Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

After graduation

International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies
IBACS student

Opportunities after graduating

After completing the International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies, you can start your career or continue studying by following a master programme. ESHCC offers many master specialisations that perfectly complement the International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies. Check out the possibilities below.

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Arts, Culture and Society

Arts, Culture and Society offers a unique approach that integrates international insights into production, distribution and consumption of arts and culture
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Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship

Uncover the business of arts and culture in the master specialisation Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship
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  • 1 year
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Managing Art and Cultural Heritage in Global Markets (MAGMa)

In this two-year, International Erasmus Mundus Master, you study how to manage art and cultural heritage under global markets conditions.
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  • 2 years
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Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts

Get in-depth, internationally focused, social-scientific training and study key issues in media, arts and society.
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Career paths

An International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies opens a diverse range of career opportunities. Our alumni have moved on to creative and managerial positions in museums, festivals, fashion houses, art galleries, theatres or dance companies. They have also taken up positions in policy making in the public sector or cultural institutions.

Alumni

Organisations where recent IBACS alumni work include: 

  • Key cultural institutions in Rotterdam (Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, De Doelen, Batavierhuis)
  • Festivals (North Sea Round Town, CinemAsia Film Festival)
  • National funding organisations for the arts (Mondriaanfonds, Cultuurfonds)
  • Government (Rotterdam Municipality)

Would you like to know more about the different career opportunities after your studies? On our alumni website you can read the experiences of Arts & Culture graduates.

Testimonials

Carlo Hoekerd

Carlo Hoekerd - Student International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies

IBACS has given me the tools to combine creativity with strategic insight, preparing me for a role in the world of arts and culture.
Portrait Carlo Hoekerd

Carlo Hoekerd

Student International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies

IBACS has given me the tools to combine creativity with strategic insight, preparing me for a role in the world of arts and culture.

The management of culture

When I chose the International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies (IBACS) programme at Erasmus University, I was looking for a way to connect my creative background with a deeper understanding of how culture is organized and managed. Having studied at the Royal Academy of Arts and Cibap Vakschool voor Vormgeving, my focus was initially on the artistic side of the creative industry. Over the past four years, my interest shifted toward cultural management and the strategies that drive the creative industries. IBACS provided the perfect environment to explore these intersections, equipping me with valuable skills for navigating the international cultural sector.

Societal challenges

What I love most about this programme is how we explore cultural institutions from economic, sociological, communication, and policy perspectives. We discuss how these institutions shape creative expression globally and connect these ideas to broader societal challenges. This has helped me view the cultural sector as a dynamic space where strategy and creativity work together to create meaningful change.

A new cultural mindset

Transitioning from a hands-on design education to a more analytical, management-focused programme wasn’t always easy. I had to adapt and develop a new mindset, learning to critically analyze the structures that support or limit artistic production. These challenges helped me grow, teaching me to approach problems in the cultural sector from a strategic and analytical perspective.

IBACS has shown me that cultural management is not just about running institutions—it’s about creating opportunities and ensuring that art and culture remain relevant and accessible. The programme has given me the tools to combine creativity with strategic insight, preparing me for a role in the world of arts and culture. 

Portrait Carlo Hoekerd

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