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History (Research): Political Culture and National Identities

Master

This specialisation is part of the History Research Master programme.

MA:
New MA students (including those still in the admittance procedure) are required to attend the MA Introduction on February 2nd, 11:30-12:30, Huizinga Building room: 008B (address: Doelensteeg 16) If you have questions concerning your plan of studies before this date, please contact the coordinator of studies Esther Buizer

Research MA:
New Research MA students (including those still in the admittance procedure) are required to attend the Research MA Introduction on February 2nd, 15:30-16:30, Huizinga Building room: 027 (address: Doelensteeg 16) If you have questions concerning your plan of studies before this date, please contact the coordinator of studies Esther Buizer

Year 1 & 2 (starting: September)

Programme

Literature Seminar [10 EC]
Students commence their programme with a Literature Seminar, whether starting in September or February.

Research Seminar [20 EC]
Students follow two Research Seminars of their programme. One in the first semester and one in the second semester.

Optional Courses [20 EC]
Students follow two optional courses. All Research Seminars of the MA studies offered at level 500 or higher can be followed as ‘Optional Course’. These may comprise MA-courses offered by Leiden University (including any Research seminar offered by the Department of History, subject to availability of space) and those offered by other universities.

Alternatively, students can opt for a work placement (Dutch: stage) as an Optional Course. All information on work placements can be found on the site of the Career Service: Studenten Loopbaanservice Geesteswetenschappen (in Dutch, some information in English). The Career Service handles the entire application procedure. Please note that a work placement should last at least three months fulltime (for 10 ECTS). A work placement needs to be supervised by both a member of the staff of the History department as well as by a supervisor from the inviting institution/company.

Thesis and exam [40 EC]
The Research Master’s Programme will be concluded by a 40 EC ResMA-thesis.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Year 1

Literature Seminar
Political Culture and National Identities 10

Research Seminar
The Belgian Revolution and the volunteers of 1830-1831 10
Post-war Europe. Ideas, Ideologies and Practices of Rebuilding a Devastated Land, 1945-1955 10
The American Civil Rights Movement 10
‘Poldermodel’: democracy in the Low Countries 10
Revolutionary movements in modern Western society 10
The Rise and Decline of American Empire 10
Nationality in Imperial and Soviet Russia 10
Between sage and wiseacre. Intellectuals and politics 10
Pen-pushers or servants of state? Bureaucrats in the eye of the beholder 10

Compulsory Courses
Historical Theory (ResMA History) 10
Courses Research Schools (ResMA History) 10
Tutorial (ResMA History) 10

Year 2

Optional Courses (20 ec)
Optional Courses (ResMA History) 10

ResMA Thesis
ResMA Thesis History 40

Year 1 & 2 (starting: February)

Programme

Literature Seminar [10 EC]
Students commence their programme with a Literature Seminar, whether starting in September or February.

Research Seminar [20 EC]
Students follow two Research Seminars of their programme. One in the spring semester of the first year and one in the same semester of the second year.

Optional Courses [20 EC]
Students follow two optional courses. All Research Seminars of the MA studies offered at level 500 or higher can be followed as ‘Optional Course’. These may comprise MA-courses offered by Leiden University (including any Research seminar offered by the Department of History, subject to availability of space) and those offered by other universities.

Alternatively, students can opt for a work placement (Dutch: stage) as an Optional Course. All information on work placements can be found on the site of the Career Service: Studenten Loopbaanservice Geesteswetenschappen (in Dutch, some information in English). The Career Service handles the entire application procedure. Please note that a work placement should last at least three months fulltime (for 10 ECTS). A work placement needs to be supervised by both a member of the staff of the History department as well as by a supervisor from the inviting institution/company.

Thesis and exam [40 EC]
The Research Master’s Programme will be concluded by a 40 EC ResMA-thesis.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Year 1 (Spring Semester)

Literature Seminar
Political Culture and National Identities 10

Research Seminar
The Rise and Decline of American Empire 10
Nationality in Imperial and Soviet Russia 10
Pen-pushers or servants of state? Bureaucrats in the eye of the beholder 10

Compulsory Courses
Tutorial (ResMA History) 10

Year 1 (Fall Semester)

Compulsory Courses
Historical Theory (ResMA History) 10

Optional Courses (20 ec)
Optional Courses (ResMA History) 10

Year 2 (Spring Semester)

Research Seminar
The Rise and Decline of American Empire 10
Nationality in Imperial and Soviet Russia 10
Between sage and wiseacre. Intellectuals and politics 10

Compulsory Courses
Courses Research Schools (ResMA History) 10

Year 2 (Fall Semester)

ResMA Thesis
ResMA Thesis History 40