Master Type and Media
Master
The Master Type and Media at the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague (KABK) is a one-year programme that delves into type design and typography for different contexts including print, screens and interactive media. Unique to the course is its small size. Students will work intensively in a group of no more than 12 under the guidance of experts and teachers from the KABK and abroad.
Students explore every aspect of letterforms: contrast, rhythm, proportion and weight as well as type history, font technology, digitising and tool development. The curriculum is constructed to produce expert designers with a thorough knowledge of, and pronounced affinity with, type and typography.
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English
Title
Master of Arts
Duration
1 year
ECTS credits
ECTS
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the student workload required to achieve the objectives of a programme of study. Its aim is to facilitate the recognition of study periods undertaken by mobile students through the transfer of credits. The ECTS is based on the principle that 60 credits are equivalent to the workload of full-time student during one academic year.
Accreditation
Tuition fee 2025/2026
EU/EEA
The EU/EEA rate is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
€ 2,601
Admission
Application requirements
- You have sufficient practical experience in typography and design
- You are able to write about your motivation for joining the master programme
- You have a convincing portfolio of graphic design and typographic design
- Your portfolio contains examples of calligraphy, lettering and type design
- You can document your fascination for type design, typography and different media
- You are acquainted with developments in the field of type design
You have (at least) a bachelor's degree in Graphic Design
Language requirements
- 6.0
- IELTS overall band
- 80
- TOEFL internet based
- B
- Cambridge First Certificate in English
- C
- Cambridge First Certificate in English
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| Tuition fees | |
|---|---|
| € 2,601 | |
Non-EU/EEAThe non-EU/EEA rate is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA. |
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InstitutionalThe institutional rate is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level. |
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| Start date | App. deadline EU/EEA | App. deadline Non-EU/EEA |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep '25 | 1 Mar '25 | 1 Mar '25 |
Scholarships
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NL Scholarship
The NL Scholarship is meant for international students from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) who want to do their bachelor’s or master’s in the Netherlands.
Contact
University of the Arts The Hague
Main addressPrinsessegracht 4
2514 AN Den Haag
+31 (0) 70 315 47 77
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