We’re delighted to confirm that, from September 2025, we will be offering an Advanced Certificate in Cultural Heritage Studies. This will give students on MA courses an interdisciplinary perspective on the critical understanding, protection and preservation of tangible, intangible and natural heritage. The mandatory course, as well as a selection of elective courses offered by the Departments of Historical Studies, Public Policy, Nationalism Studies, Environmental Sciences and Policy as well as the Blinken OSA Archivum allows students applying for the Certificate to acquire knowledge both on the conceptual, historical, and policy-oriented aspects of heritage on a global level, with the critical application of mainstream theoretical and methodological approaches to regional case-studies and analysis. It pays special attention to contested and endangered heritage as well as heritage in conflict areas. Students will visit and collaborate with museums and archives across Vienna, and further afield, as well as having the opportunity to join field trips and network with students and faculty from multiple departments.