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Leiden University · Netherlands

Arts, Media and Society

Contemporary visual art, from painting and photography to installation, performance and digital media, and how art connects with society, media and issues such as climate and conflict.

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Where
LeidenNetherlands
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 1 May 2027

    Programmes without numerus fixus (with matching): apply by
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

You study modern and contemporary visual art forms, from painting, photography and installation art to video art, bio-art, games, performance and digital media art, and how art relates to society and to the role of media in that relationship. The programme also links art to fields such as science and politics, and brings in sociology, cultural representation, cinema and contemporary media studies. You gain hands-on experience through research projects, field trips to museums, galleries and media institutions, and guest lectures by artists, scholars and scientists. Leiden gives easy access to museums and galleries in The Hague, Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and the degree prepares you for academia or the public or private sector.

What you need

  • Full IB Diploma required (not certificates); send grade 11, November grade 12 and predicted grades. English-taught IB or English A HL waives the English test. Science programmes set HL subjects.
Requirements in full

Where it says so

Check it on universiteitleiden.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply by 1 May 2027; online matching is compulsory, its advice not binding.
Sources (2)
  1. Arts, Media and Society at Leiden — checked 2026-09-30
  2. IB applicants at Leiden

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