MA in Arts and Culture
University of Groningen
Key Information
Campus location
Groningen, Netherlands
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 Year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,314 / per year *
Application deadline
01 May 2024
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* EU/EEA students: €2,314 | non-EU/EEA students: €16,000
Introduction
What do art forms like painting, film, music or theatre contribute to societies? Why have humans in every culture and throughout history engaged in activities we categorize as art?
The Master programme Arts and Culture provides students with the skills needed to investigate the function of the arts in society. It combines in-depth knowledge in a range of specific disciplines with professional and social engagement as well as critical and creative thinking.
Students can choose from seven tracks. The track of their choice prepares them for a professional position in the art world and the cultural sector in their area of expertise. After this one-year programme graduates can find work as programmers and curators, cultural journalists and publishers, educators in schools, universities and policy functions, managers of art institutions and heritage foundations, and founders of art-related companies and cultural entrepreneurs.
The programme’s seven tracks are devised to reflect the multifaceted forms of the art world and the cultural sector – from the fine arts and architecture to music, theatre and film, including an emphasis on policy-making, cultural entrepreneurship and cultural heritage.
- Art History (with specialisation Curatorial Studies)
- Arts, Cognition and Criticism
- Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship
- Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media
- History of Architecture and Town Planning
- Landschapsgeschiedenis (in Dutch)
- Music, Theatre and Performance Studies
Why study this programme in Groningen?
- top-rated programme in the Netherlands;
- stimulating international student environment with a lively art scene;
- theoretically strong department working on the latest developments in the arts-world and cultural sector;
- wide range of courses and methods;
- team of motivated international staff members collaborating across national and disciplinary boundaries.
Admissions
Curriculum
Programme options
- Art History (track)
- Curatorial Studies (specialization)
- Arts, Cognition and Criticism (track)
- Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship (track)
- Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media (track)
- History of Architecture and Town Planning (track)
- Landschapsgeschiedenis (in Dutch) (track)
- Music, Theatre and Performance Studies (track)
- Master's Honours Programme (honours program)
Career Opportunities
After your studies
The programme prepares students for programming and curatorial functions, journalistic and publishing positions, educational positions in schools, universities and policy functions, management of art institutions and heritage foundations, and as founders of art-related companies and cultural entrepreneurs.
Job prospects
During their internship students were working for institutions and companies such as Kunst & Cultuur (Groningen and Drenthe), the Curaçao Ministry of Culture, the cultural departments of various embassies, UNESCO, theatre and dance companies, national and international film festivals such as IDFA or the Montréal film festivals, local authorities, many large and small museums in the Netherlands as well as museums abroad (i.e Groeninge Museum Brugge, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna), the Dutch Council for Culture, Fund for the Performing Arts, EYE Filmmuseum, Sound and Vision, IDTV, the Fund Cultural Participation and local authorities in the North of the Netherlands.