Arts and Culture - Comparative Arts and Media Studies Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

The Arts and Culture - Comparative Arts and Media Studies programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers you a unique opportunity to study cultural phenomena that take place across various formats and art forms. Comparative Arts and Media Studies combines a strong conceptual and theoretical grounding with the analysis of concrete cultural, curatorial and artistic practices. 

We empower students to develop media literacy skills, a sense of critical citizenship and civic belonging, and an ability to dissect and historically contextualise a fast-paced audiovisual culture through rigorous engagement with media objects in both mainstream contexts and on their margins.

Entering the job market

After completing the Master's programme, our graduates have worked at:

• Academies and other educational institutions

• Museums, archives, galleries and art foundations: as curators, curator assistants, researchers, archivists and managers of private collections, project managers, marketing & communication officers and educators.

• The world of film, TV and games: as content, social media and communication managers, planners, and as professional film, video- and (mobile) game makers and scriptwriters

• Festival and event organisations: as directors and curators, and their assistants

• Private enterprises: specialised in website improvement, content management, marketing & communication, project management, and consultancy

• National and local governments

• Professional copywriting and sponsoring