Degree Programme in Conservation
Workplacement(s) and Work-based Learning
Training periods are done in second and third spring.
Courses in the degree programme include cooperation with museums, conservation companies and public administration. Project studies include the Innovation Project (10 credits) which is carried out with working life and students from different professional fields.
Qualification requirements and regulations
See the Degree Regulations of Helsinki Metropolia UAS: https://www.metropolia.fi/en/apply/general-information/manage-your-studies/academic-information/
Access to further studies
Master's studies
Specific arrangements for recognition of prior learning
Students have the right to apply for recognition of prior learning. The recognition is based on the skills of the student regardless of the ways the fore mentioned expertise has been acquired. The student has the resposibility to demonstrate the skills required in the study objectives and to provide the required information and documentation based on which the decision will be made.
Profile of the programme
Conservation is an interdisciplinary area of science. The purpose of conservation is to preserve our cultural heritage. Conservation includes all such actions which slow down and prevent the deterioration of cultural heritage. Conservation can be divided into technical and preventive conservation.
There are six different fields of specialisation in conservation; conservation of objects, furniture, interiors, textiles, paper and paintings
Occupational profiles of graduates with examples
Conservators work in museums, conservation centres, archives, libraries, foundations, projects and universities, or as independent conservation entrepreneurs.
Key learning outcomes
The training gives students an extensive background knowledge in art and cultural history, material research based on chemistry and biology, technological studies and museology, and various conservation methods.
Graduation requirements
240 ECTS credits to be completed according to the curriculum.
Level of qualification
Bachelor's Degree (First Cycle)
Obligatory or Optional Mobility
The student can apply to international exchange programs or complete his/her work placement abroad.
Specific admission requirements
No specific admission requirements. General admission requirements are applied.
Examination regulations, assessment and grading
According to the Degree Regulations of Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences course assessment criteria are specified in the course implementation plan. The teacher in charge of the course will be responsible for the assessment. At the beginning of the course students must be informed on the assessment principles which must be based on the course objectives. Assessment takes primarily place for each course and applies to the students who have registered and been accepted on the course. If necessary, different components of a course may be assessed individually. If the course consists of several components, the teacher may point this out in the assessment principles contained in the implementation plan.
The assessment scale is as follows: excellent (5), very good (4), good (3), very satisfactory (2), satisfactory (1), fail (0) and pass (P). Any deviations of this scale will be decided by the President.
Mode of study
Full-time studies.
Programme director
Kirsi Perkiömäki
Head of the Degree Programme
+358 40 186 8443
kirsi.perkiomaki@metropolia.fi
PO BOX 4072
FI-00079 Metropolia
FINLAND