History of the Arts and Cultural History, B.A.
The B.A. course in Art and Cultural History is interdisciplinary and integrates the subjects Classical Archeology, Art History, Musicology, European Ethnology / Folklore and European Regional History as well as Bavarian and Swabian regional history. Accordingly, he devotes himself to sensually experienceable, artistically designed and socially lived, remembered and reflected culture. The diverse cultural manifestations are treated both historically and to the present. The degree program thus offers students insights into the subject areas of the respective subdisciplines and at the same time the opportunity to devote themselves to interdisciplinary issues from different perspectives.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €181.95 per semester |
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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 →About the programme
The bachelor's program "Art and Cultural History" deals with the visually, acoustically and socially tangible parts of cultural history, such as works of art, music and handicraft, paintings from paintings to utility graphics and photographs, shape the lifeworld in the designed spaces of the cities and individual monuments as well as the musical compositions and how they finally express themselves in the cultural practices and basic convictions. The traces of cultural memory that have been preserved in pictures and buildings, but also in musical works and instruments, as well as the social forms of culture which include, for example, popular culture and social movements, issues of migration or magic, become fundamentally historical Perspectives that reflect their origins and past functions and meanings.
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The combination of classical archeology, art history, musicology, European ethnology / folklore and European regional history as well as Bavarian and Swabian country history spans the chronological arc from antiquity to the present. The cultures of Europe are considered in their historically changing extent and in their exchange with each other. In addition, Bavaria and Swabia, with their rich cultural and cultural history, are a focal point of state history. The basis of the interdisciplinary network is formed by the shared historical perspective and the diverse points of contact and linking in the occupational fields. For example, many museums and other institutions unite archaeological, art historical, music historical, folkloric and regional history collections under one roof. For this reason, the degree program conveys knowledge of the subject areas of the disciplines involved as well as the scientific questions, theories and methods that underlie them.
All participating disciplines share the historical-critical perspective and methodology. Classical archeology, art history and musicology deal with the aesthetically demanding works of art as well as with the designed lifeworld from antiquity to the present, while European ethnology / folklore uses the means of empirical social research and the forms of cultural self-understanding in the present and the past Instruments of anthropology and anthropology. The historical foundation is reinforced by European Regional History as well as Bavarian and Swabian regional history, which deals with the regional structures and their cultural institutions.
The program "Art and Cultural History" conveys
- Knowledge in the subject areas of classical archeology, art history, musicology, European ethnology / folklore and European regional history as well as Bavarian and Swabian country history in two respects: in their respective subject-specific form as well as in the connecting perspective.
- Knowledge in the respective subject-specific methods and theories of the participating disciplines as well as the common questions, the cultural, art and image theories and the also common historical-critical methodology.
- the encounter and confrontation with the material and immaterial tradition of Europe, including its changing spheres of influence and exchange. A focal point is the art and cultural landscape of Bavaria and Schwaben with their rich tradition in architecture and fine arts, in cultural traditions and with their outstanding collections and museums.
What you study
The B.A. degree course "Art and Cultural History" is an interdisciplinary one-subject study course with compulsory, elective and elective subjects.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Career prospects:
- Museums and Exhibitions
- Archive
- Cultural Management
- Public Relations
- Education
- Integration work and intercultural communication
- NGOs and foundations
- Company
- Publishers and Journalism
- Tourism
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €181.95 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Language skills (can also be taken during the course of studies and credited to the "compulsory elective language acquisition"): two modern foreign languages, level B1 GER (if you have any questions about the classification of existing language skills, please contact the Language Center of the University of Augsburg Latinum (can be done by faculty internal Latin exam, proof must be available at the latest before the issue of the topic for the bachelor thesis in the Central Examination Office). |
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| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07, summer semester until 15.01 |
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 15.01Send 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.
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If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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The deadline is 15.01.2027 (93 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.