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134 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in Netherlands
Literary Studies - English Literature in a Visual Culture
During the Literary Studies - English Literature in a Visual Culture programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , you will explore the world of stories by looking at questions such as: How do you analyse stories? What functions do they serve? And how do you learn to read them? You will look at how stories are told through literary texts, paintings, music and films.

Architecture, Building And Planning - Mastertrack Structural Engineering and Design
Architecture, Building And Planning - Mastertrack Structural Engineering and Design from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) revolves around the structural aspects of the built environment. Buildings and infrastructure become more and more complex. We build higher and closer together, and we use many new materials, products and methods.

Architecture
Our master trains architects to be ethically aware and conscious of the impact they have. Architecture students at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Groningen work with real people to resolve real problems and are not afraid to explore bold and innovative solutions.
Art and Performance Research Studies
The Art and Performance Research Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam is for students who are interested in doing historical, theoretical and practice-based research into the visual and performative arts. In this Master's, students will be challenged and will learn how to develop and execute research ideas in an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-media environment.
Media Design
The Media Design program at Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, part of the Master of Arts in Fine Art and Design, is an intensive project-based research degree that will equip you to create a distinctive voice as an artist/designer in the contemporary media landscape.
Applied Musicology
Through its focus on musical infrastructure, the Applied Musicology programme at Utrecht University will equip you with the specific knowledge and skills required to operate as a musicologist within the international musical industry.

Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities
Do you wonder what role cities play in discovering answers to major social economic and environmental issues such as sustainability, poverty, inequality, housing and growth in a just way? Then this Urban Governance of Inclusive Sustainable Cities programme from Erasmus University Rotterdam is the right choice for you.
Arts and Society
The Arts and Society programme at Utrecht University will prepare you to operate as a leading figure in the global arts, media, and cultural sectors of the future.
Jazz Studies
The two-year internationally-oriented Jazz Studies programme of Conservatorium Maastricht from Zuyd University of Applied Sciences serves the purpose of deepening your experience, practice and knowledge of jazz and beyond. Our approach focusses on experiment through practice-based and performance-based research connected to your main subject and your personal and professional goals in music.
Art History
The specialised and intensive Master's Art History programme at Utrecht University immerses you in traditional and innovative approaches to the history of art.

Human Geography
The Master's programme in Human Geography addresses the relationship between human activities and their spatial environment in a number of topical fields. It takes a critical, emancipatory approach to the field by engaging with the less privileged in society, but also trying to contribute to positive change and development in many different fields.
Theatre Studies (Arts and Culture)
The Theatre Studies (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam offers you an opportunity to specialise as a scholar of theatre and performance in one of the world’s most vibrant theatre cities.
Film and Photographic Studies
The Film and Photographic Studies MA programme at Leiden University takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of 'lens-based' media: photography, film and video. The programme covers the history and theory of film and photography within the broad context of visual and other media.
Industrial Design
The Master Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) is a two-year full-time master’s programme that sets out to educate designers who want to redesign industry.
Artistic Research
The two-year MA Artistic Research from Royal Academy of Art, The Hague offers advanced support for research-based creative enquiry. It is designed for artists who wish to explore how artistic-intellectual production can enrich their response to our complex present.

System Design
Driven to excel in engineering? Apply now for the full-time System Design from Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
The two-year Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam is dedicated to the interdisciplinary analysis of culture at large, including art, literature, cinema, and new media.

Performing Public Space
In today’s world, public spaces have become crucial places for artistic activism and social change. The Performing Public Space programme offered at Fontys University of Applied Sciences.
Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences
The Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences programme of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is underpinned by the renowned Dutch experience in architecture, spatial planning and the built environment professions and has an international orientation drawing on the multinational faculty of staff and students.
Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History
In selecting the Arts & Culture - Contemporary Art History programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you devote your attention to what is at stake now – to artworks that take on the challenges of the globalised information society, and of living in the Anthropocene.