Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design
Master
The Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design offers three study paths: Fine Art, Lens-Based Media and Experimental Publishing.
1. Fine Art: The two-year Master of Fine Art (MFA) program at the Piet Zwart Institute is an HBO Masters offered by the Willem de Kooning Academy, which is part of the Hogeschool Rotterdam (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences). The MFA program foregrounds the reciprocal articulation of research, practice, and professionalisation. It considers critical reflection, debate, and action as integral to self-directed artistic research and practice, and it fosters professional development for emerging artists through exposure to key actors and influences in the field of contemporary art, professional guidance and workshops, and exhibition and public programming opportunities for presenting ideas and work to wider audiences.
2. Lens-Based Media: this course focuses on approaching animation, photography, and the full range of contemporary cinematic forms as a single expanded field.
3. Experimental Publishing: this course prepares students to critically engage with societal issues within the fast-changing field of art, design and cultural products.
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English
Title
Master of Arts
Duration
2 years
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Numerus Fixus
No Numerus Fixus
Without numerus fixus.
Tuition fee 2024/2025
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,530
Non-EU/EEA
The non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
€ 12,676
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.
€ 12,676
Admission
Application requirements
Candidates should have a Bachelor in Fine Art of Design or equivalent education. Candidates with a Bachelor in a related discipline may be considered.
Language requirements
- 6
- IELTS overall band
- 550
- TOEFL paper based
- 213
- TOEFL computer based
- 80
- TOEFL internet based
Check when you can start and what you have to pay!
| Tuition fees | |
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| € 2,530 | |
| € 12,676 | |
| € 12,676 |
| Tuition fees | |
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| € 2,601 | |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
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| 1 Sep '25 | 1 May '25 | 1 Mar '25 |
| 1 Sep '26 | 1 May '26 | 1 Mar '26 |
| 1 Sep '27 | 1 May '27 | 1 Mar '27 |
Contact
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences
Main addressBurgemeester S'jacobplein 1
3015 CA Rotterdam
010 - 7944400
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