Pre-Master’s program Art and Media Studies

Tilburg University offers a program designed for students with a Bachelor's degree that does not entirely meet the entry requirements of the Master's track Art and Media Studies. There are also a number of other Tilburg University Bachelor’s programs that can make you eligible to this individual bridging program.

• This one-year pre-Master's program (42 ECTS) runs from the end of August until June.
• After completing the program with good results, you can start with the one-year Master's track Art and Media Studies.

Tuition fees

Please consult the page about the tuition fee rates concerning the Weighted fees pre-Master. This rate is the same for EEA and non-EEA students.

Application and admission

After you have submitted your complete application, the Admissions Committee will, based on this, decide whether:

• You can be admitted directly into the Master’s program.
• You can be offered a pre-Master’s program.
• You cannot be admitted to the (pre-)Master’s program.

More on the application and admission procedure

The pre-Master's program for University of Applied Sciences (hbo) graduates builds on the practically-oriented knowledge you acquired during your Bachelor's, by enhancing your theoretical knowledge as well as your capacity for conceptual thinking.

• This one-year pre-Master's program (42 ECTS) runs from the end of August until June.
• After completing the program with good results, you can start with the one-year Master's program Art and Media Studies.

Tuition fees

Please consult the page about the tuition fee rates concerning the Weighted fees pre-Master. This rate is the same for EEA and non-EEA students.

Application and admission

To be eligible for this pre-Master's program, you must have completed a Dutch hbo Bachelor's program that gives direct access to the pre-Master's program.

More on the application and admission procedure

Courses

Fall semester (end of August – January):

• Transformations of the Public Sphere
• Art and Globalization
• Life Writing: From Rousseau to Facebook
• Doing Research: Discourse Analysis

Spring semester (end of January – June):

• Intermediality
• Interpretation of Cultural Expressions
• Doing Research: Ethnography

You will find a detailed description of the courses and required literature in our course catalog.

Go to the course descriptions