The curriculum for undergraduate Conservation and restoration studies is based within
the educational-artistic field of Arts, academic discipline of Applied Art and Design.

The aim of the study program is to allow the students to master creative skills in order to prepare and enable them to be successful in  their chosen profession and gain relevant knowledge necessary for their activity in the field of protection of cultural heritage.

Upon completion of this program, students are granted the academic and professional title of Conservator and restorer. Detailed specification of the acquired professional competence and the awarded qualification is described in the diploma supplement for one of the two possible orientations:

• Conservation and restoration of paintings and art on paper
• Conservation and restoration of sculptures and archaeological objects

In order to complete the undergraduate studies in Conservation and restoration students must achieve at least 240 ECTS and fulfill all obligations required by the curriculum. Final thesis is not included in the curriculum.

The school year is divided into two semesters, with each term lasting 15 working weeks.
An educational content of 1 ECTS is realized by 30 hours of student workload.

The structure of the curriculum contains all three categories of courses in corresponding percentages: artistic, artistic-theorethical, and social sciences & humanities.

The structure of the program includes optional modules, required core courses and elective courses. By selecting a module, students declare one of the two possible orientations.

All courses are two semesters long. The defined structure of each course is described in the course specification, which includes: number of ECTS credits, prerequisites for enrollment, objective, outcome, theoretical and practical content, literature, number of lectures and required practical work per week, teaching methods, as well as continuous knowledge assessment tools and criteria.

Applicant to the studies program must meet the following requirements: to have completed secondary education level in duration of four years or to have completed three-year secondary vocational education with completion of the supplemental exam, successful completion of the aptitude test and to have achieved an appropriate place in the rankings.     

Conservation and restoration study program represents a starting point for the education of a conservator-restorer, a profiled expert who, upon graduating, possesses knowledge, skills and understanding necessary for working in the field of cultural heritage protection.

Contemporary conservation and restoration became a symbiosis of art and science by expanding its field of activity to all kinds of cultural goods: architectural and monumental heritage, natural environment, archaeological sites, museum artifacts, archival and library materials, cinematographic material and intangible heritage.

The increasing involvement of science in conservation practice was launched by the growing need for exact methods for detection and elimination of the causes of deterioration of works of art as well as an urge to find reliable methods for their rehabilitation. Therefore, the insistence that conservators-restorers gain broad interdisciplinary professional education is an absolute necessity,  in order to maintain the harmony between art and science in this profession.