Arts and Culture Studies

specialisatie Arts, Culture and Society

You will be trained to envision new possibilities and establish new models for the organization of arts and culture, using cutting-edge insights on policy, marketing, audiences and education.

Four reasons to choose Arts, Culture and Society:

• The programme employs an international approach that integrates present-day modes of production, distribution and consumption of arts and culture beyond and across national cultural boundaries.
• You are trained to envision new possibilities and establish new models for the organization of arts and culture using cutting-edge insights on policy, marketing, audiences and education.
• You are taught the skills to advise and assist cultural organizations with their knowledge of marketing and understanding of public tastes and motivations.
• Studying in Rotterdam means studying in a city with many museums, music- and film festivals. Hence, the ideal city to build a professional network.

specialisatie Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship

Uncover the business of culture: get the art facts. How to tell the worth of an oeuvre? How do cultural entrepreneurs operate in the culture market? It's all about Cultural economics.

The cultural and creative sectors face constant challenges. Our students acquire the knowledge and skills to identify and and overcome them. The specific approach of this Master that dives into Cultural economics and entrepreneurship has various advantages.

• It helps students to use both a macro and a micro approach. The first, allows to identify the features of the context where a specific cultural organisation operates. The second to recognise the best tools and activities to undertake.
• The cultural sector is increasingly addressed in terms of financial and economic considerations. Our students will train to argue convincingly in this framework and to challenge preconceived ideas.
• The cultural sector reveals fundamental challenges in mainstream economics, and we address alternative approaches.
• Careful application of economic theory and empirical research are powerful tools for making reasonable predictions about further developments in the context of digitization and changes in public policy.
• Our students learn about the challenges and opportunities that cultural entrepreneurs face.

specialisatie Place, Culture and Tourism

Study the complex interplay between place, culture and tourism, in an era of mobility and globalization.

The tourism sector has grown into one of the most important industries in today's world economy. Cities, regions and nations are involved in a non-stop competition for the favours of the global tourist flows. The field has become more and more diverse, as a result of globalization and digitization. As an increasing amount of people is able and eager to travel across the globe, different cultures around the world become interconnected. This calls for new professionals in culture and tourism, who possess the knowledge and skills to anticipate and understand the global dynamics between societies, cultures, media and tourism.

In this programme, you will build upon a wide range of disciplines and innovative perspectives on tourism. You will develop your expertise by adopting different ways of looking at problems, finding creative solutions, providing advice and even implementing policy or organizational changes in the tourism industry.