Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Bari Aldo Moro offers a program in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, which is accredited according to the Italian Legislative Decree no. 42/2004.

Program Structure

The program is divided into five years of study, with a detailed curriculum for each year.

First Year

• Mathematics: 6 CFU, first semester, mandatory
• General Physics: 6 CFU, first semester, mandatory
• History and Techniques of Restoration I Stone Materials + Internship I: 15 CFU, annual cycle, mandatory
• Prehistory and Protohistory + Classical Archaeology: 13 CFU, annual cycle, mandatory
• Applied Chemistry to Cultural Heritage I: 12 CFU, annual cycle, mandatory
• Mineralogy I: 6 CFU, second semester, mandatory

Second Year

• Christian and Medieval Archaeology: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Computer Science: 6 CFU
• English Language: 4 CFU, mandatory
• Geophysics Applied to Cultural Heritage: 8 CFU
• Petrology and Petrography I: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Mineralogy II: 6 CFU, mandatory
• History and Techniques of Restoration II Stone Materials + Internship II: 18 CFU, mandatory
• Applied Physics to Cultural Heritage I: 6 CFU, mandatory

Third Year

• Medieval Art History: 6 CFU, mandatory
• History and Techniques of Restoration III Mural Paintings + Internship III: 18 CFU, mandatory
• Applied Chemistry to Cultural Heritage II: 12 CFU, mandatory
• Plant Biology and Biodeterioration: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Environment and Cultural Heritage: 12 CFU, mandatory
• Petrology and Petrography II: 6 CFU, mandatory

Fourth Year

• Museology and Artistic Criticism of Restoration: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Restoration: 8 CFU, mandatory
• Modern Art History: 6 CFU, mandatory
• History and Techniques of Restoration IV Mural Paintings + Internship IV: 18 CFU, mandatory
• General Microbiology: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Geomaterials for Built Heritage in Cultural Heritage + Mortars, Plasters, and Surface Decorations: 12 CFU, mandatory

Fifth Year

• Legislation of Cultural Heritage: 6 CFU, mandatory
• History of Architecture: 7 CFU, mandatory
• Economics and Business Management: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Drawing and Surveying: 6 CFU, mandatory
• Thesis Laboratory: 12 CFU, mandatory
• History and Techniques of Restoration V Mosaics + Internship V: 21 CFU, mandatory

Conclusion

The Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage program at the University of Bari Aldo Moro is a comprehensive, five-year course of study that covers a wide range of topics related to the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage. The program is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the theoretical and practical aspects of conservation and restoration, as well as the legal and economic frameworks that govern the field.