Specialisations
In the second year of your studies, you will take a specialisation of your choice. The programme offers three specialisations. The specialisation each consist of four related courses in which you will study a particular topic in depth. Read more about the specialisations you can choose from below.
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Screen cultures
The specialisation of Screen cultures in transition is for students who want a strong foundation in film and TV studies while applying this knowledge to contemporary screen environments. It focuses on understanding established concepts like the apparatus, shot analysis, flow, liveness, and genre alongside new developments in digital TV, interactive film, and virtual reality. For more information: booklet Screen cultures in transition (PDF).
Participatory cultures
This trajectory dives deeper into the role media and performance play in shaping social engagement. It focusses on the relation between media, performance and societal issues, using creative research methods. For more information: booklet Participatory cultures (PDF).
AI Cultures & Global Digital Society
Are you interested in critically exploring how AI and digital technologies shape culture, communication, and power on a global scale? This advanced trajectory offers you the conceptual tools to understand and question the growing role of platforms, digital infrastructures and AI systems in everyday life. Across four interconnected courses, you’ll engage with key debates in critical data and algorithm studies, platform and infrastructure studies, digital labor, feminism, fan studies, and the digital humanities. You’ll gain both theoretical perspectives and hands-on skills to examine how platforms and AI take shape across different contexts and how they shape cultures and societies.
From the hype surrounding AI to the political economy behind platforms like YouTube and TikTok, from data-driven research methods to the creative and economic dynamics of online communities you’ll examine the ethical, political, and social stakes of today’s digital world. Through critical analysis, collaborative projects, and practical engagement with AI tools and online platforms, you’ll be equipped to navigate, analyze, and contribute to the digital world both critically and creatively. For more information: booklet AI Cultures (PDF).