Program Overview

Program Overview

The Bachelor’s programme Global Arts, Culture and Politics is designed to study the greatest challenges facing contemporary society, from climate change to social inequality, through the lens of culture, politics, and the arts.

Program Details

• Language of instruction: English
• Mode: Full-time
• Location: University Quarter
• Degree certificate: Legally accredited Bachelor's degree in Cultural Studies and the title Bachelor of Arts (BA)
• Degree programme: BA Cultural Studies
• Type: Regular study programme
• Credits: 180 ECTS, 36 months
• Start date: September
• RIO code: 50004

Program Structure

The program offers four unique majors:

• The Human and Artificial Intelligence
• Art and Media
• Reimagining Sustainability
• Culture and Social Justice Students can tailor their study programme by specialising in one of these majors.

Program Approach

The program focuses on skills acquisition, allowing students to engage actively with global challenges through concrete real-life projects. It also provides a unique approach by analysing the times we live in and confronting the challenges we face through the framework of cultural sociology, political science, and philosophy, and via a broad historical perspective.

Program Benefits

• Focus on skills acquisition
• Choice of four unique majors
• Confronting global challenges
• Studying in a vibrant community with an international outlook
• World-class education

Related Programmes

• Literary and Cultural Analysis (Literary Studies)
• Media and Culture
• Sociology
• Computational Social Science

Additional Information

The program is accredited and offers many connections with the city of Amsterdam, which is a hub for cultural institutions. Students will participate in projects in cooperation with the university's partners. A Dutch track is also available for Dutch-speaking students.