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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.

Materials in Artistic Practices (MAPs)
In the Materials in Artistic Practices (MAPs) study programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen, you will explore a world in transition through material research. We chose a holistic approach, by exploring the tangible, aesthetic and practical properties of materials and their historic, cultural, political, and ecological entanglements.

Philosophy - Ethics, Policy and Global Challenges
Study philosophical and ethical issues that arise with respect to populism, migration, terrorism, inequality, sustainability, and the role that science and technology play in our society. In the Philosophy - Ethics, Policy and Global Challenges program at Tilburg University you'll develop crucial skills that enable you to think critically, conceptualize things clearly, and argue convincingly.
Comparative Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
In the Comparative Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam you will explore 'culture' in the broadest sense - from art, film and new media, to popular culture and social movements - in relation to contemporary issues such as globalisation, technology and social and cultural conflicts and identities.
Werkplaats Typografie
Werkplaats Typografie is a two-year experimental Master's programme in graphic design at the ArtEZ University of the Arts. It functions as a research environment wherein participants define the content, aims and conditions of their international independent design practice, and develop their artistic, visual, discursive and practical qualities.

African Studies
The African Studies programme at Leiden University is unique in the Netherlands and offers you the opportunity to learn about Africa from a wide range of perspectives: historical, anthropological, literary, linguistic, cultural, geographical, economic and political.
International Relations
Understanding the complexities of world affairs requires an ability to think critically and to draw insights from a variety of perspectives, sources, and analytic frames. The International Relations MA programme at Leiden University addresses these needs through distinctive humanities-based training in international relations that draws on the University’s internationally-recognised strengths.
Journalism, Media and Globalisation
The two-year Journalism, Media and Globalisation programme of the University of Amsterdam provides aspiring and practicing journalists with a more critical understanding of their profession, to create more academically sound, critical, and globally minded media professionals.
Classical Studies
Join the Classical Studies programme from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.
European Policy (European Studies)
The European Policy (European Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam offers a unique combination of humanities and social sciences approaches to understanding and analysing the ways in which the European Union is governed and how EU policy is addressing the challenges contemporary Europe is facing.
Theology and Religious Studies
How are religion, conflict and peace related? What is at stake in the "musealization" of religion? What role does religion and spirituality play in our experience of health and wellbeing? We offer a master degree in Theology and Religious Studies at University of Groningen.
Literature, Culture and Society (Literary Studies)
The Literature, Culture and Society (Literary Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam has a unique focus on the ways in which contemporary literature, culture, and society are interlinked and inform and influence each other.
Digital Humanities
Do you want to be at the forefront of the digital turn in the humanities? The current information revolution opens up exciting perspectives for research and its applications in society. This Digital Humanities programme from University of Groningen equips you to look at culture, language, history or philosophy through the lens of digital methods.

Global Communication and Diversity
How can organisations adapt their communication to diverse, international audiences? How can communication promote inclusivity? The Global Communication and Diversity programme provides you with the knowledge and skills to investigate such questions.
Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
The two-year Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large, including art, literature, cinema, and new media.

Tourism and Culture
By combining historical, literary, art-historical and other humanities approaches, and by integrating academic research with practical challenges, Tourism and Culture will train you as an academic expert and an innovative professional.
Philosophy and Science
This Philosophy and Science programme at University of Groningen offers courses in the philosophy and history of science, skills courses to improve your writing, and tutorials in which you work with experts on the philosophy of your discipline.
Media Studies (Research)
With roots in philosophy, history and discourse analysis, the two-year Media Studies (Research) programme of the University of Amsterdam explores pertinent theoretical approaches to the study of media in contemporary culture.
Cultural History and Heritage
The Master's programme Cultural History and Heritage at Graduate School of Humanities is a cross-fertilisation of theory and practice, of pioneering cultural-historical research and accessible public history, of academic knowledge and engagement with today’s societal challenges.
Media Design
The Media Design program at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, part of the Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design, is an intensive project-based research degree that will equip you to create a distinctive voice as an artist/designer in the contemporary media landscape.