Arts and Culture: Artistic Research (research MA)

University of Amsterdam

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Program description

The Research Master's programme Artistic Research seeks to form a bridge between art and standard scholarly research by offering insight into and training in new forms of research.

These new forms provide an alternative to existing approaches, stressing applied, practical research as opposed to fundamental, theoretical research. The Research Master's in Artistic Research takes an experimental approach to both specific art objects and broader artistic concepts and opens them up to interpretation. Topics and strategies relevant for current scholarly debates and contemporary artistic practice form core components of the programme. The University of Amsterdam's (UvA) research programme Artistic Research is unique in the Netherlands, providing an alternative to the at times artificial opposition between professional art training and academic programmes for the study of art in the Netherlands. This research programme reflects the flourishing practice of national and international research in the arts.

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Admission requirements

Previous education

The Master's in Artistic Research is intended for students with a Bachelor's degree or the equivalent thereof in:
- Art History
- Cultural Studies
- Media and Culture
- Musicology
- Theatre Studies
Applicants with an academic background or practical experience in fine arts are encouraged to apply. Students with an academic background must also have practical
experience in the arts or be able to demonstrate a relationship between their academic work and artistic
practice.

Previous education

The Research Master’s in Artistic Research is open to all students with a Bachelor’s diploma from the UvA, or a recognised equivalent from another accredited university in:
- Cultural Studies
- Art History
- Media and Culture
- Musicology
- Theatre Studies
Prospective students with a BA in one of the aforementioned disciplines will still need to show that they have both experience and knowledge of artistic practice.
Applicants with Bachelor's degrees in art studies and/or fine arts are encouraged to apply. Students with an academic background in art studies must have experience in art practice or be able to demonstrate a relation between their academic work and practice. Students with a fine arts background and no art studies experience can be asked to complete an academic preparatory programme first.
The nature of this programme and the limited availability of research places at art institutes and companies means that only a small number of students can be accepted each year.

Written request

Students can apply from 1 December until 1 April by filling out the digital application form and uploading the necessary documents via the website of the Graduate School for Humanities (www.gsh.uva.nl).

Written request

Aanmelden voor dit programma kan via de website van de Graduate School of Humanities (www.gsh.uva.nl).

Language test

IELTS: average score 7
TOEFL: score 100
Cambridge Advanced English: score A2
Cambridge Proficiency in English: score B1

Language requirements

CAE: A2, CPE: B1, IELTS overall band: 7, IELTS listening: 7, IELTS reading: 7, IELTS writing: 7, IELTS speaking: 7, TOEFL internet based: 100

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