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3 | Country | Institution + link | Name | Tuition only costs | Length | Est. total cost in USD (Nov 2022) with local vs international student variations | Specialisations | Internship-length | Graduate employability | Other notes | Language | Max possible cost in USD | Have I confirmed this information with a current student/alumn/person who knows or the program itself? | Currency exchange rates used to compare costs across countries based on Dec 3, 2022 1 GBP - US$ 1.20 1 EUR - US$ 1.03 1 AUD - US$ 0.68 1 NZD - US$ 0.64 1 SEK - US$ 0.10 1 MXN - US$ 0.05 1 CLP - US$ 0.0011 1 COP - US$ 0.00021 | |||||||||||
6 | USA | Columbia University - GSAPP | MSc - Historic Preservation Program | $62,580 ($31,290 per term) + fees (2022/23) | 2 years | $250,320.00 | Architectural focus | ?? | ?? | Dual degrees available. | English | $250,320.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
7 | USA | University of Pennsylvania - Weitzman School of Design | MSc- Historic Preservation (MSHP) | ?? | 2 years | ?? | Architectural Conservation, Preservation Design, Preservation Planning or Public History of the Built Environment | Yes - summer between the two years of study. | ?? | Given how the other programs work, this might be fully funded as well, but I cannot confirm this at this moment. | English | ?? | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
8 | UK | Northumbria University | MA - Preventive Conservation | £9,250 for all per year | 1 year | $ 11,100.00 | Preventive conservation | No | "The number of former graduates working in professional practice within the first six months of graduating is very high" | This is a fully online, DISTANCE LEARNING course with full-time and part-time options | English | $11,100.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||
9 | UK | West Dean College - University of Sussex | MA - Collections Care and Conservation Management | £4,890 for all per year | 2 years (part time only) | $ 11,736.00 | No specifics | ?? | ?? | Not currently taking applications | English | $11,736.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
11 | UK | University of Lincoln | MA - Conservation of Cultural Heritage | £9,000 for UK / £16,300 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 1 year | $ 10,800 UK / $19,560 Intl | None. Students work on various objects. | Sort of mentioned, but not 100% clear | ?? | Has alumni discount for tuition. Has additional costs for materials, equipment. Requires self-funded summer research project | English | $19,560.00 | In progress | ||||||||||||
12 | UK | West Dean College - University of Sussex | MA - Conservation Studies | £17,040 for all per year | 1 year | $ 20,448.00 | Books and library, Ceramics and related materials, Furniture and related objects, Horology clocks and related objects, Metalwork | Yes - 6 weeks | ?? | I have visited for short courses and the place is absolutely beautiful. | English | $20,448.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
13 | UK | City & Guilds of London Art School | MA - Conservation | £11,250 for UK / £20,750 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 1 year | $ 13,500 UK / $24,900 Intl | Objects | Sort of mentioned, but not 100% clear | ?? | English | $24,900.00 | No, just the website | |||||||||||||
14 | UK | University College London | MA - Principles of Conservation | £14,100 for UK / £29,000 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 1 year | $ 16,920 UK / $34,800 Intl | N/A. Students do not treat objects. | No | ?? | The programme DOES NOT provide practical training in interventive conservation treatments. You'll need the MSc for that. | English | $34,800.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
15 | UK | University of York | MA - Stained glass conservation and heritage management | £9,990 for UK / £22,250 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 2 years | $ 23,976 UK / $53,400 Intl | Stained glass | ?? | ?? | They seem to take Duolingo as legitimate proof of English. | English | $53,400.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
16 | UK | Cardiff University | MSc - Conservation Practice | £10,700 for UK / £23,200 for Intl. Student + £200 fee deposit for first year (2023/24) per year | 2 years | $ 25,680 UK / $55,680 Intl | Objects | Yes-summer | "91% of postgraduates from the School of History, Archaeology and Religion were in employment or further study within six months of graduation" | "This is a conversion course. Conversion courses allow you to study a subject unrelated to your undergraduate degree or current career, and support you with a change of career path. No prior knowledge or degree in the subject is required." | English | $55,680.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
17 | UK | University of Glasgow | MPhil - Textile Conservation | £15,500 for UK / £24,960 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 2 years | $ 37,200 UK / $59,904 Intl | Textiles only | Yes - summer | "The great majority" | English | $59,904.00 | No, just the website | |||||||||||||
