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Curatorial Studies -Theorie - Geschichte - Kritik (Master of Arts)


Overview
Conditions of admission
Applications

Overview

Course content and focus areas  The focus of the Master’s programme is academic reflection on curating and art criticism as an intellectual and aesthetic challenge with a practice-oriented perspective. The aim of the programme is to bestow skills that link an object-related approach to theoretical knowledge and expertise. One of the major interests of the programme is to open up discussions on curating and art criticism that have so far been closely connected to contemporary art to previous eras and other cultural-science disciplines.
The exhibition and museum business of the 21sth century faces new tasks and challenges. The presentation of works of art and objects of cultural and historical significance has become a complex challenge in a global art world, but also as a result of developments within contemporary art, and it therefore needs to take art history as well as cultural, social, political and philosophical aspects into account. Museums and other art institutions have to reformulate their concept of the public sphere. Museums are increasingly having to model public discourses. This is true not only for institutions that are directly linked to contemporary art. The changes are in fact so fundamental that they also affect the organisation of classical art history, ethnological and historical collections.

The Master’s programme in Curatorial Studies – Theory – History – Criticism offers museum curators, exhibition planners and art critics a theoretical and practical basis for professional life. During their studies, students are already given the chance to link expertise to curating issues and practical knowledge. The Frankfurt study programme is characterised by a unique, nationwide co-operation between committed university institutes, outstanding museums and an internationally renowned art academy. 
Detailed information Information from the department
Study regulations
Degree Master of Arts in Curatorial Studies
Accreditation The programme is currently being accredited.
Duration The standard length of study for the Master of Arts is 4 semesters.
Languages of instruction German and English
Start of the programme The programme starts at the beginning of the winter semester.
Student advisory service Kunstgeschichtliches Institut der Goethe-Universität, Dr. Stefanie Heraeus, Senckenberganlage 31, 60325 Frankfurt, Room 314, Tel. 798-22489, kuratierenundkritk@kunst.uni-frankfurt.de

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Conditions of admission

Admission requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree or comparable degree in art history, philosophy, ethnology, history, art pedagogics or archaeological sciences
  • The examination committee decides on admission to the programme. The applications documents must include the relevant records, a letter of motivation and a CV. The weighting given to the application documents is 60% for the grade of the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, and 20% each for the one-page letter of motivation and the CV. The latter two are given marks (“1=very good“ to ”5= fail). The mark for the letter of motivation is based on outward quality on the one hand and on the convincing description of the personal and specific interest in the Master’s programme on the other. The evaluation of the CV is based on existing work and practice experience or study-relevant performances outside of the university which are important for assessing the aptitude of the student for the programme.  There are also personal selection interviews with all the invited applicants.
  • Admission to the programme requires knowledge of Latin (language test of the Institut für Klassische Philologie of Goethe-Universität, equivalent knowledge/examinations or three years of instruction in Latin) and knowledge of two other modern languages (one of which must be English or French). The language skills may be proven by:
    • a) university entrance qualification (e.g. A-Levels) or
    • b) secondary school records, with marks not less than ”inadequate (4.0)” or 5 points or
    • c) certificates of successfully completed language courses at German or foreign universities with at least 120 hours of language classes or 
    • d) expert reports or certificates of language skills acquired during study periods abroad, university language courses or in private studies or
    • e) certificates recognised as equal by the Institut für Klassiche Phililogie
Provisional admission
Mode of admission Admission is not restricted. Students will be directly admitted if the admission requirements are met in full.
The programme is restricted to 12 to 15 students.

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Applications


Documents to be submitted
  • letter of motivation (one page)
  • CV
  • a university entrance qualification (e.g. A-Levels), if you are not already enrolled at Universität Frankfurt.
  • Bachelor’s degree certificate
  • if the Bachelor's degree has not yet been completed, a transcript of records or equivalent document listing the content of the study programme and average grade
  • certificate of German language skills if the first degree was obtained at an international higher education institution. See here for more information about the required German language skills.
  • you may need to submit other documents depending on your country of origin and your previous education; please see the general information about applying for a Master’s degree.
Deadline for applications 31 May for the winter semester
Address for applications Kunstgeschichtliches Institut of Goethe-Universität, Studiengang Curatorial Studies – Theorie – Geschichte – Kritik, Senckenberganlage 31, 60325 Frankfurt, Germany. Please send the application also in an electronic form to:  kuratierenundkritik@kunst.uni-frankfurt.de

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