Are you a current student? For the programme of this academic year, check the course guide.
Study programme Art and Visual Culture year 1
In your first year of the research master’s specialisation in Art and Visual Culture, which has a course load of 60 EC, you will follow interdisciplinary courses, Art and Visual Culture specialisation courses, courses offered by National Research Schools, and free electives.
- P1
- P1
- P2
- P2
- P1
- P1
- P3
- P4
- P4
- P1
- P2
- P3
- P4
Interdisciplinary courses
Our programme is unique in that six interdisciplinary courses (30 EC in total) are designed for students of the three research master’s specialisations. Besides students of Art and Visual Culture, students in Historical Studies and in Literary Studies will participate in the following courses:
- Becoming an Academic Professional
- Theoretical Turns
- Methods & Techniques
- Preparatory Thesis Course
- Beyond Academia: Engaging in Contemporary Debates in the Humanities
- Inside Academia: Research in Practice
- Academic Writing Workshops
These courses firstly encourage and support you in the process of orienting and positioning yourself as an academic. Secondly, they are specifically designed to help you reflect on the position of your discipline in the interdisciplinary context of historical and contemporary humanities discourses.
Art and Visual Culture courses
The specialisation consists of the following two courses that are compulsory for students of the research master’s specialisation in Art and Visual Culture:
- Paradigms in Art History
- The Body in Art and Visual Culture: Theoretical Perspectives
Individual examination programme
During the first year, there is room to personalise your programme and choose the courses that you’re interested in (20 EC). This individual programme consists of two main components:
- Courses offered by National Research Schools (10 EC)
- Elective courses (10 EC):
- Research master’s courses offered by any Dutch university
- Regular master’s courses offered by any Dutch university
- Humanities Data Analysis course developed for and offered by research master’s HLCS
- Courses (master classes/workshops/seminars) offered by Radboud University’s Graduate School of Humanities
Your tutor will help you select courses and create a programme tailored to your interests.