18 | UK | Durham University | MA - Conservation of Archaeological and Museum Objects | £14,900 for UK / £32,500 for Intl. Student (2023/24) for first year // £4,900 for UK / £10,700 for Intl. Student (2023/24) for second year | 2 years | $ 23,760 UK / $51,840 Intl | Objects | Yes-10 month | ?? | I went here in 2012-2015. The second year costs a fraction of the first year because you spent just about all of it on placement (internship) | English | $51,840.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
19 | UK | University College London | MSc - Conservation for Archaeology and Museums | £14,100 for UK / £35,000 for Intl. Student (2023/24) for first year // £7,050 for all (2023/24) for second year | 2 years | $ 25,380 UK / $47,460 Intl | Objects | Yes-10 month | "A very high proportion" | The Principles of Conservation MA - which is also on this table - (or equivalent) is a pre-requisite for this. Second-year students pay 50% of the UK full-time fee for the second-year internship. | English | $47,460.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
20 | UK | Northumbria University | MA - Conservation of Fine Art | £22,500 for UK / £38,000 for Intl. Student (2023/24) per year | 2 years | $ 54,000 UK / $91,200 Intl | Easel paintings, Works of Art on Paper | Yes-summer | ?? | English | $91,200.00 | No, just the website | |||||||||||||
22 | New Zealand | University of Auckland Waipapa Taumata Rau | MHerCons - Heritage Conservation | NZ$9,051.60 for NZ / NZ$39,407 for Intl. Student (2023/24) | 1 year | $ 5,793 NZ / $25,220 Intl | Built Heritage or Museums and Cultural Heritage | ?? | ?? | English | $25,220.00 | No, just the website | |||||||||||||
23 | Italy | Università degli studi di Padova | MA - Applied Sciences to Cultural Heritage Materials and Sites | € 2533 per year | 2 years | $5,562.00 | Analytical aspects of conservation. Conservation science. | ?? | ?? | English | $5,562.11 | No, just the website | |||||||||||||
39 | Italy | University of Bologna | MSc - Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage | € 3500 per year (2022/23) for all | 2 years | ?? | Focuses on the scientific analysis/examination of cultural heritage | Yes - 2nd semester of 2nd year | 50% employed, 25% not looking, 25% looking | You can be completely exempt from tution fees with scholarship like ERGO which is a regional scholarship requiring documents about financial incomes or MAECI which is provided by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy. | English | $3,663.00 | Yes | ||||||||||||
40 | Canada | Queen's University | MA - Art Conservation | $ 5164 domestic $ 11068 international | 2 years (six semesters) | 5164 / | Paintings and Painted Surfaces; Paper, Photography and Time-Based Media; Artifacts; Conservation science | Yes - two 12-week summer terms as a formal curriculum course | Numbers not tracked officially but all of our recent graduates who want to work in Conservation are currently employed. | This is the only Master of Art Conservation program in Canada. More information can be found on the website: https://www.queensu.ca/art/art-conservation . There is a page for Frequently asked questions and email contact details for the program. Note pre-requisites. | English | ?? | In progress | ||||||||||||
42 | Australia | University of Melbourne | MA - Cultural Materials Conservation | Complicated to understand, but about AUD$63,435 total | 2 years | $43,135.80 | ?? | Yes - ?? | ?? | CSPs are university places subsidised by the Australian Government. Commonwealth supported students are still required to pay a discipline-based Student contribution amount. | English | $43,135.80 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
50 | Italy | https://www.unive.it/data/41901/ | MSc- Conservation Science and Technology for Cultural Heritage | 2,100€ | 2 years | science in conservation | lower tuition fees can be applied if coming from a household with lower income than 40000€/year | English | |||||||||||||||||
51 | Sweden | University of Gothenburg | MSc - Conservation | Free for EU and EEA // 248 000 Swedish Krona total for the rest | 2 years | Free EEA / $24,800 Intl | Seems to focus on analysis | ?? | ?? | Seems to be in English but not explicitly mentioned. Be advised I have been told that this degree is ONLY RECOGNISED IN SWEDEN. | Unclear | $24,800.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
52 | Sweden | University of Gothenburg | MA - Conservation with Specialisation in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Objects | Free for EU and EEA // 628 000 Swedish Krona total for the rest | 2 years | Free EEA / $62,800 Intl | Objects | ?? | ?? | Seems to be in English but not explicitly mentioned. Be advised I have been told that this degree is ONLY RECOGNISED IN SWEDEN. | Unclear | $62,800.00 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
