Bachelor of Fine Art (BFA)Bachelor of Design (BDes) in:• UrbanDesign• InteriorArchitecture• TheatreDesign• GraphicDesign• Photography• Illustration• 3DDesign• IndustrialDesign• FashionDesign• ImageandMediaTechnology• AudiovisualMedia• AnimationBachelor of Music (BMus) in:• ClassicalMusic• HistoricalInstruments• Jazz&Pop• CarillonMusic• CompositionfortheMedia• CompositionElectronicMusic• CompositionandMusicProduction• CompositionandMusicTechnology• MusicProductionandPerformance• MusicTechnologyandPerformance• CompositionandSoundDesign forAdaptiveSystemsBachelor of Theatre (BTh) in:• Acting• WritingforPerformance• TheatreandEducationBachelor of Art and Technology (BAT) in:• DesignforVirtualTheatreandGames• InteractionDesign• GameDesignandDevelopment• GameArt• DigitalMediaDesign• DigitalVideoDesign• 3DComputerAnimationandVisualEffects• AudioDesign• SoundDesign

Bachelor of Art and Economics (BAE) in:• EventManagement• MusicManagement• MediaManagement• TheatreManagement• VisualArtandDesignManagementBachelor of Education (BEd) in:• VisualArtandDesign• Music• TheatreMaster of Arts (MA) in:• FineArt• Design:

− pathwayEditorialDesign− pathwayFashionDesign− pathwayInteriorDesign− PublicSpaceDesign

• InteriorArchitecture• ArtsManagement• PerformanceDesignMaster of Music (MMus):

− PathwayPerformance− PathwayMusicDesign

Master of Education in Arts (MEd)

European Media Master of Arts (EMMA) in:• CompositioninContexts• DigitalMediaDesign• DigitalVideoDesign• GameDesignandDevelopment• ImageSynthesisandComputerAnimation• InteractionDesign• SoundandMusicProduction• SoundandMusicTechnology

MPhil and PhD research programmes

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Professional coursesinsurance,permitandvisaareforthestudent’saccount.RegularBachelorandMasterstudentsfromabroadpayannualtuitionfees.Tuitionisdependentuponthecourseandhomecountryofthestudent.

Student Service Centre (SSC)TheUtrechtSchooloftheArtshasaStudentServiceCentre(SSC).TheSSCisthemainhelpdeskforall(international)studentsandhandlesallpracticalmatterspertainingtoenrollment,residencepermitsandapplicationprocedures.Theycanassistyouinfindinghousingandgiveyouinformationandadviceonavarietyofsubjectssuchasfinancing,insuranceandlanguagecourses.TheSSC-websiteprovidesalotofpracticalinformation:http://sscweb.hku.nl/english

Utrecht School of the Arts (HKU)StudentServiceCentreP.O.Box1520NL-3500BMUtrechtTheNetherlandsTel.+31302349440Fax+31302349484info@ssc.hku.nl

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Further informationForfurtherinformationonstudyinginTheNetherlands,seethewebsiteoftheNuffic(Netherlandsorganizationforinternationalcooperationinhighereducation):http://www.nuffic.nl

ForeignstudentscanattendtheHKUasaregularBachelorstudent,asaMA,MPhilorPhDstudentorasanexchangestudentintheframeworkofprogrammessuchasErasmus,Mid-AmericanUniversitiesInternational,Australian-EuropeanNetwork.Seehttp://sscweb.hku.nl/exchangeformoreinformation.

The academic yearTheacademicyearstartson1SeptemberandendsinJune.SomeMaster’scourseslastafewmonthslonger.Allfacultiesteachfortwosemesters.

Application and admissionFormostcoursestheHKUhasarestrictedintake.Admissiontothevariousprogrammesisbasedonaselectionprocedure(portfolio,audition,tapeorvideo),intendedtooffertheschoolinsightintotheartisticqualitiesandlevelofthestudent.FortheArtandEconomicscoursesonBachelorlevel,intakeisdeterminedbyalotterysystem.Seewww.hku.nl/englishformoreinformation.

Visa and Residence PermitAssoonasyouareacceptedtoacourseattheHKU,youmustapplyforyourvisaand/orResidencePermit.Formoreinformationonthisprocess,pleaseconsulthttp://sscweb.hku.nl/visa&permit

LanguageTheofficiallanguageofinstructioninmostBachelor’scoursesisprimarilyDutch.MostMaster’scoursesaretaughtinEnglish.

Tuition feeExchangestudentscontinuetopaytuitionandotherstudentfeestotheirhomeinstitution.NofeesarepaidtotheUtrechtSchooloftheArts.Thecostsofmaterials,accommodation,

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TheNetherlands,alsoknownasHolland,hasapopulationofmorethan16million.Despite,orperhapsbecauseofitslimitedgeographicalsize(41,000km2)theNetherlandshasdevelopedintoaninternationallyorientedcountrywithahighindustrialandculturalstatus.TheNetherlandsmanagestocombinehistoryandtraditionwithinnovationandmodernity.ThecountryhasoneofthelargestseaportsintheworldandSchipholisoneofEurope’smajorairports.

