24 monthsProgramme duration
22,900 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
This interdisciplinary research master offers the best of three worlds (arts, literature and media). You take two collective courses which will train you to position yourself and your research in a multi-disciplinary field. Then you choose between two historically defined lines:
- In the medieval and early modern line, art and literature work through media. Here, medium is the means by which art and literature are made (such as the medium of language, print, theatre, paint, etching, andsoforth).
- In the contemporary line, from the 19th century until the present, art and literature get accompanied by media such as cinema, games, or social media.
You are free to design the rest of the programme based on your own interests. As part of the programme, you are asked to select courses provided by the national research schools, which offer an educational programme around specific fields of research: medieval studies, art history, literary studies, media studies, and cultural analysis. You also take courses worth 30 EC that are specific to your research and can be chosen from Leiden master programmes or other universities. Finally, in the ‘case-based research’ component you get a good grasp of a researcher’s ‘laboratory’ by collaborating with a staff member – individually or in small groups – on their ongoing research project and actively contributing to it.
Read more about Arts, Literature and Media (research) on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
Art and Design
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
This interdisciplinary research master offers the best of three worlds (arts, literature and media). You take two collective courses which will train you to position yourself and your research in a multi-disciplinary field. Then you choose between two historically defined lines:
- In the medieval and early modern line, art and literature work through media. Here, medium is the means by which art and literature are made (such as the medium of language, print, theatre, paint, etching, andsoforth).
- In the contemporary line, from the 19th century until the present, art and literature get accompanied by media such as cinema, games, or social media.
You are free to design the rest of the programme based on your own interests. As part of the programme, you are asked to select courses provided by the national research schools, which offer an educational programme around specific fields of research: medieval studies, art history, literary studies, media studies, and cultural analysis. You also take courses worth 30 EC that are specific to your research and can be chosen from Leiden master programmes or other universities. Finally, in the ‘case-based research’ component you get a good grasp of a researcher’s ‘laboratory’ by collaborating with a staff member – individually or in small groups – on their ongoing research project and actively contributing to it.
Read more about Arts, Literature and Media (research) on the Leiden University website
Admission Requirements
Check the website for more details about the admission requirements.
English language requirements: IELTS 7.0, A minimum score of 7.0 is required for each of the four components; TOEFL internet-based 100, A minimum score of 25 is required for each of the four components; Cambridge English 180.
Admission requirements and application: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/arts-literature-and-media-research/admission-and-application/admission-requirements?utm_source=qs&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=Arts%2C+Literature+and+Media+research+MA&utm_content=entry_requirements_other
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With the skills and knowledge you have gained during your master’s programme at Leiden University you will be able to work in a range of professional and academic careers. These include highly sought after skills such as:
- to think critically;
- the ability to write well;
- to organise your work and meet tight deadlines;
- to convey meaning precisely;
- to research and thoroughly analyse literary and academical texts;
- to critically use literary and cultural theory.
The research master’s programme in Arts, Literature and Media at Leiden University aims to equip you with these important skills and knowledge that will help you thrive in your future career. Your specialised knowledge is complemented by a strong, critical-thinking approach to problem-solving that can be applied to even the most complex conceptual problems.
In this two-year programme, you take two obligatory thematic courses and two collective courses. This leaves you with more than half of the programme as a matter of choice. You need to select two courses provided by the national research schools which organise specific fields of research: medieval studies, art history, literary studies, media studies, cultural analysis. Finally, you can choose three courses that are specific to your research.
As a graduate of the master's programme in Arts, Literature and Media (Research), you are in a strong position to enter a top PhD programme and a research-oriented career.
You are also well-prepared for a career in a wide variety of fields, such as museums, galleries, cultural institutions (art) libraries, archives. Our graduates also find jobs within the publishing and general media sectors, in governmental agencies, NGOs, education, journalism and public relations.
Examples of the diverse roles of our graduates include:
- PhD candidate in English Literature at a European university
- Editor in chief for a Dutch arts and culture magazine
- PhD candidate in Arts and Culture at a British university
- Policy officer at The Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations
- Academic staff member at a Belgian university
- Account manager for books and literature at an antique store
- Teaching coordinator at a Dutch university
Check the website for more details about the admission requirements.
English language requirements: IELTS 7.0, A minimum score of 7.0 is required for each of the four components; TOEFL internet-based 100, A minimum score of 25 is required for each of the four components; Cambridge English 180.
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