MASTER OF ARTS IN “CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES: ACADEMIC RESEARCH, POLICY, MANAGEMENT”

ABOUT US
Cultural Heritage Studies is an interdepartmental and interdisciplinary MA program of CEU intended to
educate individuals who wish to become heritage experts and practitioners, offering a variety of
theoretical and methodological approaches.
 
WHO CAN APPLY?
The program expects graduates from a variety of fields related to cultural heritage, such as history, art
history and management, archaeology, ethnography, anthropology, architecture, landscape design,
monument protection, environmental science, and management studies.
 
WHAT IS CULTURAL HERITAGE?
Cultural heritage, as understood by Central European University’s Cultural Heritage Studies Program, is
the legacy of physical artifacts (cultural property) and intangible attributes of a group or society that were
inherited from the past.
 
WHY CULTURAL HERITAGE STUDIES?
This program focuses on developing aptitudes for the critical assessment of tangible structures and
objects such as buildings, monuments, archaeological sites, and works of art; on intangible heritage like
traditions, languages, and knowledge; and on environmental heritage connected to human-nature
interactions. Graduates of the program will be capable of working at various levels in cultural heritage and
resource research, protection, and management.
 
 
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Qualification of Academic University staff

Professors 10%
 
Associate Professors 22%
 
Dr. and/or with Docents 39%
 
Assistant lecturer 29%
 
 

Students

11988 bachelor students
 
2153 part-time students
 
1885 MSc students
 
12 PhD students