Kunst- & cultuurwetenschappen (research)

Ready for a professional blend of Art History, Museum and Curatorial studies? Do you love research? Fancy a 5-month internship? Our research Master's programme immerses you in innovative approaches to the history of art and related digital methods, curatorial and conservation questions and ecological and transcultural challenges. We work in close connection with art and heritage institutes and museums. You will become part of an international community of students and teachers, committed and passionate about art.

Our Art History programme in Utrecht focuses on art, architecture and cultural heritage from the Middle Ages to the present by way of close engagement with artworks as well as dialogue with artists, curators and other cultural makers.

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What is gender? How does it intersect with sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, dis/ability, religion, and other markers of difference? Which hierarchies and mechanisms of inclusion or exclusion ensue from these vectors? What role do such power relations play in a world shaped by environmental catastrophe, unequal distribution of resources, and authoritarianisms? And what are the critical tools and political strategies that feminist, queer, antiracist, and anticolonial scholars and social groups have created to imagine a different world?

This two-year Research Master's programme combines a thorough grounding in the history and contemporary state of Gender Studies as an (inter)discipline with intensive training in the critical practice of cultural theories and epistemologies from feminist, postcolonial, critical race, queer, and trans perspectives. It is part of the Graduate Gender Programme at Utrecht University: a space that is exceptional and unique in nature because of its humanities focus, its long-standing international reputation, and its status as one of the largest Gender Studies hubs in Europe.

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Religious Studies is a challenging, research-oriented Master's programme that prepares you for participation in international research and for a career in domains where religious diversity and difference are significant factors - in culture, art, and politics. Together, we use religious studies to think about hard questions fueling the fire of public debates. What should museums do with religious objects collected in the colonial past? How and what should children learn about religions in schools? What are the limits of religious tolerance? How do we create a society that is more welcoming to the stories of Others?

The Religious Studies programme at Utrecht University has a strong emphasis on transnational approaches and the multidisciplinary use of methodology - you will learn to work with theories and methods from Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Comparative Literature, and Media Studies.

The programme focuses on Christianity and Islam, but also addresses Jewish and Buddhist traditions, local traditions (e.g. in Africa), and hybrid religious phenomena in contexts of diversity and in popular culture.

The programme engages with the central themes and theories of religious studies, offering opportunities for focused research in the following areas:

* Material and Embodied Religion

* Ethics and Politics in Plural Societies

* Religion and Heritage

* Religious Texts and Practices

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