Humanities (research): Critical Studies in Art and Culture
Master
The Critical Studies in Art and Culture track focuses on current developments within four main disciplines – visual arts, architecture, design and media – from both a theoretical and a historical perspective.
Boundaries
In a globalised cultural world in which art, architecture, design and media are ever more closely integrated and packaged as ‘creative industries’, disciplinary boundaries are called into question and challenged. But a thorough grounding in older and newer disciplines such as art history, architectural history, design culture and media studies is a prerequisite for asking these questions.
Contexts and networks
Since cultural artefacts and media are produced and circulated in specific social, institutional, economical and ideological contexts and networks, Critical Studies in Art and Culture will equip you with the analytical and critical tools necessary for analysing these. Each of the four main disciplines bring specific theories and methods to the table, and the programme highlights their transdisciplinary interconnectedness, with reference to their specific potential as well as their possible limitations.
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English
Title
Master of Arts
Duration
2 years
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.
€ 17,000
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.
€ 15,510
Admission
Admission URL
(Dutch) https://vu.nl/nl/onderwijs/master/humanities-research-critical-studies-in-art-and-culture/toelating
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
- 100
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
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| € 2,601 | |
| € 17,000 | |
| € 15,510 |
| Tuition fees | |
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| € 2,695 | |
| Information not available | |
| Information not available |
| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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| 1 Sep '26 | 31 May '26 | 1 Apr '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 31 May '27 | 1 Apr '27 |
| 1 Sep '28 | 31 May '28 | 1 Apr '28 |
Contact
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Main addressDe Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam
020-5985020