Arts, Culture & Society
Master the world of arts and culture
Study programme
Which parties are active in the cultural sector? What are the interests of artist, the audience and distributors of arts and culture? And how can the arts scene hold its head up in the world? In this master, you will study how the international world of art and culture operates.
Entrepreneurial innovation. Creative, critical analysis. Engagement and exploration. Such are the indispensable attributes of professionals in the modern arts and culture sector. As both high art and popular culture are redefining their respective, and increasingly concomitant, role in society. Artists, producers and industries are repositioning and re-marketing themselves in a culture where leisure is an emergent commodity within an intensely competitive and changing market.
Digitisation currently allows audiences to access, criticise, alter and communicate an endless variety of cultural products. Globalisation blurs boundaries between nations, regions and cultural fields. Meanwhile, government policy is increasingly characterized by a laissez-faire mentality resulting in major subsidy cutbacks for the arts.
Fulltime/part time
The Master Arts, Culture & Society can be followed fulltime or part time. When you study part time, you have to obtain the same amount of study points. The courses are spread over two years.
Below you will find the schedules of the part time programme. If you want to know more about a particular course, you can enter the course code in the Course Guide.
Schedule part time - first year
| Term | Courses | Course code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seminar 1: Advanced Sociology of Arts and Culture Seminar 2: Critical Heritage Studies | CC4024 CC4006 |
| 2 | Research Seminar (choose 2 out of 3)
Or: Choose 1 elective and 1 seminar |
CC4022 CC4018 CC4023 |
| 3 | Thematic seminar (choose 1 out of 8)
|
CC4015 CC4105 CC4017 CC4117 CC4119 CC4121 CC4025 CC4122 |
| 4 | - |
Schedule part time - second year
| Term | Courses | Course code |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seminar 3: Cultural Policy Master Thesis Class | CC4011 CC4008 |
| 2 | Seminar 4: Art, Audiences and Perception Master Thesis Class | CC4021 CC4008 |
| 3 | Start Master's thesis | CC4050 |
| 4 | Finish Master's thesis | CC4050 |
Study programme
Below you will find the schedule of the fulltime programme. If you want to know more about a particular course, you can enter the course code in the Course Catalogue.
Term 1
Student workload: 5 EC
Student workload: 5 EC
Student workload: 5 EC
Term 2
Student workload: 5 EC
Student workload: 5 EC
Term 3
Media Tourism
Cultural Management CC4105 Arts Education CC4017 International Art Markets CC4117 Economics of Fashion, Design and Architecture CC4119 Museums in Context
The Changing Social and Economic Position of Arts in Society: A Combined Economic, Sociological and Historic Approach
Art Today: Aesthetic and Sociological Convergences
Term 4
Student Workload: 20 EC