Bachelor's Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage

What does this degree involve?

The degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage provides you with the practical skills you will need in the future when working to conserve and restore works of art such as paintings, sculptures, books, textiles, ceramics and archaeological artefacts.

This degree course integrates science, new technologies and art, enabling you to develop skills and abilities that combine tradition and innovation, directed at conserving artistic heritage.

What skills do you need before starting this degree?

The following is recommended:

- A basic knowledge of art, culture and heritage protection
- An interest in and curiosity in art forms and contemporary culture, and their conservation and restoration.
- Basic skills in handling tools and materials.
- A sensitive appreciation of art and culture, as manifested both socially and individually.

What skills will you have once you finish the degree?

You will be able to undertake complex conservation and restoration interventions on works of art; apply new technical and scientific tools with optimum efficiency; manage and conserve cultural heritage and direct restoration and conservation projects.

What are your professional options after you finish this degree?

You will be qualified to undertake heritage work for museums and public institutions. You will also be able to work as a freelancer managing restoration projects, drafting technical reports, etc.

And yet another option would be to work in secondary education as a teacher of artistic or technical drawing, plastic arts, etc.

What are your internship options?

As a student enrolled on the degree course and with the direct, continuous and personalised support of the faculty members, you will have the opportunity to practice your skills and abilities on works of art through internships which are an essential introduction to the workplace. There are internships available at the Faculty itself, at the UPV's University Institute for Heritage Restoration or off-campus at different companies and institutions in Spain and abroad.

Where can you spend a semester abroad?

The School currently has ties with the most representative important centres in Europe and America. These include renowned institutions like Scuola dell'Istituto Centrale per il Restauro (Italy), Opificio delle Pietre Dure (Italy), l'Institut Royal du Patrimoine Artistique (Belgium), Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées (France), Fachbereich Konservierung und Restaurierung (Germany), Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (Mexico), Smithsonian Institution (United States) and the Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural (Spain), among others.

What are your master's degree options?

This degree provides access to the Master's Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage offered by Universitat Politécnica de València, commended for its quality by the Spanish Ministry of Education and Science.

You can also enrol on any UPV master's degree course after taking the appropriate bridging subjects.