MA in Arts & Culture: Curatorial Studies
University of Groningen
Key Information
Campus location
Groningen, Netherlands
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 2,314 / per year **
Application deadline
01 May 2024*
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* EU/EEA and non-EU/EEA students: May 1 - Dutch students: August 15
** EU/EEA students: €2,314 | non-EU/EEA students: €16,000
Introduction
Are you interested in the profession of a curator? And are you looking for a programme that offers the practical experience necessary to pursue a successful curatorial career? Then apply to our programme!
In addition to offering courses in curatorial practice and theory, Curatorial Studies in Art History provides excellent students with an internship in a museum in the Netherlands or abroad.
Curatorial Studies in Art History is a one-year programme. We offer excellent students of the master's track in Art History an additional semester-long internship. Our programme aims to integrate early modern and modern and contemporary art, while also offering more period-specific courses. Our faculty includes the director of the Groninger Museum, Andreas Blühm, who teaches a course on the theory and practice of making exhibitions for all curatorial students. The following institutions regularly offer internships to our students: Museum Catharijneconvent en het Centraal Museum in Utrecht, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, the Groninger Museum, the Fries Museum in Leeuwarden, Frans Hals Museum | De Hallen in Haarlem, the Stedelijke Musea Brugge, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Please note: Curatorial Studies is a specialization within the Master's track of Art History. You apply for the Master track Art History (Degree in Arts and Culture).
Why study this programme in Groningen?
Our programme offers a placement in a museum in the Netherlands or abroad. The knowledge and experience acquired during the internship significantly strengthen a student's chances of obtaining a curatorial position.
The programme offers a unique combination of rigorous art-historical academic training and practical experience. The director of the Groninger Museum teaches a course in our program and we work closely with other museums. Our programme also includes an excursion abroad and a wide range of on-site visits to collections and arts/cultural institutions throughout the Netherlands.
Admissions
Curriculum
Year 1
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 tracks. 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 remainder of their coursework from our course list (see table below). Students who plan to follow the specialization in Curatorial Studies take the course Museums: the Making-of, taught by the director of the Groninger Museum.
Courses
- Art History Now: Theory, Method, Historiography (10 EC)
- Collections & Artefacts (10 EC, optional)
- Media, Materials, Makers: Art and/as Research (10 EC, optional)
- Museums: The Making-of (10 EC, optional)
- Excursion (5 EC)
- Master Thesis (20 EC)
- Tutorial (5 EC)
- Museum Placement (30 EC)
Curriculum
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 placement 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 placement of 30 EC.
All students go on an excursion abroad in the second semester.
Programme options
- Master's Honours Programme (honours program)
- Master's placement (specialization)
Study abroad
- Study abroad is optional
All students have the option to study abroad.
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
Art is of great importance to society. There are many career opportunities, depending on your specialization, master's degree and personal interests.
Job prospects
Our individualized attention to students, rigorous courses, and internships provide exceptional preparation for a museum career, not only as a curator but also as a museum educator. Our programme also caters to the profession of the independent curator.
Job examples
- Museum curator
- Museum educator
- Independent curator
- Marketing and communication in the cultural industry