Overview

As a professional, you gain inspiration from your own ambitions as well as your engagement with your audience and with society in general. You want to contribute and make an impact with your story. This is something you’ll rarely do on your own: to make your projects come to life, you’ll need to work with others who can help you with things that you’re not (yet) familiar with.

What you'll learn

You’ll be learning as part of a community whose members inspire each other. The main focus throughout this broad, interdisciplinary Popular Culture degree programme from Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen is on the creation of products for an audience. Sharing your story with the audience is the key to making an impact. The Academy of Popular Culture is located in the bustling cultural hotspot that is the northern student city of Leeuwarden..

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Year 1 First year
During the first year, you'll learn to work at a base level on the core tasks and competences of the programme profile. Your development is assessed through assignments and assessments. You simultaneously work on your own project, which you are free to choose, and on a mandatory group project.
Year 2 Core programme
Here, you learn to develop a concept, conduct design research, and prepare a grant application. You learn about the theory of these subjects and apply it to your own practice.
Year 3 Minor and internship
The first semester you will go on an internship in the field. You can also choose to do a minor of another course at the Hanze, or you can study for a semester at another university of applied sciences in the Netherlands.
Year 4 Graduation
Graduation covers the entire fourth year. In the first half of your graduation year, you will work on the substantial drivers of your graduation project.

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Groningen, Netherlands

Disciplines

Visual Arts Media Studies & Mass Media Music Performance View 9 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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PTE Academic

61

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

To enrol for the bachelor Popular Culture, you will need a national (home country) secondary school diploma or international secondary school qualification, such as an International Baccalaureate Diploma. It must have a level equivalent to the Dutch HAVO school diploma (General Secondary Education) or MBO-4 diploma, with NLQF/EQF level 4 or higher.
If you want to know more about the value of your own diploma, you can also check the diploma comparison site of our national agency NUFFIC.
Even with insufficient preliminary education, you may still be admitted to the Academy on the grounds of 'exceptional talent' and a good performance in a test. The test indicates whether or not you can function at a higher professional educational level. You must pay the costs of this test yourself. When you are accepted on the grounds of 'exceptional talent' you will receive an invitation to take the test.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

9302 EUR / year

≈ 9302 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Groningen

Netherlands

750 - 1000 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Credits

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Disciplines

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