Art, Media and Society

Global Communication

Ritual in Society

Jeugdliteratuur

Premasters Culture Studies

Tonight’s Program

17:00 – 17:45 Information on Pre-Master’s Program (DZ 3)

• Admission requirements

• Content of Pre-Master’s Program

• Practical issues: ‘studiability’ (doable?), lecture schedule, study costs, enrollment

19:00 – 21:15 Information Market (Academia Building)

Students’ experiences, check out study materials, individual questions for the Academic

Advisor

Choosing an academic Pre-

Master’s Program

Pre-Master’s Program: why and for whom?

• Change of insight during your studies

• Looking for extra challenges or more in-depth knowledge

• Different or better career perspectives

• Opportunities in the labor market / job prospects

• Feeling too young to apply for a job

• Personal growth

Pre-Master’s Program: why and for whom?

Master’s Program (60 ects)

↑

Pre-Master’s program (30 -60 ects)

↑

Higher Professional Education

or

equivalent previous education

Admission

You are admitted to the Master’s Program if:

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Culture Studies from Tilburg

University

• You have a Bachelor’s degree in Culture Studies considered

equivalent to that of Tilburg University by the Board of Admissions

• You have completed the Pre-Master’s Program of Culture Studies

from Tilburg University

Admission

Admission to the Pre-Master’s Program is possible, if:

• You are in possession of a diploma of Higher Professional Education in

the relevant Study Program

• You have a university Bachelor’s degree that does not allow immediate

admission to the corresponding Master’s Program (e.g. Economics,

Psychology, Law, Sociology)

Pre-Master’s Program

Pre-Master’s Program

• All programs are equivalent to 30 – 60 ECTS

• Starting time: September

• The courses involved are a selection of Bachelor’s courses

• Academic Skills are an important part of this program (e.g. Doing

Research)

• You will be taking the courses together with Bachelor’s students

Pre-Master’s Program Jeugdliteratuur

Premaster Jeugdliteratuur (30-60 ECTS; norm 30)

semester 1

Doing Research 2.1

Interpretatie van cultuuruitingen

Cultuuruitingen voor de jeugd

Transformations of the public sphere

Intermediality

semester 2

Doing Research 2.2

Populaire cultuur en celebrities

Het collectieve geheugen

Retorica en het publieke debat

De leraar als onderzoeker: plan, proces, product

Pre-Master’s Program Art, Media and Society

Premaster AMS (30-60 ECTS; norm 42)

Semester 1

Transformations of the public sphere (Ned/Eng)

Doing Research 2.1 (Ned/Eng)

Discourse and Media Theory (Eng)

Life writing van Rousseau tot Facebook (Eng)

New Media and Politics (Eng)

Interpretatie van cultuuruitingen (Ned)

Cultuurgeschiedenis 1 (Ned)

Semester 2

Doing Research 2.2 (Ned/Eng)

The truth of fiction (Ned/Eng)

The private life in the digital world (Eng)

The Digital Individual (Eng)

Doing Research the basics (Ned/Eng)

Retorica en het publieke debat (Ned)

Populaire cultuur en celebrities (Ned)

Pre-Master’s Program Ritual in Society

Premaster Ritual and society (30-60 ECTS, norm 30)

Semester 1

Life writing, ritual and memory

Doing Research 2.1

Language, culture and globalization

Cultuurgeschiedenis 1

Cultuurgeschiedenis 3

Semester 2

The ceremonial society

Doing Research 2.2

Globalization and religious diversity

Media, globalization and popular culture

Cultuurgeschiedenis 2

Pre-Master’s Program Global Communication

Premaster Global Communication (30-60 EC; norm 42)

Doing Research 2.1

Language, culture and globalization

Discourse and Media Theory

Digital culture and society

Choose one from:

-The multicultural individual

-Language learning and socialization

Sociolinguistics

Doing Research 2.2

Social implications of globalization

Doing Research 1: The basics

Choose one from:

-The digital individual

- Knowledge in the digital world

Example of a course: Doing Research

Doing Research consists of three courses:

The basics:

The scientific research cycle, types of questions and methods used in

Humanities, such as critical reading, corpus analysis, document analysis,

ethnography, participant observation, interviews, surveys, and experimental

research.

Doing Research 2.1

Developing practical research skills: research questions, literature review,

methodology and instruments, data collection, analysis and writing a research

paper.

Doing Research 2.2

Designing and carrying out a research project; writing a scientific article.

Type of exams: papers and written exam.

Example of a course:

Transformations of the public sphere

Theories and practices regarding the European public sphere(s).

Main institutions of a public sphere: television, news papers, social media.

How do they work, who are the most powerful figures, and which topics are

considered most urgent?

Topics:

1. Why democracy?

2. What is the public sphere?

3. Aren't we all Greeks?

4. What is a trans-national European public sphere?

5. Who takes responsibility in public debate?

6. What is freedom of speech?

Examination: oral presentations and debate in class.

Pre-Master’s Program

Descriptions of all Pre-Master’s courses

can be found in the Study Guide as from August 1st , 2017:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/studyguide

‘Studiability’

(a ‘doable’ program?)

‘Studiability’

Course hours

• Lectures usually take up 2 or 3 x 45 minutes.

• A course can consist of lectures and seminars

Semester system

• 14 weeks in which courses are given

• 2 weeks to catch up on courses

• 4 weeks in which exams are scheduled

Course load

• 6 ECTS course = 168 hours (incl. lectures)

distributed over the complete semester.

Counseling

• Introduction Day

• Teachers

• Digital learning environment (Blackboard)

• Academic Advisor

• Student Services (e.g., Language Center)

Practical matters

Schedule

Full-time

• 5 or 6 courses per week

• One course-free day per week

• Courses in the daytime

Course Fee

The Course Fee to be paid depends on the number of ECTS.

The number of ECTS is specified in the Letter of Admission you

will receive from the Board of Examiners.

Courses taken outside of the required number of ECTS are not

included in the Course Fee and need to be paid separately

For more information on admissions and money matters,

please go to:

www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships

Restitution of Course Fees is not possible!

Course Fee

Course Fee Pre-Master’s program

2016-2017 (not yet announced for 2017-2018):

Program of 30 ECTS: € 992

Program of 36 ECTS € 1.389

Program of 42 ECTS € 1.786

Program of 48 ECTS € 2.182

Program of 54 ECTS € 2.579

Program of 60 ECTS € 2.976

2017-2018:

Regular Tuition Fee Master program: € 2.006

Admission Procedure (based on a Dutch diploma)

• Deadline for application if you want to start in September 2017:

- non-EEA studenten: April 1st

- EEA studenten: July 1st

• Documents required:

• copy of your passport

• a short cv

• copy of relevant diplomas or certificates

• overview of successfully completed courses

• After your application it will take 2 to 6 weeks for the Board of

Examiners to decide on your admission and let you know.

• If you have been admitted you still need to register

• After receiving your Letter of Admission you will receive a welcome

letter with information on how to register.

Admission Procedure (based on a Dutch diploma)

More information

Academic Advisor

Cathy de Waele

C.E.A.deWaele@tilburguniversity.edu

013 – 466 2579 / 8000

More information