Would you like to learn more about the Netherlands as an urbanized society and reflect on your own society and culture back home? If you’re really interested in this topic and you like to receive hands-on education, then the course Culture and Society at Viaa is the right choice for you. 

Our Dutch and international students’ value Viaa for its small-scale and Christian profile, offering high-quality and practice-oriented education. Due to its size you as a student will benefit from an individual learning approach, small learning groups and personal contacts. From day one you will build new connections with teachers and fellow students, for life.  

Viaa Christian University of Applied Sciences is located in Zwolle which is within half-a-day travel distance by train from large European cities like Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Brussels and Paris.  

Culture and Society is a 100-level course with no prerequisites and will be offered during the spring semester of each academic year.  

During the Culture and Society course at Viaa you will study from the perspective you are living in now. That is learn to look at art through the eyes of the artist and you learn how the European identity is reflected in artworks and the importance of the works in culture and history. The course contains a lot of fieldtrips to view the various artworks ‘live’. Culture and Society is a 100-level course and will be offered during the spring semester. During the course you will have lectures, presentations of classmates, readings and fieldtrips. 

Would you like to sign up or do you have a question about the Culture and Society course at Viaa? You are welcome to connect with our International Office!