A 4-year bachelor's programme, taught in Dutch and English, in Leeuwarden.

Price€2,694/ year · 2026/27 · EU/EEA
Next dateRecurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9⁠Starts
LanguageDutch and English⁠Requires IELTS Academic 6.0
Duration4 years⁠

✓ 5 official sources · checked 29 Oct 2026

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What you will study

17 modules published

Across 4 years of study.

Where will you be?

8 semesters, one by one

Each block is what the institution publishes for that semester.

Year 1
4 modules30 ECTS
4 modules30 ECTS
Year 2
3 modules25 ECTS
3 modules25 ECTS
Year 3
Internship30 ECTS
Semester 6Not stated
Year 4
Final project30 ECTS
Final project30 ECTS
StudyInternshipFinal projectYear known, semester not
How does study run?

7 lines through 4 years

One line per theme. Hollow stop: the semester isn't stated. Our classification by module titles.

How does the focus shift?

From society, ethics and law to thesis

Share of modules by theme in each semester. Our classification by module titles.

Specialist subjectsBusiness and managementSociety, ethics and lawLanguages and communicationProjects and labsInternshipThesis
Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
  • Specialist subjects
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
What are all the subjects?

All 17 modules

Year 1 · 8 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· Semester 2 305
· Semester 1 3015
· Semester 2 3015
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 305
· Semester 1 305
· Semester 2 305
· Semester 1 305

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

Year 2 · 6 modules · 50 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· Semester 3 305
· Semester 3 3015
· Semester 4 3015
· Semester 4 305
· Semester 4 305
· Semester 3 305

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

Year 3 · 1 module · 30 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· Semester 5 3030

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

Year 4 · 2 modules · 60 ECTS
ModuleECTS
· Semester 7 3030
· Semester 8 3030

Source: catalogue.hanze.nl, checked 29 Oct 2026

The degree in facts
LevelHbo bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
QualificationBachelor of Arts⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
Study modeFull time⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
CampusLeeuwarden⁠
How it differs

Against similar programmes

Where this programme leans, compared with the same level and field.

What is there more of here?

More thesis than 5 of 6 similar

Share of credits by theme. Right: modules counted. Our classification by module titles.

This programmePopular Culture Hanze17
Islamic Theological Studies Universität Wien30
  • Specialist subjects
  • Maths and foundations
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Research methods
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
  • Thesis
  • Free electives
Is this a typical programme?

More thesis, less society, ethics and law

Share here against the average of 6 similar programmes. Our classification by module titles.

More here than typical

Thesis
30% here
8% typical
Projects and labs
30% here
12% typical

Less here than typical

Society, ethics and law
5% here
20% typical
Languages and communication
5% here
17% typical
Research methods
0% here
4% typical
Business and management
5% here
9% typical
Specialist subjects
10% here
13% typical

About the same as typical: internship, data and computing.

Which year differs most?

Year 1 stands out most

The same mix of themes, cut by year of study. Our classification by module titles.

Year 1

More projects and labs 25% against 0% at most

This programme

Year 2

More projects and labs 33% against 9% at most

This programme
  • Specialist subjects
  • Data and computing
  • Business and management
  • Society, ethics and law
  • Languages and communication
  • Projects and labs
  • Internship
Where you'll study

Studying in Leeuwarden

What is the campus like?
City sizeUnder 100,000 people · our calculation from Wikidata: about 93,765 in 2021
HousingRooms through partner residencesInferred
RankingEduRank 2025: #19, national⁠
SupportCounsellingInferred, Disability supportInferred, TransportInferred

The rest of what we hold on Hanze is on its page.

What it costs

At least €2,694 for the first year · EU/EEA

What does the first year cost?

≥ €2,694 first year · 2026/27 · EU/EEA · our sum

Tuition 2026/27€2,694

Not published: application fee and living costs

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Every fee as the institution publishes it (1)
FeeWho pays itYearAmount
TuitionEU/EEA citizens2026/27€2,694 / year
ScholarshipsUnknown
What changes the price?

1 thing that move it

Terms

How you pay: Note: first instalment includes administrative fee when paying in instalments · Currency:

Is that expensive?

Among 4 similar programmes, in euros / year

This programme €2,694

Costs more than 0 of 3 similar programmes. Too few programmes to name a typical price (we need 5).

Same level, field and language. Years differ; euros are approximate (ECB).

All 4, cheapest first
And the whole degree?

≈ €10,776

Tuition only.

