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134 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in Netherlands

Media, Art, Design and Technology (MADtech)
The Media, Art, Design and Technology (MADtech) programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen challenges self-driven creators to embrace uncertainty and confront the unknown, with continuous support throughout the process. Students are encouraged to experiment with unfamiliar technologies and learn through hands-on projects.
Arts and Culture - Design Cultures
In the Arts and Culture - Design Cultures programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you explore the history and theory of design, but also discover how design intersects with contemporary issues such as identity, mobility, ecology, overconsumption and inequality.
Urban Studies
The two-year Urban Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam deals with questions surrounding the increasing urbanisation of today’s world. Cities are characterised by economic, social, political and cultural opportunities, but also carry risks of social problems, inequality and security issues. In this programme, you will learn to research and analyse these challenges.

System Design (Part-Time)
Ready to lead in high-tech system design? Join the System Design (Part-Time) programme at Fontys University of Applied Sciences. Learn how a complete system with multiple components works and how to design and optimize it effectively.

New Audiences and Innovative Practice (NAIP)
There are as many ways to be a modern musician as there are ways in which music is a part of the society in which we live. How do we define our individual artistry? How do we find and connect with our audience? Learn more at New Audiences and Innovative Practice (NAIP) from the Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen.
Arts and Culture (research)
Are you interested in Art and Culture? Is a career in research something you aspire to? Then Arts and Culture (research) degree at University of Groningen is what you are looking for.

Spatial Planning - Urban and Regional Mobility
Are you interested in increasingly complex flows of people and goods in the networked city and region? This Master's specialisation will prepare you for dealing with integrated mobility systems and transport modes across spatial scales.

Architecture, Cities, Landscapes - History and Heritage
The Architecture, Cities, Landscapes - History and Heritage programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers the unique combination of architectural history and heritage studies.
Film and Photographic Studies
The Film and Photographic Studies MA programme at Leiden University takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of 'lens-based' media: photography, film and video. The programme covers the history and theory of film and photography within the broad context of visual and other media.
Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology (Research)
The Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology (Research) at Maastricht University programme provides a thorough 2-year training to address the questions of technology in society. The programme mobilizes theories, methods and insights from history, sociology, philosophy and qualitative social sciences.
Design for Interaction
The Design for Interaction programme of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) focuses on the ways in which people and products interact: how does a user understand, use, and experience a product? This raises the question of how designers can conceptualise products that are relevant to the user.
Human Geography - Urban Geography
The Human Geography - Urban Geography programme of the University of Amsterdam provides students with a deeper understanding of global and local processes that shape cities across the world.

Choreography
Discover new ways of approaching your creative practice and invest in yourself and your career with this Choreography Master from Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Photography and Society
The two-year master’s programme Photography and Society at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) educates socially-engaged photographers of the 21st century, who possess an active interest in the technological, political, environmental and social role of the photograph.
Arts and Culture
What do art forms like painting, film, music or theatre contribute to societies? Why have humans in every culture and throughout history engaged in activities we categorize as art?The Master's programme in Arts and Culture at University of Groningen provides students with the skills needed to investigate the function of the arts in society.
Applied Musicology
Through its focus on musical infrastructure, the Applied Musicology programme at Utrecht University will equip you with the specific knowledge and skills required to operate as a musicologist within the international musical industry.
Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities
Do you wonder what role cities play in discovering answers to major social issues such as climate change, poverty, health, unemployment, housing and inequality? Then this Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities master track from Erasmus University Rotterdam is the right choice for you.

Painting
The Painting programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen invites you to explore painting as both a practice and a conceptual space for artistic research. From a ‘painterly perspective’ within a studio-based programme, you will investigate materials, methods, and concepts in cultural and historical contexts, while engaging in critical dialogues with diverse approaches to painting.
Choreography
This part time 2 year innovative Choreography program of Codarts Rotterdam is run jointly by Fontys School of Fine and Performing Arts in Tilburg. The programme is designed to support experienced movement makers from a variety of fields while they carry out research into questions initiating from their current practice.
Non Linear Narrative
The Non Linear Narrative course, offered by the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague is a two-year master’s programme that merges investigative methods of journalism and forensics with processing technologies of computer science and visual arts into a contemporary progressive design approach: non-linear storytelling.