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History: Colonial and Global History (including Maritime History)

New MA students (including those still in the admittance procedure) are required to attend the MA Introduction.
6 September 14:00 – 17:00 and 7 September 14:00 – 17:30 (Huizinga Building room number t.b.a.). Students starting September 2017 (for more information please contact the coordinator of studies Esther Buizer)

Colonial and Global History

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar

Global Intellecual History before Modernity: Challenge or Madness? 10
Globalization and Empire 10
Navigating History: New Perspectives on Maritime History 10

Research Seminar

The Biography of Archives 10
The Business of Empire: Colonial and Imperial Entrepreneurship, 1415-1974 10
From Dawn to Sunset: The Rise and Fall of Iberian Empires, 1415-1999 10
Maritime treasures. Diving into maritime history and archeology 10
The State in Africa 10
You Are What You Eat: Gender, Class, Ethnicity and Food Culture 10
Connecting Dreams: Europe in Africa, Africa in Europe 10
The Decolonization War in Indonesia, 1945-1950: Written and Oral Sources 10
Culture and Conquest: the Impact of the Mongols and their Descendants 10
From peacekeeping to counter-insurgency: military operations in the grey zone between war and peace. 10

Optional Courses

Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis

MA Thesis Seminar (Colonial and Global History) 0
MA Thesis History & Final Exam 30

Maritime History

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar

Navigating History: New Perspectives on Maritime History 10

Research Seminar

Maritime treasures. Diving into maritime history and archeology 10

Optional Courses

Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis

MA Thesis Seminar (Maritime History) 0
MA Thesis History & Final Exam 30

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Objectives

The programme has the following objectives:

  • 1) To enable students to acquire academic knowledge, understanding and skills, and train them in the use of scientific methods in the field of history;

  • 2) To enable students to develop the following academic and professional skill:

  • Independent academic reasoning and conduct,

  • The ability to analyse complex problems,

  • Academic reporting;

  • 3) To prepare students for an academic career and further education;

  • 4) To prepare students for a career outside academia.

Programme

The Master programme in History (60 EC) offers you the chance to determine a study based on your own particular interests and ambitions. With several specialisations on offer – each containing a number of specific subjects – you will pay specific attention to the development of theories on historical processes, historiography and methodology of historical research.

Structure

  • Literature Seminar 10 EC

  • Research Seminar 10 EC

  • Optional Course 10 EC

  • Thesis, Thesis Seminar and Exam 30 EC

Specialisations

The Master History programme has the following specialisations: Ancient History Archival Studies Europe 1000-1800 Europaeum Programme – European History and Civilisation: Leiden-Oxford-Paris Programme Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence (with subtracks Economic History & Governance of Migration and Diversity) Colonial and Global History (with subtrack Maritime History) Political Culture and National Identities (with subtrack Political Debate)

Requirements for graduation in the specialisation

Masterlanguage

The language of instruction and examination of the programme is English and Dutch. Students are expected to have an adequate command of the language of instruction of the programme.

Coordinator of studies

Esther Buizer