Is this the programme you're looking for?
Do you want to challenge yourself and combine social-scientific training and hands-on research experience in the field of media, arts & culture, and sociology? And do you want to prepare yourself for a PhD, or a research-oriented career outside of academia? Then, this two-year research master Sociology of Culture, Media and the Arts is the programme for you.
Key Facts & Figures
- Type
- Research Master
- Degree
- MSc
- Mode of study
- Full-time
- Instruction language
- English
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study points (EC)
- 120
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
- Start date
- September
- Application Deadline (EEA)
- 15 May
The study programme in a nutshell
This two-year research master is specially designed for academically talented and driven students, who have a nose for research in sociology, media studies, and arts and culture studies. The research master will train you to independently carry out high-quality research, at the same time giving you the chance to more clearly outline your own research interests, with the help of leading scholars in the field.
''A balance between social sciences and media studies. This is really the only programme I found that does that. ''
What you will learn
- Acquire advanced social-scientific research skills next to state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of culture, media, and the arts.
- Outline your own research interests with help of leading scholars.
- Explore the main lines of theoretical inquiry and contribute to the academic debate.
- Put your knowledge and research skills into practice in a mandatory research traineeship.
- Go on an international exchange in your second year to further broaden your knowledge and expand your international network.
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Career opportunities after graduation
More than half of all our alumni proceed to do a PhD programme after graduation. But the research master is also an excellent steppingstone to a career outside the university, such as in applied social research, cultural policy, and consultancy in the media sector or art world.