Do you have an artistic or a musical talent, as well as a hunger for academic knowledge? You can now mix arts and academia in metropolitan Rotterdam. Three excellent educational institutes offer you the possibility to combine theory and practice in a five-year Dual Degree programme.
RASL, the Rotterdam Arts and Sciences Lab, offers you the possilibity of combining the following studies in a 5-year Dual Degree programme:
WdKA + ESPHil
EsPhil
In the current age of uncertainty and rapidly advancing technologies, knowledge of philosophical problems and skills remain relevant. In this programme, you will learn to express arguments clearly and to think critically and creatively.
WdKA
At WdKA you will choose one the design or fine art bachelors. You’ll have the opportunity to explore different mediums, techniques, workshops, and to work on inspiring interdisciplinary projects.
Duration: 5 years
Result: 2 Bachelor diplomas
CODARTS + EUC
EUC
Education centered on interdisciplinarity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Choose one of 17 majors in areas such as Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Life Sciences and Economics.
Codarts
Codarts trains talented musicians into self-directed, socially engaged professionals by combining craftsmanship, diversity, research, and strong connections to the international arts world. Choose a bachelor in: Classical Music, Jazz, Pop, or Global Musics.
Duration: 5 years
Result: 2 Bachelor diplomas
WDKA + IBACS
IBACS
The International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam gives you the theoretical and practical tools to start your career as a creative professional in the field of arts and culture.
WdKA
At WdKA you will choose one the design or fine art bachelors. You’ll have the opportunity to explore different mediums, techniques, workshops, and to work on inspiring interdisciplinary projects.
Duration: 5 years
Result: 2 Bachelor diplomas
CODARTS + IBACS
IBACS
The International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam gives you the theoretical and practical tools to start your career as a creative professional in the field of arts and culture.
Codarts
Codarts trains talented musicians into self-directed, socially engaged professionals by combining craftsmanship, diversity, research, and strong connections to the international arts world. Choose a bachelor in: Classical Music, Jazz, Pop, or Global Musics.
Duration: 5 years
Result: 2 Bachelor diplomas
WDKA + EUC
EUC
Education centered on interdisciplinarity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Choose one of 17 majors in areas such as Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Life Sciences and Economics.
WdKA
At WdKA you will choose one the design or fine art bachelors. You’ll have the opportunity to explore different mediums, techniques, workshops, and to work on inspiring interdisciplinary projects.
Duration: 5 years
Result: 2 Bachelor diplomas
The Dual Degree tracks are unique in The Netherlands and Europe. Nowhere in the EU can you find the possibility of combining such a wide range of studies at the intersection of arts and sciences.
YOUR FUTURE
After graduation you will have the possibility to:
- follow a science–based, arts-based–, or interdisciplinary masters programme
- develop a transdisciplinary practice, working at the cross-section of different disciplines.
- work professionaly in the arts or academia, in which case you will hugely benefit from the other study, having developed interdisciplinary skills that will help you work across disciplines, and combine or integrate different knowledge fields.
WHY?
We believe that today’s world needs multidisciplinary experts who can address complex and multidimensional challenges. Your artistic practice will benefit from your theoretical knowledge and vice versa: your theoretical work is fueled by your experience as an artist.
During your studies you will develop knowledge and skills from both studies, but you will also question the boundaries and conventions of those disciplines and develop a position in the in-between spaces of art and science.
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WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER:
- Study at 2 established educational institutes that have a long history in The Netherlands
- Be part of a vibrant community of dual degree students
- Design your own studies by choosing from different majors and a large elective program
- Take courses, developed specifically for dual degree students, at the intersection of arts and sciences and develop transdisciplinary skills and competencies
- Use state-of-the-art facilities of 2 excellent educational institutes
- Develop deep disciplinary knowledge in your chosen study majors
- Be part of an international and inclusive community. Our schools have students from all over the world and offer a wide range of community activities – organized by students as well as the institutions themselves.
- Live in a lively and dynamic city, with a vibrant cultural and night life – museums, clubs, music stages, theaters, restaurants and cafe’s.
Dual Degree students build unique practices, based on their 2 studies.
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WHO ARE WE?
The programme is offered by the Rotterdam Arts & Sciences Lab (RASL). The following institutes and departments participate in the Dual Degree:
Erasmus University Rotterdam
There are two programmes within Erasmus University Rotterdam:
- Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Participating programme: Arts & Culture Studies (BA)
- and Erasmus University College (BSc Liberal Arts & Sciences)
And within Willem de Kooning Academy (Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences) the following departments participate:
from Fine Art:
- Fine Art
- and Photography
from Design:
Codarts
There are four music departments participating within Codarts Rotterdam:
For more information about the Dutch higher education system and the difference between research universities and universities of applied sciences please consult this website.