Prospectus

nl en

History (Research): Ancient History

Master

This specialisation is part of the Research Master programme History: Societies and Institutions.

New MA-students (including those still in the admittance procedure) are required to attend the MA introduction on Tuesday 7 September, 15-16h, in the LIPSIUS building / room 002, 15-16h.

First Year (starting in Fall Semester)

Literature Seminar [10 ECTS]

Students start their programme with a Literature Seminar.

Research Seminar [20 ECTS]

Students follow one 10 ECTS Research Seminar in the first semester of their programme and another one in their second semester.

Historical Methodology [10 ECTS]

All students in the Research Master-programmes follow the course Historical Methodology in the Fall Semester of their first year.

Tutorial [10 ECTS]

In the second semester of their first year, students follow the Tutorial.

Historical Controversies [10 ECTS]

In the Spring Semester of their first year, all students in the Research Master-programmes follow the course ‘Historical Controversies’.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Historical Controversies 10
Historical Methodology 10
Tutorial (all specialisations) 10

Literature Seminar
Roman Social History 10

Research Seminar
Ancient futures. Time, change, and prediction 10
Roman Athens 10

Second Year ((starting in Fall Semester)

Optional Courses [20 ECTS]

Students take two to four optional courses, you can follow courses of 10 ECTS or of 5 ECTS. All courses offered at level 500 and up can be taken as ‘Optional Course’. These include the courses offered by the Dept. of History (subject to availability of space), but also may comprise MA-courses of other departments and universities. It is advisable but not obligatory to take these courses in the first semester of the second year of the programme. In many cases it is advisable to follow these courses abroad or to do an internship.

Thesis and exam [40 ECTS]

The Research Master’s Programme will be concluded by a thesis which will be based on original source research and which will be ca. 30.000 words in size. The Research Master’s thesis plus examination will take up 40 ECTS. The level of the thesis will have to meet high standards. In principle, the (shortened) thesis will have to be worthy of publication in an academic journal. During the examination the student will have the opportunity to present his or her research results in ca. 20 minutes. On this thesis and on required reading, the student will then enter into a 40-minute debate with an examination committee consisting of the supervising professor and at least one other lecturer of the Department of History with examination authority.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
“ Vive la Commune!” Mythology and afterlife of the Paris Commune of 1871 10
Black-Jewish Relations in the United States 10
Cross-cultural Connections, 1492-1776: Trade, Marriage and Business Networks 10
Do Archivists make History? The Role of Appraisal and Selection of Archives on Historical Research 10
Dutch intercontinental Trade and Shipping in the 19th and early 20th century 10
Economic Development of Southeast Asia 10
Mapping the Indian Ocean World 1600-1800 10
Markets, institutions and economic growth 10
Mars and Mercury. The effect of violence and war on international trade, 1400-1650 10
Martyrs, myths and miracles. Religious minorities and their past in the Dutch Republic 10
Material culture and tradition of festivities 10
Nationality in Imperial and Soviet Russia 10
Public Debate in the Netherlands 10
Readings in American History 10
Seminar in African History: Statelessness in African History 5
Sexuality in Medieval and Renaissance Europe 10
The American Civil Rights Movement 10
The Dutch Jeddah-office. Information gathering activities by the Dutch colonial state 10
The European Civil War, 1914-1945 10
Thinking about the underclass, migration, urbanization and the welfare state: ideologies and policies in Europe and the U.S. since the 1840s. 10
Trade for Slave Societies: The Rise and Fall of Sint-Eustatius, 1775-1785 10
What’s the Problem? Old and New Debates on Migration 10

First Year (starting in Spring Semester)

Literature Seminar [10 ECTS]

Students start their programme with a Literature Seminar.

Research Seminar [10 ECTS]

Students follow a Research Seminar in the first semester of their programme.

Tutorial [10 ECTS]

In the first semester of their first year, students follow the Tutorial.

Historical Methodology [10 ECTS]

All students in the Research Master-programmes follow the course Historical Methodology in their second semester.

Optional Courses [20 ECTS]

Students take two to four optional courses, you can follow courses of 10 ECTS or of 5 ECTS. All courses offered at level 500 and up can be taken as ‘Optional Course’. These include the courses offered by the Dept. of History (subject to availability of space), but also may comprise MA-courses of other departments and universities. In many cases it is advisable to follow these courses abroad or to do an internship.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Historical Methodology 10
Tutorial (all specialisations) 10

Literature Seminar
The Rise of Rome and the Unification of the Mediterranean 10

Research Seminar
Roman Athens 10

Optional Courses
“ Vive la Commune!” Mythology and afterlife of the Paris Commune of 1871 10
Aspects of maritime history 10
Black-Jewish Relations in the United States 10
Cross-cultural Connections, 1492-1776: Trade, Marriage and Business Networks 10
Do Archivists make History? The Role of Appraisal and Selection of Archives on Historical Research 10
Dutch intercontinental Trade and Shipping in the 19th and early 20th century 10
Economic Development of Southeast Asia 10
Mapping the Indian Ocean World 1600-1800 10
Markets, institutions and economic growth 10
Mars and Mercury. The effect of violence and war on international trade, 1400-1650 10
Martyrs, myths and miracles. Religious minorities and their past in the Dutch Republic 10
Material culture and tradition of festivities 10
Nationality in Imperial and Soviet Russia 10
Public Debate in the Netherlands 10
Readings in American History 10
Seminar in African History: Statelessness in African History 5
Sexuality in Medieval and Renaissance Europe 10
The American Civil Rights Movement 10
The European Civil War, 1914-1945 10
Thinking about the underclass, migration, urbanization and the welfare state: ideologies and policies in Europe and the U.S. since the 1840s. 10
Trade for Slave Societies: The Rise and Fall of Sint-Eustatius, 1775-1785 10
What’s the Problem? Old and New Debates on Migration 10

Second Year (starting in Spring Semester)

More information will be made available in the new study guide for 2010-2011

Historical Controversies [10 ECTS]

In the first semester of their second year, all students in the Research Master-programmes follow the course ‘Historical Controversies’.

Research Seminar [10 ECTS]

In the first semester, all students follow a Research Seminar.

Thesis and exam [40 ECTS]

The Research Master’s Programme will be concluded by a thesis which will be based on original source research and which will be ca. 30.000 words in size. The Research Master’s thesis plus examination will take up 40 ECTS. The level of the thesis will have to meet high standards. In principle, the (shortened) thesis will have to be worthy of publication in an academic journal. During the examination the student will have the opportunity to present his or her research results in ca. 20 minutes. On this thesis and on required reading, the student will then enter into a 40-minute debate with an examination committee consisting of the supervising professor and at least one other lecturer of the Department of History with examination authority.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2
Historical Controversies 10

Research Seminar
Roman Athens 10