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The one-year Master Program in Art History offers courses in Western art from the late Middle Ages to the present. The program is committed to historical as well as theoretical depth. Students are also trained with an eye to their post-graduate career prospects. We offer internships in major museums throughout the Netherlands and abroad, as well as an excursion to a major European metropolis. Programme • Year 1 The first semester consists of one required course, Art History Now, and two course that complement the student's specialization. In the second semester, the Early Modern and Modern and Contemporary Art students write a thesis of 15 EC and complete an internship of 10 EC. The Curatorial students write a thesis of 20 EC and follow a tutorial of 5 EC. These students conclude their studies in the third semester with an internship of 30 EC. All students go on an excursion abroad in the second semester. Take a look at our course offerings here: https://www.rug.nl/(...)owPos?opleiding=5428 Periods CoursesCourse Catalog > 1 2 3 4 5 6 Art History Now: Theory, Method, Historiography (10 EC) Collections & Artefacts (10 EC, optional) Media, Materials, Makers: Arts and/as Research (10 EC, optional) Museums: The Making-Of (10 EC, optional) Excursion (5 EC) Master Thesis: Curatorial & Museum studies (20 EC, optional) Master Thesis: Early Modern European Art / Modern & Contemporary Art (15 EC, optional) Research Internship (10 EC, optional) Tutorial: Research expertise (5 EC, optional) Museum Internship: Curatorial & Museum studies (30 EC, optional) Curriculum The master-track in Art History has three specializations: Early Modern Art, Modern and Contemporary Art, and Curatorial Studies. Students specialize in one of these three specializations. Specific qualifications are required for Curatorial Studies. All students take the course Art History Now, which offers the fundamental theoretical and methodological preparation for the Master-thesis. Students select the rest of their coursework from our courselist (see table below) Programme options Master's Placement (specialization) Modern and Contemporary Art (specialization) Early Modern Art (specialization) Curatorial Studies (specialization) Master's Honours Programme (honours program)

Winter semester starts in end of August while summer sem starts in end of February. Course website provides you all major dates. We suggest international students to apply for students visa in time.