Application and admission: Digital Culture Studies - national procedure
This is the national application and admission procedure for the Digital Culture Studies track of the Master’s program of Culture Studies.
a) Check your eligibility
Students of Tilburg University
With the following Tilburg University Bachelor's degrees, you can be directly admitted.
- Bachelor’s program of Online Culture: Art, Media and Society (Culture Studies)
- Bachelor’s program of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Bachelor's program of Communicatie- en Informatiewetenschappen
- Pre-Master’s program of Digital Culture Studies
Are you taking a different Bachelor at Tilburg University? Or are you not or no longer enrolled as a Tilburg University student?
In that case, the Admissions Committee will determine whether your Bachelor's degree is (still) a sufficient fit to be admitted to the Master's program.
Students of other Dutch research universities
Are you studying at or do you have a Bachelor's degree from a research university other than Tilburg University?
In that case, the program’s Admissions Committee will determine whether your Bachelor's degree is a sufficient fit to be admitted to the Master's program.
We invite students with a research university Bachelor's degree in one of the following - or related - fields to apply:
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Please note:
- The above-mentioned fields of study give you an indication of your chances of admission, not a guarantee. The program’s Admissions Committee assesses each application individually.
- There is a possibility that you must first complete a pre-Master before you can be admitted to the Master's program.
Do you have a degree in a different field than those mentioned above?
And do you feel that yours is relevant? If you are in doubt about the suitability of your university degree, we invite you to register in Studielink. The program’s Admissions Committee will assess each application individually and determine whether you can be admitted to the Master or its pre-Master.
Students from a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo)
Are you studying at or do you have a Bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences (hbo)?
The program’s Admissions Committee will assess whether your previous education is sufficiently relevant to be admitted to the pre-Master’s program of Digital Culture Studies.
- After you have completed the pre-Master's program, you will be directly admitted to the Master's program of Digital Culture Studies.
- You can only be admitted to the pre-Master's program with an officially recognized four-year hbo program (240 ECTS).
- An exception applies for students of the Fontys program ‘Leraar Basisonderwijs - Academische Pabo Tilburg’. You don't need a pre-Master's, you are directly eligible to the Master's program. During this four year study program students follow extra bachelor courses from Online Culture: Media, Arts and Society at Tilburg University on top of their regular Pabo courses.
Previously, students with a university of applied sciences (hbo) Bachelor's degree in one of the following fields have been admitted:
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Please note: The above-mentioned fields of study give you an indication of your chances of admission, not a guarantee. The program’s Admissions Committee assesses each application individually.
Do you have a degree in a different field than those mentioned above?
And do you feel that yours is relevant? If you are in doubt about the suitability of your University of Applied Sciences degree, we invite you to register in Studielink. The program’s Admissions Committee will assess each application individually to decide whether the content of your previous education is a sufficiently good match to be admitted to the pre-Master’s program of Digital Culture Studies.
b) Remember the deadline
Your application must be submitted before:
- Starting end of August: July 1
Are you still finishing your previous program?
Do register in Studielink now. You can send us your diploma later.
c) Follow the procedure for national applicants
Step 1: Register in Studielink
After you have registered in Studielink, the program’s Admissions Committee will assess whether your previous education is a sufficient fit with this program to be admitted. Studielink opens on October 1.
Applicants with a degree from a research university register for the Master’s program.
- The name of the Master’s program in Studielink.
In Dutch: M Kunst- en Cultuurwetenschappen
In English: M Culture Studies
After selecting this program, you will be asked to select the track of your choice.
Applicants with a degree from a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo) register for the pre-Master's program.
- The name of the pre-Master's program in Studielink is:
In Dutch: B Algemene Cultuurwetenschappen (premaster Digital Culture Studies)
In English: B Culture Studies (premaster Digital Culture Studies) - Applicants with a degree from a university of applied sciences (hbo) and a pre-Master’s program can register for the Master’s program directly in Studielink. If you took a pre-Master other than Tilburg University’s Digital Culture Studies pre-Master’s program, the Admissions Committee will request additional information to assess your eligibility.
Enter an e-mail address in Studielink that you use regularly. Tilburg University will use this e-mail address to send you important information on your application and admission.
Step 2: Admissions Committee's decision
You will receive the Admissions Committee's decision within six weeks after application at the e-mail address you have provided in Studielink. The e-mail will also contain a description of the further steps you need to take for your admission.
Students from a research university
The Admissions Committee will make one of the following decisions.
- You are unconditionally admitted to the Master (you meet all the conditions).
- You are conditionally admitted to the Master (you do not, or not yet, meet all the conditions, for example, because you have not yet obtained your Bachelor's degree).
- The Committee needs additional information to assess your admissibility.
- You are not directly admissible to the Master, but you are admissible to the corresponding pre-Master, a transition program.
- Unfortunately you cannot be admitted.
Students with a degree from a university of applied sciences (hbo)
The Admissions Committee will make one of the following decisions.
- You are unconditionally admitted to the pre-Master (you meet all the conditions).
- You are conditionally admitted to the pre-Master (you do not, or not yet, meet all the conditions, for example, because you have not yet obtained your Bachelor's degree).
- The Committee needs additional information to assess your admissibility.
- Unfortunately you cannot be admitted.
Step 3: Admitted, what's next?
Congratulations on being admitted to Tilburg University, either conditionally or unconditionally!
You may be wondering what the next steps are. To ensure a smooth (and stress-free) start of your studies, we have prepared a timeline to give you an overview of the things you need to arrange before the start of your studies.
On the timeline you can find information about:
- Completing your enrollment
- Paying your tuition fees
- Tips on finding accommodation (if applicable)
- Books and schedule
- Introduction activities like TOP week and your (mandatory) Study Program Introduction
Do you have any questions?
Please feel free to contact us for your personal queries. You can contact us on every page of the Master's website.