Overview

Unique to the Master Type and Media course at KABK is its small size. Students will work intensively in a group of no more than 12 under the guidance of experts and teachers from the KABK and abroad. Students explore every aspect of letterforms: contrast, rhythm, proportion and weight as well as type history, font technology, digitising and tool development. The curriculum is constructed to produce expert designers with a thorough knowledge of, and pronounced affinity with, type and typography.

Career Prospects

Graduates of the Master Type and Media at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) have become type professionals at Adobe, FontShop, Monotype, Frère-Jones, Commercial Type and Hoefler & Co. Many Type and Media graduation projects have been published at leading type foundries including Bold Monday and Typotheque. Alumni teach in type design courses at Cooper Union, Yale, ECAL and EINA. While some Type and Media alumni have gone on to build a career in the design and production of non-Latin typefaces, the emphasis of the course is on Latin typefaces.

Accreditation

Positive accreditation NVAO.https://www.nvao.net/en/decisions/hogeschool-der-kunsten-den-haag/m-type-and-media

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Form studies

Contrast research

Revival research

Letter carving

Type and Language

Design theory

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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80

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IELTS

6

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Den Haag, Netherlands

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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80

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6

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Other requirements

General requirements

You have (at least) a bachelor degree in graphic design

Non-EEA candidates are required to provide proof of English Language proficiency

You have sufficient practical experience in typography and design

You are able to write about your motivation for joining the master programme

You have a convincing portfolio of graphic design and typographic design

Your portfolio contains examples of calligraphy, lettering and type design

You can document your fascination for type design, typography and different media

You are acquainted with developments in the field of type design

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

11092 EUR / year

≈ 11092 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2601 EUR / year

≈ 2601 EUR / year

Living costs

Den Haag

Netherlands

780 - 1170 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

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Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Den Haag

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