12 monthsProgramme duration
22,900 EURTuition Fee/year
Feb, SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Latin America is an increasingly important player on the world stage: culturally, politically, and economically. In Latin American Studies, you develop into an expert on this strategic region: from global food supply (thanks to the region's large agricultural exports) to the energy transition (driven by its vast reserves of lithium and copper).
With Spanish and Portuguese you can already reach nearly one billion people, spread across more than twenty countries. But the programme goes beyond geopolitics and language alone. You explore how language and culture are intertwined with identity and power. You will be trained to set up an individual research project you will specialise in through your fieldwork.
Leiden University's master in Latin American Studies explores the most current social, political, linguistic and cultural developments shaping Latin America today. We offer you the opportunity to specialise in the Latin American region, and offer a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise for the Netherlands in the field of Brazilian studies. You can choose to focus on any of the countries in the region, depending on your interests.
Read more about Latin American Studies on the Leiden University website
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
MA
Study Level
Master's
Study Mode
On Campus
Latin America is an increasingly important player on the world stage: culturally, politically, and economically. In Latin American Studies, you develop into an expert on this strategic region: from global food supply (thanks to the region's large agricultural exports) to the energy transition (driven by its vast reserves of lithium and copper).
With Spanish and Portuguese you can already reach nearly one billion people, spread across more than twenty countries. But the programme goes beyond geopolitics and language alone. You explore how language and culture are intertwined with identity and power. You will be trained to set up an individual research project you will specialise in through your fieldwork.
Leiden University's master in Latin American Studies explores the most current social, political, linguistic and cultural developments shaping Latin America today. We offer you the opportunity to specialise in the Latin American region, and offer a unique combination of multi-disciplinary expertise for the Netherlands in the field of Brazilian studies. You can choose to focus on any of the countries in the region, depending on your interests.
Read more about Latin American Studies on the Leiden University website
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Admission Requirements
For entry requirements, please see the website.
English language requirements: Cambridge English 180, Level C1; Cambridge English 180, Level C2; IELTS 6.5; TOEFL internet-based 90.
Admission requirements and application: https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/education/study-programmes/master/latin-american-studies/admission-and-application/admission-requirements?utm_source=qs&utm_medium=portal&utm_campaign=Latin+American+Studies+MA&utm_content=entry_requirements_other
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With the skills and knowledge you have gained during the MA in Latin American Studies 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:
- Problem solving (recognizing and analyzing problems, solution-oriented thinking)
- Analytical skills (analytical thinking, abstraction, evidence)
- Project management (planning, scope, boundaries, result-orientation)
- Responsibility (ownership, self-discipline, bear mistakes, accountability)
- Motivation (commitment, pro-active attitude, initiative)
- Self-regulation (independence, self-esteem, aware of own goals, motives and capacities)
- Verbal communication (presenting, speaking, listening)
- Written communication (writing skills, reporting, summarising)
- Collaboration (teamwork, group support, loyalty, attendance)
- Flexibility (adaptability, dealing with change, teachability, eagerness to learn)
At the start of the master in Latin American Studies programme you will choose a disciplinary track. The programme consists of 60 EC, to be completed in one year:
- Theoretical seminar within chosen track (10 EC)
- Research Methods seminar within chosen track (10 EC)
- Research in Latin America, November – January (or over Summer period if you start the MA in February) (10 EC)
- Elective (10 EC)
- Thesis (20 EC)
During your research in Latin America you will collect data for your master’s thesis.
Your degree qualifies you for roles in cultural organisations, education, translation, tourism, publishing, documentation and information processing, development, embassies, ministries of foreign affairs, and semi-governmental and non-profit organisations with a focus on Latin America. You are also well-equipped to pursue a PhD position and a career in academia.
Examples of the diverse roles of our graduates include:
- The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (policy advisor)
- NGO’s
- Fairtrade organisations
- Translation agencies
- Education
- PhD’s in Colombia, Germany, and the United States.
For entry requirements, please see the website.
English language requirements: Cambridge English 180, Level C1; Cambridge English 180, Level C2; IELTS 6.5; TOEFL internet-based 90.
Research in Latin America, November – January (or over Summer period if you start the MA in February). During your research in Latin America you will collect data for your master’s thesis. If you are from Latin America—and have come to the Netherlands to follow the master’s programme—you are free to conduct your research on a subject related to Latin America in the Netherlands or a neighbouring European country.
- Leiden University Excellence Scholarship (LExS)
- StuNed Scholarship Programme
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