Conservation and Restoration, M.A.
The master’s course, based on a bachelor’s degree in conservation and restoration, offers four courses of study that differ in material and technological specifics: wood, metal, stone, wall painting.
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
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| Duration | 3 semesters, 90 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, summer semester until 15.02 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €304.50 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →What you study
Program Contents
The development of problem solutions for complex conservation and restoration projects and their practical implementation on the object are the focus of the master's program. Experience in the field of object inspection and practical restoration gives new impulses for conservation and restoration sciences:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
- Self-employed restorer with own workshop
- Management position in the free economy and in public institutions, e.g. B. Preservation of monuments and museums
- Expert for exhibitions, depot facilities, art transport, etc.
- Post grad
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Brandenburg), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €304.50 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Formal Bachelor's degree in conservation and / or restoration or a comparable degree Personal Creativity in the search for solutions to complex questions in conservation and restoration Interest in historical and modern techniques Interest in topics related to monument conservation and interdisciplinary cooperation Pronounced interest in the professional preservation and care of our cultural heritage Advanced foreign language skills |
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| Application | Directly to the university, summer semester until 15.02 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 15.02Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 15.02.2027 (124 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.