53 | Spain | Universitat Politècnica València | MA - Preservation of Architectural Heritage | 72 credits at €35.34 each | ?? | $2,620.81 | Monuments and buildings | ?? | ?? | 60 openings per year. I honestly could not tell if it's in English or Spanish | Unclear | $2,620.81 | No, just the website | ||||||||||||
62 | Spain | Universitat Politècnica València | MA - Conservación y Restauración de Bienes Culturales | No, just the website | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | Mexico | Escuela de Conservación y Restauración de Occidente | Pending review | ||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | Estonia | Estonian Academy of Arts | No, just the website | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | Croatia | Dubrovnik University | BA+MA - | Ceramic, glass, furniture, metal and textile | |||||||||||||||||||||
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73 | Serbia | University of Art, Faculty of Applied Arts, Restoration and Conservation course https://www.fpu.bg.ac.rs/programi/studijski-program-konzervacija-i-restauracija/?pismo=lat | BA+MA (4+1) | depends on your entry exam, can be 100% free | 60 credits per year | Archaeological objects, sculptures, mural paintings, architectural decorations, Mosaic, paintings on canvas, wood, paper, archives | good for BA, excelent enrty to other Eu courses, not so good or usefull for MA | Only in Serbian.. | Serbian | No, just the website | |||||||||||||||
74 | Norway | https://www.uio.no/studier/program/arkeologi-konservering-master/index.html | MA | 120 credits, 2 years | Archeology, Paintings, Objects or a "chosen project" (seems to be open to any field of conservation studies) | You can write your thesis in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish. Possibly English "or some other language". Unclear if they take in students every year? | Norwegian | No, just the website | |||||||||||||||||
75 | France | Ecole Supérieure d´art d´Avignon | M1+ M2 mention Conservation-Restauration | 475 euros per year | 2 years | None, depending on the students acquired field of specialty and work experience | ?? | This is a Fine Art school that also has art classes. | French | Graduated 2016 with a BA | |||||||||||||||
76 | France | Institut National du Patrimoine (INP) | Master 1 | 5 years | It's a national public school, Exams are done in order to get in, so chances are better for people with a firsthand background in science or art history for example, Possible eligibility/equivalence if you started a cursus abroad but you have to be fluent in French | Diplôme d'Etat de niveau I, Public schools should be favored in order to get employment in national institutions as the master degree allows to work on both public and private collections. However, private schools can still allow to work in certains cases on public collections, the journey is not as easy and is actually closed in many instances (for example you need a state diploma level I to answer public contracts). Also note either way that employment as conservators in institutions in France is scarce, most conservators work independently and the law open competitions (?) to answer public contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | France | Paris I Sorbonne Université | Master 1 Conservation-Restauration des Biens Culturels (CRBC), diplôme d'Etat de niveau I | 5 years | It's a national public school, Exams are done in order to get in, so chances are better for people with a firsthand background in science or art history for example, some come from the 2-3 years licence in the same University and then enter the CRBC master for 2 more years, Possible eligibility if you started a cursus abroad but you have to be totally fluent in french | Diplôme d'Etat de niveau I, Public schools should be favored in order to get employment in national institutions as the master degree allows to work on both public and private collections. However, private schools can still allow to work in certains cases on public collections, the journey is not as easy and is actually closed in many instances (for example you need a state diploma level I to answer public contracts). Also note either way that employment as conservators in institutions in France is scarce, most conservators work independently and the law open competitions (?) to answer public contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | France | Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Avignon | Master 1 | Specialties work differently in this school, it's more towards two axes, "contemporary" and "ethnographic" which then open to different fields such as textile, paintings...note that it's the choice of internships that will determine your carrier afterwards (for example, if you want to work on textiles, choose ethnographic because that is where you will study organic materials, and it does not mean you will not be allowed to work on occidental collections afterwards but you have to build your work placements accordingly) | It's a national public school, Exams are done in order to get in, so chances are better for people with a firsthand background in science or art history for