Arts and Culture Studies Radboud University

Overview

Arts and Culture Studies focuses on art in its various forms: visual arts, literature, music, theatre, film and architecture, as well as digital media and popular culture. Our approach is interdisciplinary, comparative and multi-medial: you will not only analyse art forms in and by themselves, but will also learn to compare and contrast them. Students are invited to explore art and culture from a number of theoretical, historical, political and social perspectives, incorporating European, American and planetary views on culture. You will learn to discern differences between art forms, and between contemporary and historical valuations of art, as well as how to apply theoretical concepts to analyse cultural phenomena. During the programme you're encouraged to develop your own well-founded vision on art and (popular) culture.

Future career opportunities

From programme developers for theatres or festivals to government policy officers: our graduates end up everywhere. The Bachelor's in Arts and Culture Studies gives you a broad and international perspective on art and culture that you can use in many organisations. The programme focuses on academic skills and how to use them in practice-oriented assignments. As a result, after graduation you will be able to think critically, present and write well and have strong communication skills. These are useful skills when looking for a job. Graduates of our programme can be found in cultural organisations, government institutions, publishing houses, research institutes or in education. The possibilities are diverse and partly determined by your own interests and the subjects you choose within the programme.

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).