Presentation
The two-year course is designed to provide students with advanced multidisciplinary scientific skills combined with basic knowledge in the fields of history, art, and architecture. The degree program therefore aims to train experts in the field of cultural heritage conservation and archaeometry, capable of analyzing conservation issues and identifying degradation processes with knowledge of the physical, chemical, and structural properties of materials, while also outlining possible remedies.
The degree program is structured in two distinct curricula, one in Italian (IT) and one in English (EN), to offer training targeted at different areas of interest.
Curriculum in Italian (IT): focuses on the methods and diagnostic techniques used in preventive conservation, with particular emphasis on disciplines such as chemistry, geology, and physics.
Curriculum in English (EN): is more oriented towards aspects related to the biological sciences, with a specific focus on related BIO disciplines.
This structure allows us to respond effectively to the educational needs of students interested in the diagnostic and technical-scientific aspects of conservation, as well as those who want to explore biological applications in the archaeological and cultural context.
The multidisciplinary nature of activities in the cultural heritage sector requires a teaching structure that meets the scientific and professional needs of the area and, at the same time, a core of courses that complement humanistic training and perfect knowledge in general disciplines.
The training is completed by an internship at university scientific laboratories or at public and private institutions operating in the sector.
Specifically, graduates with a master's degree (conservation scientists) acquire the ability to:
* design diagnostic interventions with particular attention to identifying methods, materials, measures, and techniques for the recovery, conservation, and restoration of cultural heritage;
* comprehensively design diagnostic protocols for the conservation of cultural heritage;
* design and organize scientific museums, scientific exhibitions, etc.;
* use computer systems for the management and processing of analytical data and documentation of the state of
conservation and interventions carried out.
* collaborate in the design and implementation of information systems for the processing of data relating to cultural heritage.