TheDutchareusedtodealing,workingandstudyingwithforeignersandformanyofthemEnglishisasecondlanguage.AsastudentintheNetherlandsyouwillreceiveafirst-classeducation,atanaffordableprice,inastudentfriendlyenvironment.TheNetherlandshasalongtraditioninthearts.Dutcharchitecture,fashionanddesignarecurrentlyattractingagreatdealofinternationalattention.

TheCityofUtrechtisthecountry’sfourthlargestcity.Itislocatedwithin30minutesfromAmsterdamandonlyafewhoursfrommajorEuropeancities,likeParis,BerlinandLondon.Utrechthasarichhistoryandishometoagreatvarietyofmonuments–rangingfromRomantimesthroughtheMiddleAgesto21th-centuryarchitecture.Utrecht’scanalsarelinedwithcharacteristicwharfcellarsandinvitingterraces.OldchurchesandtheimpressiveDomtoweraddtothecity’suniqueambience.StudentsmakeupalargepartofthepopulationandUtrechtoffersallthefacilitiesthatcouldbeexpectedofatruestudentcity.CulturefeaturesprominentlyinUtrecht.Eachyear,morethan650,000peoplevisittherenownedmuseumsandevenmoreattendyearlyeventssuchastheNetherlandsFilmFestival,theFestivalofEarlyMusic,theFestivala/dWerfandtheCulturalSundays.Ourcinemas,theatresandconcerthallsarewellfrequented.Furthermore,ofallDutchcities,Utrechtisthecitywithmostpeopleworkinginacreativeprofession.

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TheUtrechtSchooloftheArts,knownlocallyastheHogeschoolvoordeKunstenUtrecht(HKU),isaUniversityofAplliedSciences.TheHKUisattheheartofUtrecht’sculturalandstudentlife.Withmorethan3,700students,theHKUisoneofthelargestSchoolofArtsinEurope.Weofferpreparatorycourses,Bachelor’sandMaster’sprogrammesandresearchdegreesinfineart,design,media,gamesandinteraction,music,theatreandartsmanagement.

TheHKUconsistsoffivefaculties.Fourofthem(thefacultiesofVisualArtsandDesign,Music,TheatreandArtandEconomics)arelocatedinornearthecitycentre.TheFacultyofArt,Media&Technology,withclosetiestothemedia,islocatedintheradioandtelevisioncityHilversum.OnebranchoftheFacultyofMusic,theNetherlandsCarillonSchool,islocatedinAmersfoort.Thisschool,wherecarilloneursfromvariouscountriessuchasJapanandtheUnitedStatesareprofessionallytrained,isuniqueintheworld.

Vision on educationTheHKUfacilitatesandstimulatestalentedandpassionatestudentstodevelopasvisualartists,musicians,designers,technologists,artsmanagers,writers,actorsandteachers.Itoffersstudentsintensivecoachingandsupervision.Thecourseshaveatutorsystem.Atutorhasanintermediaryfunctionbetweenthestudentandtheteacherandsupervisesthestudyprocess.

Innearlyallpracticalsubjects,theUtrechtSchooloftheArtshasadoptedthestudio-basedsystem,inwhich(teamsof )studentshavetheirownworkspaceandwheretheymeettheirsupervisors.

Studentsaregivenmanyopportunitiestoprovethemselvesinpractice.Theschool’sconcerthall,theatreandgallery,professionalstudiosandworkplacesareavailableforuse.BesidesexcellinginanartdisciplinetheHKUiscommitedtoteachingstudentshowtobecomeprofessionalculturalentrepreneurs.Studentslearnhowtosetupnetworksandstartrelationshipswithotherartistsandorganisations.Thereareplentyofopportunitiestoworkwithprofessionalartists,thebusinesscommunityandintermediaryorganisations.

Projectofficesmaintaincontactwiththebusinesscommunity,thegovernment,thenon-profitsectorandthemediaandculturalsector.Thepurposeoftheprojectofficesistofindcommissionsforstudents,providingtheopportunitytoworkinprofessionalpractice.Thesecommissionsrangefromgraphicandarchitecturalassignmentstowebsites,installations,games,animations,clips,videos,films,performancesandconcerts.

InternationalisationTheUtrechtSchooloftheArts(HKU)isinternationallyorientedandinvolvedinwidevarietyinternationalprogrammesand(research/development)projects.TheHKUcooperatesinternationallywithcountlessuniversities,institutionsandcompanies.TheschoolisalsoanactivememberofmultipleinternationalnetworkssuchastheEuropeanLeagueofInstitutesoftheArts(ELIA),thearteducationnetworkCumulusandtheEuropeanAssociationofConservatoires(AEC).

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