Third year
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Thursday 7 September 2023 9AM À Paris, en amphiIntroduction
The third year of the Ecole du Louvre's first cycle focuses mainly on art courses from the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, but also courses on French folk art, African or Oceanian arts. In addition to this are transversal introductory courses in iconography, museology and creative techniques. Specialising classes and possible optional classes can also be taken by students.
Courses
- 17th-century art
- 18th-century art
- 19th-century art
- 20th-century art
- French folk art
- African arts
- Oceanian arts
- Iconography
- Introduction to museology
- Creative techniques
- centre Georges Pompidou
- château de Versailles
- cité de l'architecture et du patrimoine
- Orangerie museum
- Arts décoratifs museum
- Louvre museum
- Petit Palais museum
- Quai Branly-Jacques-Chirac museum
- Art Moderne and Paris museum
- Rodin museum
- Odéon
- Garnier opera
Find the list of the specialising classes available below:
- 20th century art
- African art history
- Anthropology of heritage
- Archaeology of Gaul
- Archaeology of pre- and proto-historic Europe
- Oriental archaeology
- Architecture, decor and furnishings of grand residences
- Art and archaeology of India and the Indianized countries of Asia
- Contemporary art
- Art history and archaeology of the Etruscan and Italic world
- Art history and archaeology of the Roman world
- Arts of Oceania
- Arts of the Americas
- History of Western architecture
- History of art in the 19th and early 20th centuries
- History of Egyptian art and archaeology
- History of fashion and clothing
- History of painting (French school)
- History of painting (foreign schools)
- History of photography
- History of medieval, Renaissance and modern sculpture
- History of Greek art and archaeology
- History of prints
- History of the arts of Byzantium and Christianity in the East
- History of the arts of the Far East
- History of Islamic art
- History of the decorative arts
- History of cinema
- History of drawing
- Military heritage and archaeology
- Natural, technical and industrial heritage
Find the list of the optional classes available below:
During the third year, foreign languages are taught as part of supervised exercises in front of various works. This involves encouraging immersive learning of modern languages in the student’s disciplinary field. Just like the classes given by language assistants in the European system, this particular pedagogy encourages strong interaction and participation thanks to a native teacher and direct exchanges favoured by small groups. Playing on spontaneity and curiosity, the training aims for uninhibited oral practice, the learning of specialised vocabulary (in the field of art history, museography and techniques), while deepening knowledge of a specific area of the chosen discipline.
Classes can be taught in English, German, Spanish and Italian. Arabic lessons can be followed by students enrolled in the second year in the introductory course (classroom teaching).
More information
How to apply?
Candidates to the Ecole du Louvre’s undergraduate programme, referred to as the first cycle, have three ways to apply. There is an entrance exam (with pre-selection on Parcoursup, a national platform for students to apply for higher education spaces) to join the first year, the bank of literary exams (Banque d’epreuves litteraires [BEL], which is a common entrance exam to the Ecole Normale Superieure schools in France but also allows students to join partner higher education establishments) to join the third year and possibility to join the second year of the school’s third cycle if previous education is equivalent to the school’s first and second cycles.
