Master's

In this double degree course, you gain two qualifications in Education in Arts three years, you develop into a socially engaged researcher and you can go on to teach art at secondary and VET level.

Architects have a direct impact on society and play an essential role in improving it each day. As an architect, you have the opportunity to positively influence people's lives and the world around them through inspirational and creative work. You contribute to making the world a livable place for ourselves, nature, and future generations. It is a significant responsibility that you face, and now more than ever, we must take things in a new direction. As an architect, you play an active role in this process.

Discover your unique artistic identity and elevate your career as a professional classical performer and curator through our two-year English-taught master's course Classical Music in Zwolle. With the field of classical music constantly evolving, musicians must stay ahead of the curve and develop new ways to deliver old stories. This course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to thrive in the dynamic world of classical music.

The international master Creative Writing is a unique two-year programme for graduate writing talent. It’s a collaboration between three top European writing schools: ArtEZ University of the Arts (Arnhem, Netherlands), Escuela de Escritores (Madrid, Spain), and Scuola Holden (Torino, Italy). More than a writing programme, it explores the craft in its broadest sense, with a focus on critical research, artistic experimentation, and meaningful engagement with the European literary field.

We believe in the possibility of multiple fashion systems, and together critically explore alternative, non-industrial modes and frameworks for making, doing, seeing and experiencing fashion and clothes. By intersecting theory with practice and exploring fashion’s many forms we aim to open up alternative, affirmative approaches that redefine what fashion means.

Farewell bricks, farewell walls. Mobilize our bodies, our intelligences. DAI explores the today's challenges: through curating, listening, making, performing, publishing, reading, studying, wandering, thinking, articulating and writing. But also by being a "wilderness".

As an artisteducator, you offer people a broader perspective: on themselves, on society and on the professional field. With the part-time master’s course Education in Arts, you are challenged take a critical look at your position as an artisteducator, and deepen your professional position as an artisteducator.

In a world full of complex challenges, Illustration Based Narrative offers a way and perspective to respond, question and create meaning. You'll learn how to use illustration and images as a tool to tell stories. Allowing you to express viewpoints and to open up new ways of thinking.

Corpo-real, the master's course Interior Architecture at ArtEZ, focuses on the ever-evolving relationship between ‘bodies’ and ‘space’: the body as a place where social reality and spatial truth come together. You will be part of a learning community where you, together with fellow students and tutors, develop a research-driven spatial design practice aimed at an unknown future.  Applications for the academic year 2026-2027 will be possible from 1 October 2025.

Regional conflicts, climate change, poverty and underdevelopment continuously disrupt our world. Now, more than ever, it is time to think and act creatively. We need imaginations of possible futures, and artist educators who can make these reality.

The ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnhem is a breeding ground for quirky and progressive performers. Authenticity, creativity and artistry – heightened with a touch of whimsy – are the cornerstones of the master Jazz & Pop, with imagination, the artistic process and the art of performance as focus points.

Being a successful musician nowadays means more than having talent and knowing your instrument: the field is constantly evolving, and old stories require new deliverance. Develop your own vision, sound and style as a professional music performer and curator with the two-year English-taught master’s course Jazz & Pop in Zwolle.