Admission and exit profile
Admission profile
In accordance with current regulations regarding university admission, students will gain admission to these programs by passing the University Entrance Exams, after completing any of the baccalaureate programs. If demand exceeds the number of places available (initially set at 50), admission will be based on the final grade achieved on the University Entrance Exams (PAU).
For students who lack the Baccalaureate and the PAU (University of La Laguna) qualifications, the University of La Laguna offers the possibility of access through the course and the entrance exam for those over 25 years of age, in accordance with the provisions of Royal Decree 743/2003, of June 20, which regulates the university entrance exam for those over 25 years of age (Official State Gazette of July 4, 2003).
For students who hold a university degree or equivalent, a number of places of no less than 1% and no more than 3% are reserved. All those students who hold a Higher Grade Vocational Training Cycle, Level III Professional Module or Second Grade Vocational Training can directly access certain university studies, in accordance with Annex X of Order ECI/2527/2005, of July 4 (BOE of August 5, 2005).
Given the characteristics and objectives of these studies, students who enter must have defined their educational perspectives in the field of knowledge of the art world in its many manifestations and facets.
It is therefore essential to acquire all the knowledge that will allow you to position yourself professionally in this field and, furthermore, to maintain an attitude of analysis and well-founded criticism, from a scientific and professional perspective, in a world like the art world, which is subject to a dynamic of constant change and evolution. In particular, it is essential to have a strong interest in understanding how the art market actually works and how current and future challenges in the field of the arts can be addressed based on truly professional criteria.
Graduation profile
There are professions that, beyond their names, are perceived by society as clearly defined, responding to needs that have not changed substantially over time (such as medicine, architecture, and law, among others). These professions have also been established socially thanks to professional associations and other corporate groups.
However, other professions, such as Art Historian, due to its recent introduction as a degree in Spanish universities (the first art history subjects were introduced in the 1920s) and the recent influx of graduates into the workforce (the degree dates back to the 1990s and has been a specialty in Philosophy and Literature or Geography and History since the 1970s), do not currently enjoy such prominence. Nevertheless, the strides taken in this direction in recent years have been enormous.
Thus, specific sections of Art Historians have emerged in the Professional Associations of Graduates in the area of Humanities (among others, this is the case of Barcelona and Valencia), professional groups in certain autonomous communities (among others, this is the case of the Professional Association of Art Historians of Galicia or the Professional Association of Art Historians of Granada) and stable organizations of a national nature have been established, such as the Spanish Committee for the History of Art (CEHA), founded in the 1970s, today recognized as the leading institution of its kind in Europe and, as such, a permanent member of the International Committee for the History of Art (CIHA).
Traditionally, teaching and research have been the main career paths for art historians. However, in recent decades, the growing social interest in culture and heritage has offered and continues to offer other highly interesting professional fields for art historians. To document this, the team that drafted the White Paper, in collaboration with the Behavioral Sciences Methodology team at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Barcelona, under the direction of Dr. Cosculluela, conducted a survey in 2005 of graduates, university professors, and, above all, private employers and institutions that employ art historians throughout Spain. As a result of the study, the first of its kind in Spain, the profiles considered optimal for the Graduate Degree in Art History were the following:
- Protection and management of historical, artistic, and cultural heritage at the institutional and business levels: Cataloging of monumental complexes, urban planning, technical consulting and historical and artistic reports, program management, human resources.
- Conservation, exhibition, and marketing of works of art: Museums, art and culture centers, archives and image centers (photo libraries, film libraries, etc.), auctions and expertise, antique dealers and appraisal, artistic curatorship.
- Dissemination of artistic heritage: Interpretation, cultural tourism, educational programs.
- Research: University, scientific institutes, schools of arts and crafts, tourism schools and design schools.
- Production, documentation, and dissemination of art history content: Specialized work in publishing, advertising agencies, media, and new audiovisual and electronic media technologies.