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Two-Subject Bachelor Art History at University of Münster

University of Münster, Germany

Programme overview

Art History as one of two equally weighted subjects in the Two-Subject Bachelor at the University of Muenster. Per subject students complete 75 credits (40 semester hours) plus 20 credits of general studies, with a 10-credit Bachelor thesis in one of the two subjects.

Faculty: Faculty 08: History and Philosophy (Fachbereich Geschichte/Philosophie)  |  Department: Institute of Art History (Institut fuer Kunstgeschichte)  |  Duration: 3 years (6 semesters), 180 ECTS credits (two subjects studied to equal extent)  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; Zwei-Fach-Bachelor (combined with a second subject)  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Ten compulsory modules (eleven if the Bachelor thesis is written in Art History): four epoch modules (800-1300, 1300-1600, 1600-1800, from 1800), two methods and working techniques modules, practice fields, science, and two advanced modules; the epoch modules run in four consecutive semesters. General studies can include language courses or career-related additions. Students must show basic knowledge of one of French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch or Latin before registering the first advanced seminar (module 8), typically in semester 4.

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Entry requirements

Free admission (no Numerus clausus; no local admission restriction).

Intake: Winter Semester

Duration: 3 years (6 semesters), 180 ECTS credits (two subjects studied to equal extent)

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