Study location	Italy, Cremona
Type	Undergraduate, full-time
Nominal duration	5 anni (300 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Course code	29403/00/2024

Tuition fee	€4,500 per year Students may be eligible to apply for a flat rate or to tuition fees calculated according to their family income. More information here: en.unipv.it/en/education/bachelors-and-masters-degree-programs/fees-and-funding/fees
Application fee	€35 per programme This fee is not refundable.

Entry qualification

High school Diploma High-school diploma awarded after at least 12 years of documented education. Access to the Degree Course in Conservazione e Restauro dei Beni Culturali has a local entry test requirement. THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE INDICATED IN THE ANNUAL ANNOUNCEMENT TO THE COURSE. Check your country specific document requirements for bachelor degree enrollments. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / French / Italian / Spanish. In order to finalize your enrollment, you must submit the scanned version of your original documents.

Territory requirements	Applications are NOT accepted from the following territories (based on citizenship): European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland. This page is dedicated to candidates from non-EU countries.

Language requirements

Italian Non-eu students residing abroad who would like to enroll in a study course completely taught in Italian, have to prove their knowledge of the language through an Italian language test. The test will be organized by CISIA, in collaboration with the University of Pavia. To find out the dates and how to register consult the website at this page . The following categories are excluded from this obligation: 1. students who intend to enroll in degree courses in English; 2. students in possession of an Italian language certification of level B2 or higher (such as CILS, CELI, Roma3 or PLIDA)

Other requirements	If you wish to find out the exact number consult this link.

More information	restauro.cdl.unipv.it

Overview

This course is aimed at training students for the profession of Cultural Heritage Restorer, and completion will qualift them for this career. The course venue is located in the city of Cremona.
The course includes scientific and technical-practical activities, including historical study and framing, material constitution, and diagnosis of the state of conservation, aimed at the preparation and execution of a correct restoration project and/or control and prevention of degradation processes.
To pursue the planned objectives and allow the student to tackle problems related to conservation and restoration from the beginning of the course, practical laboratory activities are distributed over the five years.
In order to train the restorer, therefore, knowledge and skills are required in different areas and for each training path there are (in terms of CFUs (total: 300)):
176 CFUs – lectures and exercises at the University of Pavia, Milan Polytechnic, and the Cremona offices, carried out in the following fields:
- Restoration (history and theories of restoration)
- Humanities (museology, librarianship, history of art, musicology and history of music, ethnomusicology, paleography)
- Sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, design, computer science)
- Law and economics (legislation of cultural heritage and business economics)
100 CFUs: in restoration laboratories
24 CFUs: final exam (12CFUs of internship)
In terms of HOURS (total 4246 hours):
1146: lectures and exercises at the University of Pavia, Milan Polytechnic, and the Cremona offices, carried out in the following areas:
- Restoration (history and theories of restoration)
- Humanities (museology, librarianship, history of art, musicology and history of music, ethnomusicology, paleography)
- Sciences (biology, chemistry, physics, design, computer science)
- Law and economics(legislation of cultural heritage and business economics)
2500 hours: in restoration laboratories
600 hours: for the final exam (which includes the preparation of a thesis, which, as a rule, is experimental and involves a 300-hour training activity on a topic related to the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage)

Programme structure

Study plan and further information are available at this link

Career opportunities

Graduates in Conservazione e restauro dei beni culturali may find positions related to their skills in laboratories and renovation companies, collaborate with institutions of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities responsible for the protection of Cultural Heritage (superintendence, musea, archives, libraries, etc.), with companies and professional organizations in the sector, with public and private institutions as well as research organizations operating in the field of conservation, not to mention renovation and enhancement of cultural heritage.
In particular, graduates who have followed PFP6 will find employment as conservators and restorers of musical instruments, tools, scientific and technical instruments at musea and institutions both in Italy and abroad.