Arts & Culture

Arts, Media and Literary Studies:

• Intensive supervision by high-quality researchers in small groups
• A challenging multidisciplinary approach

The Master's track Cultural Leadership:

• prepares master students for a cultural field which quickly changes due to technological, pedagogical, political, and societal developments
• combines theoretical and object-oriented courses
• equips students with the knowledge and skills to develop an inspiring, responsible, and realistic vision on how we can carry culture into the future.

As a graduate of this programme you are well prepared for a career in research. Depending on your specialization you can explore the areas of the Arts and Culture, both at universities, other research institutes and leadership positions in the cultural field.

Participation in Research Colloquia and Activities

Students can participate in activities – guest lectures, research presentations and so on – of the research theme groups within the Research Centre for Arts in Society of the Groningen Research Institute for the Study of Culture (ICOG).

Research Schools

It is possible for research master students to participate in seminars, courses and summer schools organized by the Dutch national research schools.

• Research School for Media Studies
• Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA)
• Research School for Literary Studies (OSL)
• Postgraduate School for Art History (OSK)
• Netherlands Research School of Gender Studies (NOG)

These 'schools' are organized for the training of PhD and research MA students. You need to select 10 ECTS (usually 2 x 5 ECTS) from their programme offer. They also organize a variety of research related events and activities, in which you are, in most cases, very welcome as a research master student. These events give you the opportunity to deepen your disciplinary profile and to become acquainted with leading researchers and with peers in your field.