Arts, Literature and Media (research) (MA)

Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands

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24 monthsProgramme duration

22,300 EURTuition Fee/year

Feb, SepStarting Month

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This interdisciplinary research master offers the best of three worlds: arts, literature and media. The courses provide period-specific training that focuses either on the medieval and early modern or the modern and contemporary period.

This programme provides a unique combination of theoretical and period-specific training, tailored to your own ambitions and interests. In two core seminars, you learn to position yourself to develop your research in a multidisciplinary field and to make your work speak to others so that it has a broader appeal and hence a good chance of getting funded, published or being impactful in society. Besides these common seminars, you may choose between two lines designed to delve into specific – historical – periods that work with different understandings of media:

In the medieval and early modern line, the focus is on art and literature from the medieval and early modern period and the media they work through. Here, medium refers to the means by which art and literature are made and through which they are transmitted and co-shaped (such as the medium of language, manuscript, print, theatre, paint, etching, and so forth).
In the modern and contemporary line we study art and literature from the 19th century to the present, as it is accompanied and co-shaped by diverse media such as cinema, games, or social media.

You are not required to follow the courses of one of the two lines: you are free to mix and combine them.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Art and Design

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

In the medieval and early modern line, the focus is on art and literature from the medieval and early modern period and the media they work through. Here, medium refers to the means by which art and literature are made and through which they are transmitted and co-shaped (such as the medium of language, manuscript, print, theatre, paint, etching, and so forth).
In the modern and contemporary line we study art and literature from the 19th century to the present, as it is accompanied and co-shaped by diverse media such as cinema, games, or social media.

You are not required to follow the courses of one of the two lines: you are free to mix and combine them.

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Admission Requirements

TOEFL

100+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

180+

IELTS

To be eligible for one of Leiden University’s master's programmes, you must meet the following admission requirements: Academic, Language and Programme-specific. For Academic requirements: You’ll need a BA or BSc degree (or equivalent and preferably associated to the field of study) to be admitted to any of Leiden University’s master’s programmes. For Language requirements: Admission to most master’s programmes requires students to be proficient in English. For Programme-specific requirements: The specific academic and professional entry requirements for each master’s programme are listed in each programme's website - please check with each programme's site to learn more about the programme-specific requirements.

Program Duration

2 Years

Starting Month(s)

Feb

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic

Starts from

2,694 EUR

International

Starts from

22,300 EUR

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