Tourism and Culture (specialisation)

Entry requirements

1. A completed Bachelor's degree with Bachelor thesis
   in Archaeology, Art History, History, Literary Studies, Cultural Studies, Media Studies, English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Philosophy, Liberal Arts or a related discipline.
2. Proficiency in English
   In order to take part in this programme, you need to have fluency in both written and spoken English.This requirement has been satisfied when the student meets the conditions, listed on our website.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The Master's specialisation in Tourism and Culture focuses on managing the challenges and opportunities of the rapid growth of tourism. This programme takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining a number of topics within the humanities. By combining historical, literary, art-historical and other disciplinary approaches, and by integrating academic research with practical challenges, this Master’s specialisation will train you to become an academic expert in cultural tourism.

This programme is unique in the Netherlands, and combines the world of academic research with practical, on-the-job training. You will also benefit from Radboud's extensive network in the field of cultural tourism, allowing you to opportunities for international fieldwork at renowned academic institutes.

What will you learn?

• Gain a theoretical background of the role of culture in tourism throughout history
• Understand the role of tradition in tourism, and the potential problems that may arise
• Gain valuable practical skills to bridge the gap between theory and practice
• Learn how to design, conduct and present your own research

Career prospects
As an academic expert in cultural tourism, you will be able to offer a creative, critical and well-informed contribution to the tourism industry and the cultural sector. Graduates could find work in a variety of areas:

• Policy maker
• Project leader at heritage sites
• Publicist for a lifestyle magazine
• Travel journalist
• Communication or education officer
• Entrepreneur

Learn more via the Radboud University contact form.

If you have any questions, email us here: study-information@ru.nl

Information for international students

Application deadlines

Non-EU/EEA students

• The deadline for non-EU/EEA students who wish to apply for a scholarship is 31 January prior to the September intake. For the requirements and selection procedure for scholarships, please check our scholarship overview.
• The deadline for those not applying for a scholarship is 1 April for non-EU/EEA nationals for the September 2026 intake. You can apply for the September 2026 intake from 1 October 2025.

EU/EEA students

• The application deadline for EU/EEA students with housing assistance for the September 2026 intake is 1 May, and the deadline without housing assistance is 1 July. You can apply from 1 October onward for the 2026/2027 academic year.

The application deadlines for Master’s starting in February are 1 November for non-EU/EEA citizens and 1 December for EU/EEA citizens.

Fees and funding

Radboud University offers 3 different scholarships that are open to prospective Master's students from non-EU/EEA countries and who want to follow an English-taught Master's programme.

Radboud Scholarship Programme

The Radboud Scholarship Programme offers talented, highly motivated, non-EU/EEA students with outstanding study results the opportunity to be awarded a partial scholarship for an English-taught Master’s programme.

NL Scholarship (for prospective students)

The NL Scholarship (formerly known as Holland Scholarship) is a partial scholarship for non-EU/EEA students who want to do their Master’s in the Netherlands.

Fulbright-Radboud Scholarships

The Fulbright Commission, sponsored by Radboud University, is offering scholarships for talented American students to study at Radboud University.