University of Groningen · Netherlands
Arts, Culture and Media
Film, music or theatre (with literature or visual arts as a possible second art form) studied in depth, with how art is made, funded and received; choose a framework in arts policy and cultural entrepreneurship or in analysis and criticism.
- Where
- GroningenNetherlands
- 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
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
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 -
1 May 2027
Application deadline for all other bachelor'sHard deadlineDetails
Source -
6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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.
What it is
Year one covers audiovisual arts, the role of the arts in culture and the sociology of the arts, and you choose a main discipline of film, music or theatre, with literature or visual arts as a second art form. Later years deepen your art form and its philosophical and theoretical grounding, in seminars, group projects, a theatre project shown in local venues and visits to productions and festivals in Groningen. You choose between Arts Policy and Cultural Entrepreneurship or Analysis and Criticism, and the fifth semester can be a career minor, a pre-master or time abroad. Graduates work in theatre companies, concert halls, museums, publishing and media, or continue to master programmes such as Arts in Society or Film and Contemporary Audiovisual Media.
What you need
- Apply for the English track; a Dutch track also exists.
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at University of Groningen
The IB Diploma counts as Dutch VWO; no minimum points. An IB taught in English waives the English test.
How places are decided
- Not selective: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply by 1 May 2027; matching is optional and its advice is not binding.
Sources (2)
- Arts, Culture and Media at RUG — checked 2026-09-25
- IB applicants at RUG
