Introduction
Do you want to be well prepared for a career in the world of Visual Arts? The Master Program in Art History offers all the knowledge and expertise that you need.
The one-year Master Program in Art History offers courses in Western art from the late Middle Ages to the present. The program is committed to historical as well as theoretical depth. Students are also trained with an eye to their post-graduate career prospects. We offer internships in major museums throughout the Netherlands and abroad, as well as an excursion to a major European metropolis.
Why study this program in Groningen?
Combination of historical and theoretical depth. Faculty specialized in the fields of Italian Renaissance and Baroque art, Northern Renaissance and Baroque art, including pre-modern globalization, the art of the Enlightenment, twentieth-century art, art criticism, new media, and materials and techniques.
Excursions abroad.
Unique curatorial program.
Program
Year 1
The first semester consists of one required course, Art History Now, and two courses that complement the student's specialization.
In the second semester, the Early Modern and Modern and Contemporary Art students write a thesis of 15 EC and complete an internship of 10 EC. The Curatorial students write a thesis of 20 EC and follow a tutorial of 5 EC. These students conclude their studies in the third semester with an internship of 30 EC. All students go on an excursion abroad in the second semester.
Courses
Art History Now: Theory, Method, Historiography (10 EC)
Collections & Artefacts: Boijmans (10 EC, optional)
Media, Materials, Makers: Arts and/as Research (10 EC, optional)
Museums: The Making-Of (10 EC, optional)
Topics in Italian Renaissance Art (10 EC, optional)
Excursion (5 EC)
Master Thesis: Curatorial & Museum studies (20 EC, optional)
Master Thesis: Early Modern European Art / Modern & Contemporary Art (15 EC, optional)
Research Internship (10 EC, optional)
Tutorial: Curatorial & Museum studies (5 EC, optional)
Museum Internship: Curatorial & Museum studies (30 EC, optional)
Curriculum
The master-track in Art History has three specializations: Early Modern Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Curatorial Studies. Students specialize in one of these three specializations. Specific qualifications are required for Curatorial Studies.
All students take the course Art History Now, which offers the fundamental theoretical and methodological preparation for the Master-thesis. Students select the rest of their coursework from our course list.
Program options
Modern and Contemporary Art (specialization)
Early Modern Art (specialization)
Curatorial Studies (specialization)
Master Honours College (honors program)
Study abroad
Study abroad is optional
Admission requirements
Specific requirements
More information
language test
Minimum language requirements of TOEFL iBT 90 (with a minimum of 21 on all items), or IELTS 6.5 (with a minimum of 6 on all items). ERK level B2 (preferably C1). Students who acquired a bachelor's degree certificate from an English-taught degree program will automatically meet the language requirements.
Application deadlines
Type of student
Deadline
Start course
Dutch students
15 August 2021
01 September 2021
EU/EEA students
01 May 2021
01 September 2021
non-EU/EEA students
01 May 2021
01 September 2021
Tuition fees
Nationality
Year
Fee
Program form
EU/EEA
2020-2021
€ 2143
full-time
non-EU/EEA
2020-2021
€ 13500
full-time
Job prospects
Our Department's graduates pursue a wide variety of jobs and professions, ranging from cultural policymakers, academics, museum staff, and the art market.
Job examples
Gallery owner
Art Consultant
Policy officer Culture at (local) government
Curator
Museum Educator
Public Relations Officer
Exhibition maker
Employee auction house
Journalist
Purchaser company collections
Editor
Lecturer
Cultural-historical tourism
Conservator-Restorer
Monument care
Scientific Employee
