Dr. Martin Schwarz

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Martin Schwarz studied art history and social-cultural anthropology in Vienna. He obtained his MA in art history from the University of Vienna in 2009. Following this, he served as a graduate intern in the manuscripts department of the J. Paul Getty Museum in 2009-2010. In 2012, he curated the exhibition 'Heaven, Hell, Dying in the Middle Ages' at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He received a Medieval Latin Certificate from the University of Toronto at the Master's level in 2012. In 2015, he became a fellow at the Deutsches Forum für Kunstgeschichte (DFK) in Paris and in 2019, he was a fellow at the Max-Planck-Institut Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florence. He completed his PhD in art history at the University of Chicago in 2020 and subsequently joined the art history institute at the University of Basel as a post-doctoral assistant.

Research Interests

Experience

Post-Doctoral Assistant

— Present

University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland

Research and teaching in the Department of Art History.

Requirements for University of Basel

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with at least 180 ECTS Specific ECTS requirements in core subjects (e.g., 90 ECTS in Math/CS for Data Science)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate or current transcript of records
  • Diploma Supplement (if available)
  • CV/Resume
  • Copy of valid passport or ID card
  • Evidence of language proficiency (C1 level recommended for English/German programs)
  • Proof of payment of application fee (CHF 100)
Specialization Notes

The University of Basel generally requires C1 level proficiency in the language of instruction. For most English-taught Masters, TOEFL (min 92-95) or IELTS (min 7.0) is the standard.