example. Possible eligibility if you started a cursus abroad but you have to be totally fluent in french | Diplôme d'Etat de niveau I, Public schools should be favored in order to get employment in national institutions as the master degree allows to work on both public and private collections. However, private schools can still allow to work in certains cases on public collections, the journey is not as easy and is actually closed in many instances (for example you need a state diploma level I to answer public contracts). Also note either way that employment as conservators in institutions in France is scarce, most conservators work independently and the law open competitions (?) to answer public contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | France | Ecole de Condé | BA+MA (3+2) | Tarifs - Ecole de Condé (ecoles-conde.com) | 5 years | BA in preventive conservation + MA in conservation, specialties are paper, painting, or ware (glass, ceramic., metal...) | It's a national public school, Exams are done in order to get in, so chances are better for people with a firsthand background in science or art history for example. Possible eligibility if you started a cursus abroad but you have to be totally fluent in french | Diplôme d'Etat de niveau II, Public schools should be favored in order to get employment in national institutions as the master degree allows to work on both public and private collections. However, private schools can still allow to work in certains cases on public collections, the journey is not as easy and is actually closed in many instances (for example you need a state diploma level I to answer public contracts). Also note either way that employment as conservators in institutions in France is scarce, most conservators work independently and the law open competitions (?) to answer public contracts. | |||||||||||||||||
80 | France | Ecole Supérieur d'art et de design de Tours (Esad-TALM) | Master 1 Conservation-Restauration des Biens Culturels (CRBC), diplôme d'Etat de niveau I | Specialty of 3D works (including contemporary, sculptures, fossils...) | It's a private school, no entry exams, you need only to have completed high school, although a firsthand background in science or art history, or a traditionnal craft course will be a good addition. Possible eligibility if you started a cursus abroad but you have to be totally fluent in french | Diplôme d'Etat de niveau I, Public schools should be favored in order to get employment in national institutions as the master degree allows to work on both public and private collections. However, private schools can still allow to work in certains cases on public collections, the journey is not as easy and is actually closed in many instances (for example you need a state diploma level I to answer public contracts). Also note either way that employment as conservators in institutions in France is scarce, most conservators work independently and the law open competitions (?) to answer public contracts. | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Finland | https://www.metropolia.fi/en/academics/degree-programmes-in-finnish/conservation-masters | MA- Master of Culture and Arts | Free for EU/ETA members | 60 credits, 1,5-2 years part-time | None, depending on the students acquired field of specialty and work experience | No | Most students work as conservators, and many of the thesis subjects are work related. | Tuition in Finnish, but you can write your thesis in Swedish and English too. Specialisation open every 3rd year and the program needs a minimum amount of students to run. Admitted students need to have a BA in practical conservation + minimum 3 years of conservation work experience. | Finnish | Yes | ||||||||||||||
82 | Denmark | https://royaldanishacademy.com/programme/cross-disciplinary-master-programme | BSc+MSc - Conservation (BSc with specialisation in either cultural history, natural history, graphic or pictorial art) | 2 years | None, depending on the students acquired field of specialty and work experience | Danish | No, just the website | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | Canada | Fleming College | Ontario College Graduate Certificate in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management | $3237 per semester Canadian | 4 consecutive semesters (16 months ) | Object treatment conservation and preventative conservation. Ceramics, metal, leather, wood, textiles and paper. | 4th semester is 15-week internship | This is one of only two conservation programs in Canada. Students are allowed to do their internship semester anywhere in Canada, the US, or abroad. As the principle object conservation program in Canada employment rate is high. Students must have a previously completed diploma or degree in a related subject and have a minimum of high school chemistry prior to applying to this program. | English | Information entered here by Program Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
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