Arts and Culture at the University of Groningen

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.

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Arts and Culture at the University of Groningen

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

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Arts and Culture at the University of Groningen

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.

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.

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Arts and Culture at the University of Groningen

You can find a step-by-step guide on whether you’re eligible for this master’s here: https://www.rug.nl/let/studeren-bij-ons/kcm/application-procedure-acm 

To prove your English proficiency, the following certificates are accepted: TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items), IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items), Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of 180, English Test at our Language Centre:  (LCET) level B2/C1 overall (a score B2 for one component may be compensated by a C1 for another component).

The application deadline for starting the programme on 1 September is 1 May of the same year.

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Overview of Masters programmes - University of Groningen

		Applied Cognitive Neuroscience
		Arts and Culture
		Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences
		Biology
		Business Administration
		Clinical and Psychosocial Epidemiology
		Computational Cognitive Science
		Economic Development and Globalization
		Environmental and Infrastructure Planning
		Ethics of Education: Philosophy, History and Law
		Global Criminal Law
		Governance and Law in Digital Society
		History
		Human Resource Management
		International Business and Management
		International Relations
		Literary Studies
		Marine Biology
		Marketing
		Media Studies
		Molecular Medicine and Innovative Treatment
		Philosophy, Politics and Economics
		Philosophy, Science and Humanities
		Population Studies
		Religion and Cultural Heritage
		Religion, Conflict and Globalisation
		Sustainable Entrepreneurship
		Theory and History of Psychology
		Voice Technology
		Human Movement Sciences
		Sport Sciences

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