Cultural Heritage Studies

Overview

Key Features

The Cultural Heritage Studies program at Central European University (CEU) combines theoretical approaches to cultural heritage with practical knowledge through fieldwork and internships at heritage organizations. The result is hands-on, thorough academic training that prepares future heritage experts and practitioners with a critical understanding of the historical, social, policy and management aspects of tangible, intangible and environmental heritage.

The faculty’s expertise crosses borders and disciplines. They include anthropologists specializing in African and American cultures, international heritage law experts as well as historians and archeologists with experience in European and Asian projects.

CEU students come from a variety of backgrounds, such as historical studies, creative and performing arts, architecture and urban development, sociology and management. They can choose from two streams of study: 

• Academic Research and Protection of Cultural Heritage or 

• Cultural Heritage Management and Policy.

In addition to coursework at the Vienna campus, students may also take advantage of academic activities and resources available on CEU’s Budapest campus.

Spark your career

Graduates typically find jobs at research bodies, governments, international organizations, heritage institutions and NGOs. The Cultural Heritage Studies Program degree should be broadly convertible; future professionals might include policy and management experts, urbanists, environmental professionals, architects, art historians, archaeologists, cultural anthropologists, museum curators, archivists, librarians, conservators of artifacts and monuments, and so on. 

Accreditation

• Program approved and registered by the New York State Education Department
• Program registered as a non-degree post-graduate specialization program by the Hungarian Educational Authority (HEA)
• Program accredited by the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ-Austria)