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Microdegree in Technical and Digital Documentation
Cultural Heritage
Microdegree in Technical and Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage
Brief description
The Microdegree in Technical and Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage is a postgraduate qualification that enables the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and specialized technical competencies focused on the recording, analysis, representation, and dissemination of cultural assets. It is designed to equip students with fundamental tools for the production of rigorous graphic, photographic, and digital documentation.,
applied to the study, diagnosis, conservation, restoration, cataloging and communication of cultural heritage.
Through a 24 ECTS course, the program enables students to acquire technical and methodological skills applied to four fundamental areas: photography, photographic documentation techniques, scientific drawing, and three-dimensional digitization. The degree offers an integrated view of the documentary process: from image capture and technical control, lighting, color management, and digital processing, to scientific graphic representation, photogrammetry, and the generation of 3D models.
Block 1: Scientific Drawing
- Drawing as a tool for observation, analysis and interpretation.
- Methodology of didactic and scientific illustration.
- Graphic language: line, color, composition, scale, legend and representation systems.
- Adapting the image to the objective, audience, and context of dissemination.
- Application of scientific drawing to the study and documentation of heritage.
Block 2: Photography
- Fundamentals of the photographic medium: light, camera obscura, image formation and history of photography.
- Camera operation: optics, focus, aperture, shutter speed, ISO and white balance.
- Digital photography: sensors, resolution, file types, bit depth, and color spaces.
- Digital laboratory: screen calibration, image processing and basic photographic project.
Block 3: Three-dimensional digitization and heritage
- Introduction to 3D digitization applied to cultural heritage.
- Close-up object photogrammetry: capture, point clouds and 3D model generation.
- Model editing: geometry, meshes, digital sculpting and textures.
- Rendering, animation and presentation of digital models.
- 3D file organization for documentation, analysis, conservation and dissemination of heritage.
Block 4: Photographic Documentation Techniques
- Photography applied to reports, projects and cataloging of cultural assets.
- Lighting, photometry, color management and technical image control.
- Registration of two-dimensional and three-dimensional works.
- Special techniques of grazing light, transmitted light, visible/invisible spectrum, photogrammetry and RTI.
- RAW workflow, digital processing, file export, and methodological documentation.
Specific skills
- E8 – Basic knowledge of scientific methodology, research of sources, analysis, interpretation and synthesis.
- E9 – Knowledge of the instruments and methods for examining cultural property.
- E12 – Ability to collaborate with other professions that work with heritage assets and with professionals in the scientific field.
- E17 – Ability to disseminate information related to the examination, treatments and research carried out on cultural property.
- E22 – Knowledge of the photographic medium, its history and its basic techniques.
- CE14 – Ability to develop professional training and competence autonomously.
General Competencies
- G1 – Ability to analyze and synthesize applied to the study, documentation and valuation of cultural assets.
- G2 – Ability to organize and plan work processes related to the documentation, examination and registration of heritage.
- G5 – Computer skills related to the field of conservation-restoration, especially in graphic, photographic and digital documentation.
- G6 – Capacity to manage technical, visual and documentary information related to cultural assets.
- G7 – Problem solving in contexts of analysis, documentation, diagnosis and treatment of cultural heritage.
- G8 – Decision-making based on technical, documentary and heritage criteria.
- G9 – Analysis and interpretation of documentary and literary sources applied to the study of cultural assets.
- G17 – Ethical commitment in the intervention, documentation and dissemination of heritage, taking into account criteria of responsibility, equality and accessibility.
- G21 – Creativity applied to the representation, documentation and communication of cultural assets.
- G24 – Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit in projects related to the documentation, conservation and dissemination of heritage.
- G25 – Motivation for quality in the processes of recording, analysis, conservation, restoration and presentation of results.
Basic Skills
- B3 – That students have the ability to gather, analyze and interpret relevant data on cultural assets, their materials, techniques, state of conservation and context, in order to make judgments that integrate social, scientific, ethical and heritage dimensions.
The Microdegree in Technical and Digital Documentation of Cultural Heritage is designed for individuals interested in the graphic, photographic, and digital documentation of cultural assets, as well as in the use of technical tools applied to the recording, analysis, conservation, cataloging, and dissemination of heritage. The recommended entry profile is considered to be:
- Students from the University of La Laguna in the fields of knowledge of Art and Humanities and other related degrees who wish to complement their official training with technical skills applied to heritage documentation.
- Professionals in the field of cultural heritage: conservators-restorers, people linked to museums, archives, conservation centers, heritage-related companies, cultural institutions seeking to update or expand their knowledge in technical photography, graphic documentation, scientific drawing, photogrammetry and three-dimensional digitization.
Students are advised to have a basic understanding of graphic, photographic, or digital tools to better benefit from the coursework. A proactive attitude toward independent learning, technical precision, critical observation, experimentation with digital technologies, and planning of documentary processes applied to cultural heritage are also desirable.
Curriculum
First year
- Scientific drawing (1st semester)
- Photography (2nd semester)
Second year
- Three-dimensional digitization and heritage (1st semester)
- Photographic documentation techniques (2nd semester)
| Code | Subject | Credits | Semester | Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199484902 | Scientific drawing | 6 | First | Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage |
| 199481105 | Photograph | 6 | Second | Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage |
| 199484907 | Three-dimensional digitization and heritage | 6 | Third | Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage |
| 199482205 | Photographic Documentation Techniques | 6 | Room | Conservation and restoration of cultural heritage |
5 seats
Selection and enrollment process
Applications will be ranked according to the following order of priority:
- Professionals with at least one year of professional experience in fields related to cultural heritage are encouraged to apply. Applications will be ranked according to the professional experience assessment conducted by a committee appointed by the Faculty for this purpose.
- Students from the University of La Laguna enrolled in related degrees who have passed at least 60 ECTS of their original degree, in order of priority (ordering them by average grade of the academic record of the degree within each degree):
- Students of the Degree in Art History.
- Students of the Degree in History.
- Students of the Degree in Technical Architecture.
- Students from any other official degree program at the University of La Laguna who meet the requirement of having passed 60 ECTS credits.
- People who meet the university admission requirements will be ranked according to their entrance exam score.
To take the subjects corresponding to the second year of the microdegree, it will be a requirement to have previously passed the subjects of the first year.
With the aim of ensuring the completion of the training program, an absolute priority for enrollment is established for those already admitted to the microdegree in successive academic years in accordance with section 4 of article 3 of the Microdegree Regulations of the University of La Laguna.
General information
Credits: 24 credits comprised of
four subjects, distributed over two academic years.
Places offered5 seats.
Place of deliveryFaculty of Fine Arts.
Expand your knowledge with a training itinerary in a field different from your main degree.
Acquire additional skills that add value to your academic and professional profile.
Obtain a qualification from the University of La Laguna that certifies your specialized training.
