Whether you wish to specialise in the study of artworks, artefacts, or media, the Art and Visual Culture specialisation will equip you to thoroughly research and analyse visual culture.

At this Master of Arts in Art and Visual Culture, you will be trained in the study and interpretation of objects, images and art-works in a transhistorical, global and inclusive perspective. Combining theoretical and historical approaches, you gain insights in the latest shifts and trends in visual and material studies, which you apply to the rigorous investigation of past and present visual and material cultures.

Something for you?

• Preparation for a research-based career in academia, in cultural institutions and other domains.
• Extensive freedom to design a large part of your curriculum.
• Individual supervision of your development as a specialist in your field.
• Opportunity to gain experience abroad for a semester.
• Unique combination of disciplinary and interdisciplinary components helping you to develop research skills and knowledge beyond one academic discipline.
• A select multinational and interdisciplinary cohort of peers.

Future career opportunities:

During the Master’s programme you will gain specialist knowledge in Art and Visual Culture against the background of a broad spectrum of theories and methods in the humanities. Through your individual Master’s research, you will also have had the opportunity to concentrate on a very specific phenomenon in your own field. This combination of a broad view and a specific focus will open multiple doors for you.

Our graduates are much appreciated by employers for their research and analytical skills and for their ability to master large quantities of data and view the results of their research in a larger context.

This Research Master’s prepares a multinational group of students for careers that require advanced research competences and skills. Alumni of this programme have found positions as PhD students, researchers, policy officers, editors, curators and critics. They have worked at universities, museums, heritage institutions, archaeological agencies, publishing companies and text agencies.

Possible occupations:

• Researcher at a cultural or scientific organisation or research centre
• Lecturer at an institution for higher education
• Policy-making official in the fields of culture and science
• Editor in the field of historical or cultural scholarship
• Staff member of a publishing company or text agency, usually with regard to scientific, historical or cultural journals
• Curator of a cultural heritage institution or in the museal sector
• Consultant for a political party
• Journalist or critic