The University of Applied Arts Vienna launches three new Master’s Programmes

Photo: “Recitation of Sa Tabi ng Dagat ni lldefonso Santos” (engl. translation: By the Seaside by Illdefonso Santos), 2020, performative reading, Photo by Thomas Geiger

The University of Applied Arts Vienna is launching three Master’s Programmes (delivered in English and German) starting October 2021: MA Expanded Museum Studies, MA Experimental Game Studies and MA Cross-Disciplinary Strategies. The programmes target new transdisciplinary fields of interest.

Find more information on the programmes, their content, objective, graduate profiles and contact details here:

MA Expanded Museum Studies

Academic degree: MA (Master of Arts)

Credits: 120 ECTS

Duration: 4

Language: English and German

In establishing the programme Expanded Museum Studies, the University of Applied Arts is instituting a field of study and research that aims to examine, expand and redefine the notion of museum. A fundamental aspect of the programme is its emphasis on the interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary practical intertwining of various approaches adopted in the areas of museology, art and cultural studies, conservation, and art-research methodology. The central focus is on critical analysis of the historical and current models of what museums have been or could be and of museums seen as contact zones and places where true value can make itself felt. Read more

MA Experimental Game Studies

Academic degree: MA (Master of Arts)

Credits: 120 ECTS

Duration: 4

Language: English and German

The study programme of Experimental Game Cultures aims at critical reflection of the societal impact of games while at the same time applying it to the prototypical development of innovative game concepts and approaches. Therefore, the central aspect of the studies is formed by the development of innovative game concepts beyond the commercial game industry in interconnection with the critical reflection of games in their various historical, societal, and social contexts. Research areas of the study programme are, among others, the use of games as an instrument for a better understanding of social, economic, and political interrelations and for a democratic shaping of their future (serious games, critical games, educational games, etc.). Read more

MA Cross-Disciplinary Strategies

Applied Studies in Art, Science, Philosophy, and Global Challenges

The programme aims to prepare graduates for an independent role in mediating or translating between global interest groups with different specialist backgrounds. Artistic strategies equip them to intervene in a wide range of contexts, not only artistic settings. Using practical, artistic and theoretical learning models, connections between knowledge, experience and politics are worked out and developed, in order to meet the complex social challenges of the present day. Epistemology, methodology and the history of science comprise the foundation to which the specific issues of art, natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, economic history, and current social and political developments are related. In this process, artistic strategies and approaches to art are our common disciplinary language. Read more

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