Mestrado em Ilustração Científica

In this international study programme, you will learn to make accurate visualisations of topics from the clinical, medical and biological domains. You will get the skills to use a wide range of traditional and digital visualisation techniques. Unique in Europe!

Unique in Europe!

One image tells more than a thousand words

It is not surprising that in biomedical sciences traditionally illustrations are created to enable communication between scientist and author, teacher and student, or physician and patient. Art and science come together in scientific illustration.

Your future expertise

When you graduate, you are a specialist who makes accurate visualisations of topics from the clinical, medical and biological domains. You have the skills to use a wide range of traditional and digital visualisation techniques.

Best of two top universities

The Master Scientific Illustration is an international study programme in which you will meet students from European countries and beyond. Unique in Europe. It is a cooperation between the Faculty of Arts at the Zuyd University of Applied Science in Maastricht and the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences at Maastricht University.

Location

You find Zuyd University of Applied Sciences in the southernmost part of the Netherlands, wedged between Germany and Belgium. Discover this crossroads of countries, cultures and languages, where an international and vibrant learning environment awaits. The European capitals of Amsterdam, Brussels, London and Paris are on your doorstep.

Outstanding training

At Zuyd, you can look forward to getting your international career off to a great start. You will receive outstanding training for a senior or managerial position. Zuyd’s project-based learning method allows you to work in small groups of no more than 15 students, supported by a tutor. This method encourages you to actively participate in group discussions and to enhance your problem-solving skills.

Small-scale and personal

Zuyd offers you a small-scale, intimate learning environment with all the benefits of a larger institution. Despite being one of the largest UAS’s in the country, all of Zuyd’s faculties are relatively small, tight-knit communities, where you find a personal and welcoming atmosphere. Lectures are interactive, with room for personal guidance as well as the freedom to develop into a skilled and creative professional.