 or 30 ECTS), with a bachelor thesis and Studium Generale (18 ECTS) added.

Career pathways

Museums, art associations and exhibition organisers, heritage offices and state palace and garden administration, universities and research institutes, the art trade, publishing, cultural management, journalism, adult education and tourism; a master's degree is often expected in the classical museum and heritage fields.

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