
Arts & Culture: Design Cultures
Master

The specialisation in Design Cultures focuses on how our world has been designed. Interiors, fashion, artefacts, graphics and digital design coexist in our society. They affect nearly every area of our lives and therefore require adequate analysis. Design Cultures takes a humanities perspective and explores design history and theory in connection with contemporary issues such as identity, sustainability and multiculturalism.
The opportunities for collaboration between the design sector and cultural institutions in Amsterdam are endless. In our wide-ranging academic courses, you can explore the dimensions of these contexts and combine them in unique and exciting ways. You will have plenty of opportunities to develop your own personal interests, for example, in fashion, industrial design or graphic design. The specialisation in Design Cultures will deepen your insights into 20th- and 21st-century developments in design as a practice, a product, a discourse and a cultural environment. You will learn to identify and analyse crossovers within and between the different design disciplines in a wider social context. You will also learn to put theory into practice as a writer and researcher, as well as during your internship at a cultural institution.
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English
Title
Master of Arts
Duration
1 year
ECTS credits
Information not available
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,601
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 24,150
Institutional
The institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level.
€ 21,220
Admission
Application requirements
Information not availableLanguage requirements
- 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
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Tuition fees | |
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€ 2,601 | |
€ 24,150 | |
€ 21,220 |
Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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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
You can check if you're eligible for scholarships that apply to this course.
NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Orange Tulip Scholarship - China
These customised scholarships will increase the talent development in a country with a Nuffic Neso office by allowing talented students to study in the Netherlands.
Contact
Main addressDe Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
020-5985020
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