This two-year multidisciplinary course concentrates on the conservation of decorative architectural surfaces (including wall paintings, stone, and mosaic). This is the only course offered in Malta which leads to the Warrant of Conservator-Restorer, which is required in order to practice as a professional conservator. The programme will contain an equal balance of theoretical and practical subjects, including: conservation history and ethics; research methods; materials and technology in architectural surfaces and sculpture; composition and properties of building and decorative materials; scientific analyses applied to conservation; the deterioration of stone and related building materials; environmental assessment for conservation; issues in the preservation and management of archaeological sites; conservation materials and methods. The course will also include extensive hands-on works both in the laboratory and on site, carried out both throughout the academic years and as summer placements.
The first year consists of 55 ECTS of taught study-units delivered over two semesters, followed by a 5-ECTS summer conservation placement. The second year of the programme consists in a 5-ECTS taught unit, 20 ECTS of Conservation practicals, a 30-ECTS dissertation and a 5-ECTS summer conservation placement.
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