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Arts and Culture

Courses & curriculum 2020 - 2021

After the first year and a half of the programme, you start customising your programme by choosing 2 out of 6 electives. In the third year, you can study abroad, do an internship, or take a minor or courses at another institution. You can find all of the many subjects below. Please be aware that the curriculum below is meant for current students and is subject of change. The curriculum is improved and updated on a yearly basis.

Maastricht University implements UM-wide minors that are open for (almost) all Maastricht University bachelor's students. These minors offer you the opportunity to get acquainted with a different field of study. Information and deadlines can be found on the UM Minor webpage.

 Download the programme overview 2020/2021. More detailed information about the courses can be found below.

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Period 1:
Sept-Oct

Period 2:
Nov-Dec

Period 3:
Jan

Period 4:
Feb-March

Period 5:
April-May 

June
Year 1

Apollo and Dionysus  
9 ECTS

 Knowledge and Criticism  
9 ECTS
​		 Research and Writing I
or
Onderzoeks- en Schrijfvaardigheden I
7 ECTS		 Disenchantment
and Ideology 
9 ECTS
 
 Art and Modernity 
9 ECTS		  
  Academic Reading across Disciplines 
4 ECTS		 Finding Sources 
4 ECTS		 Doing Conceptual Analysis 
4 ECTS		 Analysing Arts 
4 ECTS		  
       
Mentor programme  1 ECTS  
Year 2 Technological Society 
9 ECTS

Cultural Pluralism 
9 ECTS

 Research and Writing II
or
Onderzoeks- en
schrijfvaardigheden II 
9 ECTS

Course Electives  
9 ECTS:

 Course Electives
9 ECTS: 		 
 

Doing Etnography 
4 ECTS

 Doing Discourse Analysis 
4 ECTS		   Skills Elective I 
3 ECTS:

Skills Elective II  
3 ECTS:

  
   
  Mentor Programme  1 ECTS
Year 3 5th Semester abroad, minor, internship

Doing Research in Arts and Culture
7 ECTS

Writing a Research Proposal 
or
Onderzoeksvoorstel schrijven
7 ECTS

BA Thesis
or
BA Scriptie

16 ECTS

 
  Mentor programme, not compulsory  0 ECTS  

 

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    in period 4 of year 2, please choose 1 elective course (ACU2016 OR ACU2017 OR ACU2018)  + 1 elective skill (EUS3508 OR EUS3500 OR ACU2508)

    in period 5 of year 2, please choose 1 elective course (ACU2007 OR ACU2019 OR ACU2023)  + 1 elective skill (ACU2509 OR ACU2510)

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