ADMISSION TO FIRST SEMESTER COURSES
MA & Research MA STUDENTS
2010-2011
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Please indicate your programme:
o MA
o Research MA
Please indicate your (sub)specialisation:
o Europaeum Programme: European History & Civilization
o Ancient History
o Medieval and Early Modern European History
o Global Connections: Migration, Networks, Institutions
o Economic History
o History of European Expansion and Globalisation
o Archival Studies
o Maritime History
o History of Political Culture and National Identities
o American History
o Political Debate
Literature Seminar
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Europaeum Programme: European History & Civilization
o Introduction to the History of States and Nations in Europe
Ancient History
o Roman Social History
Medieval and Early Modern European History
o Current Debates in Medieval and Early Modern European History I
Migration and Global Interdependence
o Migration and Integration
Specialisation Economic History
o Issues in Economic History
History of European Expansion and Globalisation
o Globalisation and Empire
o Parallels in World History
Specialisation Archival Studies
o Archival Studies
Specialisation Maritime History
o Maritime History
History of Political Culture and National Identities
o Political Culture and National Identities
Specialisation American History
o Major Issues in American History
Specialisation Political Debate
o Political Debate
Research Seminar
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Ancient History
o Graeco-Roman Egypt: from Alexander the Great to Diocletian
Medieval and Early Modern European History
o Medieval peoples and the birth of nations
o Rulers, courts, and elites in the early modern world
Global Connections: Migration, Networks, Institutions
o Migration to Chinese cities (1650-2015) in a global perspective
Specialisation Economic History:
o Economic Development of Southeast Asia
o Cross-cultural Connections, 1492-1776: Trade, Marriage and Business
Networks
History of European Expansion and Globalisation
o Consumption and material culture in Africa since c. 1850
o Cross-cultural Connections, 1492-1776: Trade, Marriage and Business
Networks
o Economic Development of Southeast Asia
o Science and the Dutch Colonial Empire in the East, 1815-1850
Specialisation Archival Studies:
o An empire of papers. Colonial networks of information in the early 19th
century
Specialisation Maritime History:
o Dutch Atlantic Connections. Elmina as a Dutch nodal point in West Africa in the
18th century
History of Political Culture and National Identities
o Creating an Atlantic Community: Transatlantic Relations since WW II
o Pioneers of mass politics: 19th century British, Irish and American origins of the
modern pressure group.
Specialisation American History:
o The American Civil Rights Movement
Specialisation Political Debate:
o Dignity versus the People? The Dutch Establishment and its challenger since
the 19th century
Research MA
o Historical Theory
o Graduate Seminar
Europaeum Programme: European History & Civilization
o Historiography
Thesis Seminar
Students that are enrolled in the regular MA programme will be contacted by the
coordinator of their chosen specialisation to attend the Thesis Seminar.
Optional Course (please only list courses you are taking at the History Department Leiden):
Remarks
Please consult the course catalogue for programme requirements and courses offered:
http://studiegids.leidenuniv.nl/studies/show/history, ‘Master programmes’. Please use one
form for all courses.
PLEASE SUBMIT BEFORE AUGUST 23rd 2010 by e-mail to
e.g.m.van.daal@hum.leidenuniv.nl or in paper at the secretariat of
the Department of History