Swiss BA and MA programs in conservation-restoration
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2012
In Switzerland, conservation-restoration studies are offered with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, established through a joint collaboration between the four Swiss higher education institutions:
Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg
Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB), Bern
Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR), Neuchatel
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana SUPSI
The four sites are the only institutions in Switzerland offering an education in conservation and in conservation-restoration at university-level. The title delivered is recognized by the Confederation and is valid internationally.
The Swiss Conservation-Restoration Campus is the network of these schools, established to coordinate the different forms of collaboration in teaching and applied research and to exchange competences at Federal level.
Each institution is a centre of education and research responsible for one or more specializations in the field of conservation-restoration:
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
Abegg Stiftung Riggisberg
- Textiles
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB), Bern
- Architecture, furnishing and furniture
- Books, graphic and photographic objects
- Modern materials and media
- Paintings and sculptures
Haute Ecole Specialisee de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)
Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR)
- Archaeological and ethnological objects
- Scientific, technical and horological objects
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design (DACD)
- Wall paintings, stone, stucco and architectural surfaces
The language of teaching is mainly that of the correspondent linguistic region but student are encouraged to attend language courses in order to improve their knowledge. Teaching resources and bibliographies are international in outlook and so necessarily multilingual. For exams and written reports, students are free to express themselves in their preferred language (German, French, English or Italian).
The bachelor's program in conservation emphasizes data gathering, preventive conservation and the development of passive measures of intervention.
The bachelor's program in conservation is fully modular and designed according to the Swiss and European guidelines. The title is recognized by the Confederation and it is valid internationally. The full time studies last three years and they correspond to 180 ECTS credits. During the first two years students follow common topics defined by the four collaborating institutions. In the third year students attend courses on a specific field of conservation at the institution responsible for it (special conditions apply to the Abegg Stiftung).
The master's program develops intellectual and practical skills in a specialized field of conservation-restoration, requiring scientific and technical research.
The program complies with the European standards for education in conservation and conservation-restoration which agree that only a Master's degree in conservation-restoration, achieved by a period of full-time study of no less than 5 years at a university or at a recognized equivalent level, qualifies for the independent practice of the profession.
More information available on
http://www.cr.supsi.ch
and
http://www.swiss-crc.ch
Deadline for applications: May 31, 2012
In Switzerland, conservation-restoration studies are offered with a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, established through a joint collaboration between the four Swiss higher education institutions:
Abegg-Stiftung, Riggisberg
Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB), Bern
Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR), Neuchatel
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana SUPSI
The four sites are the only institutions in Switzerland offering an education in conservation and in conservation-restoration at university-level. The title delivered is recognized by the Confederation and is valid internationally.
The Swiss Conservation-Restoration Campus is the network of these schools, established to coordinate the different forms of collaboration in teaching and applied research and to exchange competences at Federal level.
Each institution is a centre of education and research responsible for one or more specializations in the field of conservation-restoration:
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
Abegg Stiftung Riggisberg
- Textiles
Berner Fachhochschule (BFH)
Hochschule der Kunste Bern (HKB), Bern
- Architecture, furnishing and furniture
- Books, graphic and photographic objects
- Modern materials and media
- Paintings and sculptures
Haute Ecole Specialisee de Suisse occidentale (HES-SO)
Haute Ecole Arc Conservation-restauration (HE-Arc CR)
- Archaeological and ethnological objects
- Scientific, technical and horological objects
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI)
Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design (DACD)
- Wall paintings, stone, stucco and architectural surfaces
The language of teaching is mainly that of the correspondent linguistic region but student are encouraged to attend language courses in order to improve their knowledge. Teaching resources and bibliographies are international in outlook and so necessarily multilingual. For exams and written reports, students are free to express themselves in their preferred language (German, French, English or Italian).
The bachelor's program in conservation emphasizes data gathering, preventive conservation and the development of passive measures of intervention.
The bachelor's program in conservation is fully modular and designed according to the Swiss and European guidelines. The title is recognized by the Confederation and it is valid internationally. The full time studies last three years and they correspond to 180 ECTS credits. During the first two years students follow common topics defined by the four collaborating institutions. In the third year students attend courses on a specific field of conservation at the institution responsible for it (special conditions apply to the Abegg Stiftung).
The master's program develops intellectual and practical skills in a specialized field of conservation-restoration, requiring scientific and technical research.
The program complies with the European standards for education in conservation and conservation-restoration which agree that only a Master's degree in conservation-restoration, achieved by a period of full-time study of no less than 5 years at a university or at a recognized equivalent level, qualifies for the independent practice of the profession.
More information available on
http://www.cr.supsi.ch
and
http://www.swiss-crc.ch