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History: Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence (including Economic History)

Master

New MA students (including those still in the admittance procedure) are required to attend the MA Introduction.
September 1st 09.15 – 10.00 (students starting September 2015)
February 1st 09.15 – 10.00 (students starting February 2016)

If you have questions concerning this meeting or your plan of studies before this date, please contact the coordinator of studies Esther Buizer

CMGI

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar
Migration and Integration 10

Research Seminar
Early Modern Encounters: Money, Migration, Microbes 10
You Are What You Eat: Gender, Class, Ethnicity and Food Culture 10
Migrants, Criminals and Exiles: Urban Practices and Effects of Mobility, Containment and Exile, 1650-1900 10
The Uneasy Relationship of the Left with Immigration: An International Comparison (1880 to the Present) 10
Institutions in World History: The State, Trade and Empire, 1500-1800 10
Connecting Dreams: Europe in Africa, Africa in Europe 10

Optional Courses
Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis
MA Thesis Seminar (Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence) 0
MA Thesis History 30

Economic History

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar
Essential Readings in Economic History 10

Research Seminar
Early Modern Encounters: Money, Migration, Microbes 10
Containing Corporate Power 10
Institutions in World History: The State, Trade and Empire, 1500-1800 10

Optional Courses
Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis
MA Thesis Seminar (Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence) 0
MA Thesis History 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;
    1. To enable students to develop the following academic and professional skill:
      -Independent academic reasoning and conduct,
      -The ability to analyse complex problems,
      -Academic reporting;
    2. To prepare students for an academic career and further education;
    3. 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
Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence (with subtrack Economic History)
Colonial and Global History (with subtrack Maritime History)
Political Culture and National Identities (with subtrack Political Debate)
Europaeum programme European History and Civilisation: Leiden-Oxford-Paris Programme

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