Kunst- & cultuurwetenschappen

The master Art, Culture and Society prepares you for a vital role in all areas of the arts and culture sector, allowing you to take your degree not only across artistic fields, but around the globe. In the Master's programme Arts, Culture and Society we teach you the skills to advise and become part of cultural organisations. After graduation, you will be the expert to turn to for knowledge about cultural marketing, or for a better understanding of the audience's tastes and motivations. Arts, Culture and Society offers a unique approach that integrates present-day modes of production, distribution and consumption of arts and culture beyond and across national cultural boundaries. You are trained to envision new possibilities and establish new models for the organisation of arts and culture, using cutting-edge insights in policy, marketing, audiences and education.

This program addresses arts, culture and cultural entrepreneurship from an economic perspective. We apply economics to work out new ways of promoting creativity and cultural values. In today's knowledge economy, creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability are key. This holds for creators as well as for those who are involved with arts, culture and creative industries behind the scenes. Do you want to develop new and well-founded ideas on how to produce, sustain and disseminate creative works? Do you want to distinguish yourself as a leading thinker at the crossroads between art and economics? Do you want to make better decisions for your own career in the cultural and creative industries? Then the Master's programme Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship is perfect for you. In this top-ranked international programme, you will acquire a solid background in cultural economics, cultural entrepreneurship and research methods. You will learn about the latest developments in economic thought related, not only to art markets, but to a range of cultural and creative industries (from theatre and music to fashion and design). You will deal with cutting-edge approaches to cultural entrepreneurship and you will tackle sustainability and circular economy issues in a variety of creative industries.

Study the complex interplay between tourism, culture and society, in an era of mobility and globalization. The tourism sector has grown into one of the most important industries in today's world economy. The field has become more and more diverse, as a result of globalization and digitization. This calls for new professionals in culture and tourism, who possess the knowledge and skills to anticipate and understand the global dynamics between societies, cultures, media and tourism. In this programme, you will study tourism from many perspectives, such as sociology, cultural economics, media studies and cultural studies. What motivates people to travel to destinations they know from films or novels? How can we disclose cultural heritage sites to the public in an environmentally friendly way? And which challenges and opportunities do tourist practices pose for indigenous communities?