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Arts & Culture: Comparative Arts and Media Studies

Master

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The Comparative Arts and Media Studies specialisation focuses on the interrelations within and between various old and new media, as well as between media and visual arts. These interconnections have intensified with the arrival of digital media. And a 'hypermedium' has developed from the on-screen interplay of words, images and sounds, as well as through the technological convergences of cinema, television, radio and digital media. 


This programme is unique in the Netherlands because it gives you the opportunity to focus on comparisons between various media and art forms or to study intermedialities in relation to a specific dominant medium. In this specialisation, you will explore historical and theoretical perspectives on these phenomena while also taking into account real-life developments in the area of museum practices. There are many opportunities for collaboration with the cultural institutions in Amsterdam. Our wide-ranging academic courses allow you to explore the collaborative possibilities to their fullest extent and to put your knowledge into practice in unique and exciting ways.  

Language

English

Title

Master of Arts

Duration

1 year

ECTS credits

Information not available

Accreditation

NVAO

Tuition fee 2025/2026

€ 2,601

€ 24,150

€ 21,220


Admission

Application requirements

Information not available

Language requirements

C2
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English
7
IELTS overall band
6.5
IELTS listening
6.5
IELTS reading
6.5
IELTS writing
6.5
IELTS speaking
600
TOEFL paper based
250
TOEFL computer based
100
TOEFL internet based

Check when you can start and what you have to pay!

Tuition fees  
€ 2,601
€ 24,150
€ 21,220
Start date App. deadline EU/EEA App. deadline Non-EU/EEA
1 Sep '25 31 May '25 1 Apr '25
1 Sep '26 31 May '26 1 Apr '26
1 Sep '27 31 May '27 1 Apr '27

Scholarships

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Contact

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Main address
De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
020-5985020

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