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History: Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence (including Economic History & Governance of Migration and Diversity)

Master

Be aware that this is the 2018-2019 MA History programme. Students who started their programme before September 2018 need to adhere to the academic requirements of their (older) programme.

While the Governance of Migration and Diversity programme differs, the general structure of the MA Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence is as follows:

In the first semester, the student takes a Literature Seminar (10 EC) and two Research Seminars (20 EC), at least one of which within their specialisation.

In the second semester, the student has the opportunity to fill the Optional Course (10 EC) with several options (see Optional Course below), and has to write a Thesis (20 EC). Throughout the year, students are obliged to participate in the Thesis Seminar of their specialisation.

The student must get in touch with the Coordinator of Studies if any deviations from the ideal study plan occur.

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Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar
Migration and Integration 10

Research Seminar
Deep Rivers: The great migrations in African-American History 10
You Are What You Eat: Gender, Class, Ethnicity and Food Culture 10
From Dawn to Sunset: The Rise and Fall of Iberian Empires, 1415-1999 10
The Business of Empire: Colonial and Imperial Entrepreneurship, 1415-1974 10
Rebels with a cause: motives and actions of foreign fighters (1850-present) 10
Connecting Dreams: Europe in Africa, Africa in Europe 10
History of Migration and Diversity 10
The power of multinationals, 1945-2015 10

Optional Courses
Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis
MA Thesis Seminar 0
MA Thesis History & Final Exam 20

Economic History

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Literature Seminar
Essential Readings in Economic History 10

Research Seminar
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
The power of multinationals, 1945-2015 10

Optional Courses
Optional Courses (MA History) 10

MA Thesis
MA Thesis Seminar 0
MA Thesis History & Final Exam 20

Governance of Migration and Diversity

The master sub-specialisation Governance of Migration and Diversity is one of the few so-called LDE Master programmes: LDE programmes are a cooperation between Leiden University, Delft University of Technology, and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Leiden University offers the History track of this sub-specialisation. For more information on the History track, have a look at our website. For questions regarding content of this track, please contact prof. dr. Marlou Schrover. For general issues, please contact the Coordinator of Studies

Note: The programme comprises courses in three cities (Leiden, Rotterdam and Delft or The Hague), so students will have to travel between these cities. These courses are only open to students enrolled in this programme. Once graduated, the students enrolled at Leiden University will receive an MA History diploma.

Course EC Semester 1 Semester 2

Compulsory Courses
Governance of Migration and Diversity 5
Politics of Migration and Diversity 5
Sociology of Migration and Diversity 5
Material and Historical Methods 5
Migration and Development: Globalisation, Livelihoods and Conflicts 5
Social Inequality in the City, Diversity & Design 5

Research Seminar
History of Migration and Diversity 10

MA Thesis
MA Thesis Seminar 0
MA Thesis History & Final Exam 20

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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 I (within specialisation) 10 EC
Research Seminar II (within department of History) 10 EC
Optional Course 10 EC
Thesis, Thesis Seminar and Exam 20 EC

Specialisations

The Master History programme has the following specialisations: Ancient History Archival Studies Europe 1000-1800 Europaeum 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)

Coordinator of Studies

Send an e-mail to mahistory@hum.leidenuniv.nl.