126 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in Netherlands

In the Arts and Culture - Design Cultures programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you explore the history and theory of design, but also discover how design intersects with contemporary issues such as identity, mobility, ecology, overconsumption and inequality. 

In your daily life, without realising, you are continuously surrounded by products. But who designed these products? Why are they shaped the way they are? What user demands do they meet, what processes lie behind the development and what technologies are involved in that process? That’s what the Master’s in Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) at the University of Twente (UT) is all about. 

The two-year Urban Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam deals with questions surrounding the increasing urbanisation of today’s world. Cities are characterised by economic, social, political and cultural opportunities, but also carry risks of social problems, inequality and security issues. In this programme, you will learn to research and analyse these challenges.

During the Scientific Illustration program at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences you will learn to make accurate visualizations of topics from the clinical, medical and biological domain. You will get the skills to use a wide range of traditional and digital visualization techniques.

The two-year MA Artistic Research from Royal Academy of Art, The Hague offers advanced support for research-based creative enquiry. It is designed for artists who wish to explore how artistic-intellectual production can enrich their response to our complex present.

The Master Performance Practices at the ArtEZ University of the Arts is a breeding ground for artistic research around the body in performance and its wider ecology.

What do art forms like painting, film, music or theatre contribute to societies? Why have humans in every culture and throughout history engaged in activities we categorize as art?The Master's programme in Arts and Culture at University of Groningen provides students with the skills needed to investigate the function of the arts in society.

Art is inherently public. In the Arts, Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship track at the University of Groningen you will study and reflect upon how public arts policy, arts management, arts marketing and education affect the realisation of artistic values in society. 

Develop your own vision, sound and style as a professional music performer and curator with the two-year English-language Master Jazz and Pop (Zwolle) at the ArtEZ University of the Arts.

Farewell bricks, farewell walls. Mobilize our bodies, our intelligences. DAI Art Praxis at ArtEZ University of the Arts explores the today's challenges: through curating, listening, making, performing, publishing, reading, studying, wandering, thinking, articulating and writing. But also by being a "wilderness".

Our flexible Design Management program from United International Business Schools is based on the American model of higher education, allowing students to choose their courses based on program requirements, previous studies, current interests and future ambitions.

The Double Degree Master in Urban Governance within a Global Environment is a collaboration between the Faculty of Spatial Sciences of the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and the School of Public Administration and Policy of the Renmin University of China in Beijing.

With the Master of Music Therapy at the ArtEZ University of the Arts you learn how to substantiate and demonstrate the effects of your music therapy through research.

The Metropolitan Analysis, Design and Engineering programme of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is a master's with a focus on sustainable development. You learn to create innovative solutions for the challenges that metropolitan regions are facing in securing environmental change, urban sustainability and the quality of life in cities.

Learn to analyse, understand and address the social, ecological and economic challenges of contemporary cities. The Urban and Regional Planning programme of the University of Amsterdam will teach you the skills, tools and approaches to reinvent urban futures.

Do you want to be well prepared for a career in the world of the Visual Arts? The Master Program in Art History at University of Groningen offers all the knowledge and expertise that you need.

The two-year Music program of Codarts Rotterdam is offered in two profiles: a Performers Profile (for performing musicians) and a Composition Profile (for composers) in the genres Classical Music, Jazz, Pop and World Music.

The selective 18-month International Dramaturgy (Arts and Culture) programme of the University of Amsterdam trains future generations of dramaturges to work in theatrical settings across cultural, linguistic, social and national boundaries. You will combine rigorous academic coursework with an internship in the Netherlands or abroad to help you develop your practical dramaturgical skills.

The Master Industrial Design at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) is a two-year full-time master’s programme that sets out to educate designers who want to redesign industry. 

During the Literary Studies - English Literature in a Visual Culture programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , you will explore the world of stories by looking at questions such as: How do you analyse stories? What functions do they serve? And how do you learn to read them? You will look at how stories are told through literary texts, paintings, music and films.