At today's rate. Later years may cost more. Every Program estimate

How to start

Starts: Recurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9

When does it happen?
DeadlinesUnknownNotify me
Is my language good enough?
English requirement6.0 IELTS overall8 tests accepted
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All 8 accepted proofs
IELTS Academic 6.0 · Note: some bachelor programmes require minimum subscores · Level: Bachelor · Language: English
TOEFL iBT 80 · Note: tests before 2026-01-21; from 2026-01-21 scale 1-6: overall 4.5, subscores 4.5; Home Edition not allowed · Language: English · Subscore min: 17
Cambridge English · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169
LanguageCert Academic 65 · Language: English
Linguaskill · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169
Pearson PTE Academic 61 · Language: English
TOEIC Listening and Reading 865 · Language: English
TOEIC Speaking and Writing 335 · Language: English
What do they ask for?
Prior educationUnknown
How to applyUnknown
What else to look at

Other options

How do the alternatives compare?

4 of 6 similar publish a price

Similar: same level, field and language, all countries

The first two matches side by side with this programme, then 4 more.

This programmePopular Culture HanzeSimilarIslamic Theological Studies Universität WienSimilarBSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy Hertfordshire
Price€2,694 / year · 2026/27Not publishedNot published
Duration4 years6 semesters4 years
LanguageDutch and EnglishGerman and EnglishEnglish
Next dateNot published16 Nov 2026Not published

3 of 6 publish a next date.

IE · MadridSpain

Bachelor in Humanities

€27,300 / year · 2027/28 · all nationalities

41% society, ethics and law · 13% internship

BachelorTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Hertfordshire · HatfieldUnited Kingdom

BA (Hons) International Business with Modern Languages

£10,050–£17,970 / year · 2027/28 · by citizenship ≈ €12,042–€21,531

53% internship · 18% languages and communication

BachelorInternshipSemester abroadEnglish
€34,020 / year · 2027/28 · all nationalities

29% business and management · 28% society, ethics and law

BachelorTaught in EnglishScholarshipsEnglish
Next date

Greenwich · LondonUnited Kingdom

Speech and Language Therapy, BSc Hons

£9,790 / year · 2026/27 · UK home students ≈ €11,730

27% projects and labs · 13% languages and communication

BachelorScholarshipsEnglish
Where this comes from

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Why trust this page?

38 facts from 5 official sources

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5official pages
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The short version

The programme, from the facts

Popular Culture is a bachelor's programme in humanities and languages at Hanze University of Applied Sciences in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. It takes 4 years. It carries 240 ECTS credits. Teaching is in Dutch and English.

The institution publishes 17 modules. By our classification of module titles, the largest themes are projects and labs (30%), thesis (30%) and internship (15%).

How much does Popular Culture cost?

€2,694 / year · 2026/27 · EU/EEA.

When is the next deadline or start?

Recurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9 (Starts).

What language is it taught in?

Dutch and English (Requires IELTS Academic 6.0).

How long does it take?

4 years.

Where is it?

Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.

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Everything we hold

All 16 fields we hold

Every value with its source, and every field we looked for but could not find.

Money · 1 with values · 1 without
InstitutionalOn request from the institution via the institution's form
Payment termsNote: first instalment includes administrative fee when paying in instalments · Currency: EUR · Applies to: Tuition · Instalment admin fee: 24! Sources disagree
Admission · 2 with values
Language requirementIELTS Academic 6.0 · Note: some bachelor programmes require minimum subscores · Level: Bachelor · Language: English⁠TOEFL iBT 80 · Note: tests before 2026-01-21; from 2026-01-21 scale 1-6: overall 4.5, subscores 4.5; Home Edition not allowed · Language: English · Subscore min: 17⁠Cambridge English · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169⁠LanguageCert Academic 65 · Language: English⁠Linguaskill · Language: English · Scale max: 175 · Scale min: 169⁠Pearson PTE Academic 61 · Language: English⁠TOEIC Listening and Reading 865 · Language: English⁠TOEIC Speaking and Writing 335 · Language: English⁠
Language validityNote: English test scores (except Cambridge) older than two years at programme start are not accepted; online tests not accepted · Max age years: 2⁠
Programme · 10 with values
CampusLeeuwarden⁠
QualificationBachelor of Arts⁠
Credits240 ECTS⁠
DeliveryOn campusInferred
Duration4 years⁠
Language of instructionDutch and English⁠
LevelHbo bachelor · EQF 6, ISCED 6⁠
Official namesOfficial en: Popular Culture · Official native: Popular Culture⁠
Start ruleRecurrence: Yearly · Intake months: 9⁠
Study modeFull time⁠

Institution record: Hanze University of Applied Sciences

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