Media, Art, Design and Architecture Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

From Renaissance painting to contemporary art, from early cinema to streaming platforms, from historical costumes to avant-garde fashion, and from classical architecture to 3D-printed houses – in this Media, Art, Design and Architecture BSc programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will study diverse forms of creative expressions, local and global, from the past and present.

You will learn to look critically at everyday objects, works of art, buildings, and media from different perspectives. Combining different disciplinary approaches gives more nuanced insights into the complexities of culture. We call this “1+1=3”.

Start your career

With a bachelor’s degree in Media, Art, Design and Architecture, you have built a strong foundation with a range of skills and a broad knowledge base and you can start in various positions. Increasingly, companies and organizations look for candidates who can approach an issue in an interdisciplinary way. That’s great for you: your studies were specialized in interdisciplinarity.

Possible functions:

• Media: programme maker, editor or journalist for television, radio, magazines, films, new media, and digital labs.

• Art: curator, exhibition maker, assistant researcher or tour guide at museums, galleries, auction houses, or in cultural tours.

• Design: curator or assistant researcher at design museums and design agencies.

• Architecture: consultant or assistant researcher in historic preservation, spatial planning, or architecture centers.