Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
In our teaching and research we highlight major developments in societies and cultures as they have unfolded during the modern and contemporary eras. We seek to gain understanding of the interrelationships of Europeanisation, globalisation, scientific and technological development, political change and cultural innovation. We are interested in how today’s societies cope with these challenges through, amongst others, practices of remembrance, governance techniques, strategies for managing knowledge, technologies and risks and ways of dealing with diversity and inequality. Yet, understanding our present world is impossible without insight into its past. This is why historical research serves as a key element of our scholarly and educational identity.
Fast Facts
- International community with 79% of our students and 42% of our staff coming from abroad
- Interdisciplinary approach towards teaching and research
- 2 bachelor's programmes, 8 master's programmes and 2 research master's programmes
- 4 research programmes, 7 research centres and a graduate school
Education
Bachelor's programmes
Our faculty offers three bachelor’s degrees for highly motivated bachelor’s students. The interdisciplinary bachelor’s programmes are focused on either European Studies or Arts and Culture.
Master's programmes
Our faculty offers eight different interdisciplinary master’s programmes in the fields of Arts and Culture, Globalisation and Development, Media, Technology and Innovation and Politics and Governance.
Research master's programmes
Our faculty offers two research master’s programmes to reach your full potential. We offer a programme in European Studies and a programme in Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology.
News
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Why some international organisations lose their legitimacy
Friday, July 27, 2018Read moreHow is it possible that international organisations at a certain point lose some of their competences or even are abolished by member states? Dr Hylke Dijkstra, director of the European Studies master’s programme at Maastricht University, plans to research this issue.
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Eight Veni grants for young UM scientists
Tuesday, July 17, 2018Read moreThe Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Veni grant to eight young, highly promising UM scientists. Maastricht University congratulates the eight UM laureates: dr. Vigjilenca Abazi (FdR), dr. Matthijs Cluitmans (FHML), dr. Tim Hendrikx (FHML), dr. Laurentius Huber (FPN), dr. Miriam Meissner (FASoS), dr. Tim Snijders (FHML), dr. Thomas van Sloten (FHML), and dr. Emiel van der Vorst (FHML).
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New: Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music
Wednesday, May 9, 2018Read morePeter Peters appointed professor at the Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM).
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Valorisation wins at UM
Thursday, April 12, 2018Dr. Hans Schouwenburg and dr. David Barata were awarded the Valorisation Prize 2017 at the University Dinner on 11 april.
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Dean Sophie Vanhoonacker Ambassador of the Duck Race 2018
Thursday, April 5, 2018Sophie Vanhoonacker is one of the Ambassadors of this year’s Duck Race supporting the Refugee Project Maastricht
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Prof. Klaartje Peters receives KNAW grant for research on Local Governance
Thursday, April 5, 2018The Staatsman Thorbecke Fund of the KNAW has awarded a grant for a research project on ‘Strengthening the role of the local council’ by Klaartje Peters.
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“Linguistic diversity in the workplace is a reality”
Thursday, March 29, 2018PhD candidate Daan Hovens is studying multilingualism in the workplace. “It became clear very quickly that it would be Daan”, says his supervisor Leonie Cornips. “I admire his language skills and learn from him to ask my questions clearly in advance.” Hovens: “I enjoy sinking my teeth into a subject.” Both professor and PhD candidate are in agreement: “We need to learn to value people’s creativity in overcoming language barriers.”
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Sally Wyatt to coordinate VSNU 'Digital Society' initiative
Thursday, March 15, 2018Sally Wyatt will coordinate a nation-wide VSNU initiative to conduct research about the ‘digital society' and to consolidate the Dutch position.
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Keuzegids Masters 2018: three designated ‘top study programmes’ at FASoS
Thursday, March 8, 2018FASoS master's programme ESST and research master's programmes European Studies and Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology Top rated programmes in the Keuzegids Masters 2018.
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Focus
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The Digital Disruption of Health
Thursday, July 19, 2018Read morePhilosopher Tamar Sharon explores the social and ethical impacts of new technologies in the health domain.
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Contemporary Medical Education
Thursday, July 19, 2018Read moreDr. Anna Harris conducts research on the role of technology in teaching diagnostic skills, mixing the fields of Medicine and Anthropology.
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BA European Studies alumna wins CES 2018 Undergraduate Project Prize
Monday, July 2, 2018Read moreEvelin Rizzo, alumna of the BA European Studies, has been awarded the CES’s 2018 Undergraduate Project Prize by the Council for European Studies.
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Anna Herranz-Surrallés receives one of the three EUIA18 Best Paper Awards
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Making Clinical Sense
Wednesday, June 27, 2018In her project “Making Clinical Sense,” anthropologist Anna Harris is researching how medical skills are taught and learnt.
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The plastic brain as a new moral compass
Friday, June 8, 2018Our brains are not only an exciting area of research, but it also seems more and more that they influence how we think we should live. Ties van de Werff (FASoS) devoted his PhD research to this.
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