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- Minor Subject (Academic), 30 CPs
Art History and Historical Image Studies Minor Subject (Academic), 30 CPs
Overview
Contents of the subject Art History and Historical Image Studies
Welcome to the Bachelor's degree programme in Art History and Historical Image Studies at Bielefeld University. The teaching staff will familiarise you with art, images, artefacts and visual culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. You will learn to describe and analyse paintings, sculptures, architecture, technical images such as photography and visual products such as diagrams, maps, carpets, etc., and to ask questions about this material.
Welcome to the Bachelor's degree programme in Art History and Historical Image Studies at Bielefeld University. The teaching staff will familiarise you with art, images, artefacts and visual culture from the Middle Ages to the present day. You will learn to describe and analyse paintings, sculptures, architecture, technical images, photographs and visual products such as diagrams, maps, carpets, etc. and to ask questions about this material.
The speciality of Bielefeld Art History and Historical Image Studies is that we work with a broad, media- and material-informed concept of the image. All images - including those from seemingly trivial contexts - are not "simply there and show something": an image does not simply duplicate an object of reality, but produces it in the first place. A fact that applies equally to medieval books of hours and AI-generated art. The degree programme encompasses a broad field of content and theory that is constantly evolving, incorporates media (technologies) and examines un_consciously inscribed structures of power and order.
Another special feature of our Bachelor's degree programme is the close cooperation with museums and institutions in the region, which means that the theoretical knowledge acquired can be immediately tested and intensified in practice on site. With a background in visual and art studies, our graduates have a wide range of opportunities: students in the minor subject acquire basic visual skills that can be used profitably in other subjects; students in the major subject are ideally prepared for corresponding master courses; and for all those who want to enter the professional world after completing their bachelor's degree, a wide range of fields such as exhibitions, museums, the art market, journalism, archives, publishing, cultural tourism and much more are open to them.
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What are the access requirements?
Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
What formalities are important?
Course start
Studies can be commenced in both winter and summer semesters. Courses are targeted to commencing studies in winter semester. Student counselling to plan the course of studies is recommended.
Length and scope of studies
The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.
The studies Minor Subject (Academic), 30 CPs Art History and Historical Image Studies comprise 30 credit points.
Find out about the academic structure model and note the possible combinations as well as the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.
Application, admission, and enrolment
The study places are not subject to any admission restrictions (numerus clausus). Nevertheless, you need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines. Afterwards, however, you can submit your application for enrolment directly in the application and status portal, provided that you meet the access requirements.
Step by step to a bachelor programme without NC
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.
The courses
You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.
An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.
Possible Combinations
Possible Combinations
Possible combinations for Combined Bachelor
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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years