BA Online Culture: Art, Media and Society

Program 

The program is unique in content and its use of Diggit Magazine, our students’ own online platform.

• In the first year of the program, you will build a solid basis in digital media, arts and culture. In addition, you will acquire the academic skills necessary to scientifically analyze and interpret different content and theories.
• After the first introductory year, you will deepen your knowledge in the second and third year. In your second year you can choose between the following majors: Digital Media, Art in the Public Sphere or Global Communication. Besides choosing a major, you have the opportunity to create your own program by choosing elective courses.
• Shape your own portfolio! Next to the courses within your major in the first semester of the third year, you will also self-direct your future career by choosing one of two career paths: Entrepreneurship or Research.

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The specializations you can choose:

• Digital Media
  Within the major Digital Media, you will learn to analyze and understand our digital culture as a multifaceted phenomenon that influences several spheres and aspects of our lives. You will examine the effects of digitalization from the perspectives of individuals, communities and societies.
• Art in the Public Sphere
  Within the major Art in the Public Sphere, you will study expressions in culture and art in the international and societal context. You will examine the effect of these expressions on the public sphere.
• Global Communication
  Within the major Global Communication, you will study the latest developments in international communications. What are the effects of increased mobility and the diversity that goes hand in hand with it? Learn to critically analyze and interpret these developments.

Typical courses are:

• Digital Culture and Society
  Research digital and social media from a technical, social, economic and cultural perspective.
• Language, Culture and Globalization
  Study the effects of contemporary globalization on the use of language and cultural processes, with a focus on the connection between online and offline. 
• The Digital Individual
  Understand the evolution of the digital world, its social relations and its impact on how individuals develop their identity. You study patterns of social behavior and revise the established image of the individual. 
• Transformations of the Public Sphere
  Examine how important institutions in the public sphere (think of: television, newspapers and social media) function and how they transform. And what does it actually mean to be part of a democratic culture or to participate in the public debate? 

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Study Online Culture: Art, Media and Society in Tilburg

• You receive an international education with room for interaction, guidance and feedback.
• Students are very satisfied with this program. This can be seen in the fact that, based on the National Student Survey, the program is ranked best in its field in the Netherlands (Elsevier Best Studies 2017). 
• Much attention is being paid to your language- and writing skills. The program has its own online magazine: Diggit Magazine. Within this innovative learning environment students publish papers, opinion pieces and reviews. In this way, you learn everything you need to know about, for example, fact checking, content sharing and reviewing. 
• Throughout the program you participate in workshops and trainings in the field of labor market orientation (Talent Management, personal branding, LinkedIn and networking). In this way you can kick start your career after graduation.   

• Prepare for your career by choosing one of two career paths. Within the Entrepreneurship path, you will do an internship or a research assignment appointed by an external party. Within the Research path, you will work with top researchers on a research assignment of your own interest.

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A short impression of the Online Culture: Art, Media and Society program (video - 2:34 min)

What to expect when coming to Tilburg

• Why Tilburg University?
• Student life in Tilburg
• International student support
• Study in Holland

On top of your Bachelor's

• Join the study association Animo. Animo organizes formal and informal activities, such as lectures, company visits and events for Online Culture students.  
• Challenge yourself by participating in one of the honors programs.
• Broaden your horizon by studying a semester abroad - an experience of a lifetime.

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Pursue a Master's degree

Most of our students continue towards a Master's degree after completing their Bachelor's degree. For example:

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Career prospects

Online Culture: Art, Media and Society prepares you for a successful career within (online) communication and media, education, the cultural sector, international companies or the government. 93% of our graduates find a job within a year after graduation. 74% even finds a job within 3 months after graduation.

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Admission requirements

Dutch students can check their eligibility in the application procedure for Dutch students.

If you have completed, or are about to complete a study program abroad,
please make sure that you meet the following requirements before applying for the program in Online Culture: Art, Media and Society:

• You have obtained or are going to obtain a secondary school diploma that is equivalent to the Dutch VWO diploma. Examples of diplomas which are accepted are the IB, EB, Abitur, Swiss Maturité, etc. You can find out here whether your diploma meets our admission requirements. 
• Since the Online Culture program is taught entirely in English, you need to demonstrate your English language proficiency. Tilburg University accepts one of the following tests, which cannot be older than 2 years at the time of your application:
  • an IELTS Academic overall score of > 6.0, all four sub-scores > 5.5;
  • a TOEFL iBT total score of ≥80 (TOEFL institutional code of Tilburg University is 9860);
  • Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) or Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), with a mark of C or higher. 

Deadline

Applying for the Online Culture: Art, Media and Society program is possible between October 10, 2018 and May 1, 2019.  

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Tuition fees for international students

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Monthly cost of living

Living in Tilburg is relatively inexpensive compared to other student cities in the Netherlands, such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Utrecht. An indication for your monthly cost of living (including rent, food and drink, books, and insurance), of course depending on your lifestyle:

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