The planning of the teachings of the Graduate Degree in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Assets involves the structuring of content, systems and methodologies that make it possible to acquire the knowledge, capacities, abilities and basic skills necessary for graduates in conservation and restoration of cultural assets to be able to develop the fundamental task that defines the profession. This task is none other than the preservation of cultural assets, which consists of the examination and diagnosis of the same, in their preventive and curative conservation, in their restoration as well as in their documentation, as specified in the professional profile defined in the White Paper of the degree.
The curriculum developed on the basis of the regulatory framework for the organisation and verification of official university education – Royal Decree 1393/2007 – (modified by RD 861/2010), and the guidelines developed by the University of La Laguna, is structured in the following subjects:
The curriculum is structured into eight modules: Basic Training 1; Conservation and Restoration 1; Materials, Techniques and Procedures; Examination, Diagnosis and Documentation; Conservation and Restoration 2; Optional Subjects; Final Degree Project; and Internships in Companies.