MA Art History at University of Göttingen

Programme overview

Do you have a Bachelor's degree in art history and are interested in a Master's programme in which you can explore the numerous media and genres of art in depth with regard to their significance for people, societies, cultures, communication, religion and science? The Göttingen M.A. programme in Art History, with its comprehensive practice-oriented range of courses, offers the opportunity to develop and learn knowledge and skills entirely according to your own ideas.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught and English-taught (German (partly English)) | Intake: Summer and winter semester | Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Single Honours MA with study focus „Curatorial Studies“ or with the study focus "Material Humanities" totalling 78 credits (mono-master) Joint Honours MA totalling 42 credits in combination with two module packages (minors) totalling 18 credits eac

Career pathways

The Master's programme in Art History prepares students for a broad professional field. This includes work in museums, in the preservation of historical monuments and in universities, but also in galleries, in the art trade, in tourism, in publishing houses, newspapers, media institutions, insurance companies and in all areas of cultural management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: open. Previous studies: B.A.-degree or equivalent degree At least 150 credits at the time of application. Eligibility: For admission to the Single Honours MA (78 C) and the Joint Honours MA (42 C), 57 credits in the field of art history must be proven at the time of application, of which 9 credits are equivalent to modules from the specialisation area. For admission to the module package Art History (36 C), 18 credits must be proven in the field of Art History. For the module package Art History (18 C), 8 credits must be proven in the field of Art History. This also includes the key competence field “Image Competence”. Language requirements: If your antive language is not. German , you must proof sufficient knowledge of the German language: Proof of German language skills. Sufficient knowledge of English and at least one second modern foreign language (such as Italian, French or Dutch) is recommended. Basic knowledge of Latin is recommended. For admission to the Master's thesis, knowledge of Latin must be proven to at least the extent of the "Kleines Latinum".

Intake: Summer and winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/46792.html

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