Curriculum

• 45 EC Core Curriculum (in the course planner: V)
• 10 EC Research School (in the course planner: T1)
• 20 EC Electives A (in the course planner T1)
• 15 EC Electives B: 
  • non-compulsory modules offered by the RMA programme in Media, Art and Performance;
  • modules offered by other RMA programmes within the Humanities at the Utrecht Faculty of Humanities (check the website);
  • modules from a related MA or RMA programme at another Humanities faculty in the Netherlands. For these courses students will have to apply for approval by the exam committee.
• 30 EC RMA Master's Thesis (in the course planner V)

Track 1 courses

• 45 EC Core Curriculum (in the course planner: V)
• 10 EC Research School (in the course planner: T2)
• 20 EC Electives (the course planner: T2) 
  • non-compulsory modules offered by the RMA programme in Media, Art and Performance;
  • modules offered by other RMA programmes within the Humanities at the Utrecht Faculty of Humanities (check the website);
  • modules from a related MA or RMA programme at another Humanities faculty in the Netherlands. For these courses students will have to apply for approval by the exam committee.
• 15 EC Internship (in the course planner: T2)
• 30 EC Research Master's Thesis (in the course planner: V)

Track 2 courses

• 45 EC Core Curriculum (in the course planner: V)
• 5 EC Research School (in the course planner: T3)
• 15 EC Electives (in the course planner: T3)
  • non-compulsory modules offered by the RMA programme in Media, Art and Performance;
  • modules offered by other RMA programmes within the Humanities at the Utrecht Faculty of Humanities (check the website);
  • modules from a related MA or RMA programme at another Humanities faculty in the Netherlands. For these courses students will have to apply for approval by the exam committee.
• 25 EC Study abroad (in the course planner: T3)
• 30 EC Research Master's Thesis (in the course planner: V)

Track 3 courses

The Research Master programme in Media, Art and Performance Studies combines structure and flexibility, offering both a general training with an accumulative effect along with possibilities for developing an individual profile. The central themes of the programme, as expressed in the core courses that provide a broad overview over the field from different perspectives, The electives allow for specialization and stimulate the student to develop an individual research profile. 

Professional and academic skills are trained in the compulsory seminars and all electives, as well as in the tutorials, where students are expected to develop adequate research questions, identify appropriate theoretical frameworks and methods, conduct analyses and/or collect empirical data in a rigorous and reflected way and present the results of their research following the established standards in the discipline. The principle form of assessment is written reports or research papers, next to other written or oral assignments. 

Within the seminar meetings considerable attention is paid to the oral presentation of materials and insights and to peer reviewing of each other’s work in various stages of development; this helps train students to become critical readers of their own work and to understand the pitfalls involved in explaining things to colleagues within the discipline.

Students complete their training with an individual research project (final thesis) that is conducted under supervision of one of our senior staff members. 

In your report you can check if all your achieved results have been properly recorded and are listed under the correct heading. If you find any results under 'Other' that you would like to include in your study programme, or if you have other changes to make, follow these steps:

• Go to Osiris Student > Cases > My cases > Start a new case by using the plus icon in the bottom right corner. 
• A new window will open. Make sure your pop-up blocker is turned off for the new window to open. 
• Choose Request Board of Examiners. Select case type Approval courses UU or SVO changes. 

If you wish to deviate from the curriculum, you must first ask your programme’s Board of Examiners for approval or exemption. In case your request is granted, the changes will be processed in OSIRIS and integrated into your exam programme and Study Progress Review.

In order to graduate, you will need to meet your programme's exam requirements as described in the Education and Examination Regulations. Based on these criteria and your Study Progress Review, the Board of Examiners determines whether you have graduated. The courses that are listed on your Study Progress Review will appear on the International Diploma Supplement (IDS), the attachment that you receive with your diploma. Note that courses listed under the heading ‘Results-Other’ are not part of the examination syllabus and do not appear on the IDS.

If you have questions about your Study Progress Review or find errors in it, contact the Student Desk Humanities.