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Arts and Culture (research) at Universiteit Maastricht is a 120-credit, 2-year, in-person msc program based in Maastricht, NL. Tuition is €43,000.
The program examines the intersections of arts, science, and technology in shaping societal transformations, focusing on 20th and 21st century developments using interdisciplinary methods from STS and humanities. It includes theoretical training, research methods, a joint research project in the first year, junior researcher placement, and a master's thesis in the second year.
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