Master's programmes in Humanities

The faculty of Humanities offers a wealth of master's programmes. Please find a list of all the available subjects below.

For a detailed overview of Master's programmes by subject, and the restructured MA programmes starting September 2021, please consult Masters in Leiden.  There, you can also find an overview of the new names for Humanities master's.

• African Studies
• African Studies (research)
• American Studies
• Arts and Culture
  • Architecture
  • Art in the Contemporary World
  • Design and Decorative Art Studies
  • Early Modern and Medieval Art
  • Museums and Collections
• Arts and Culture (research)
• Asian Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • East Asian Studies
  • History, Arts and Culture of Asia
  • Japanese Studies
  • Korean Studies
  • Politics, Society and Economy of Asia
  • South Asian Studies
  • Southeast Asian Studies
• Asian Studies (research)
• Chinese Economy and Business
• Classics and Ancient Civilisations
  • Assyriology
  • Classics
  • Egyptology
  • Hebrew and Aramaic Languages and Cultures
• Classics and Ancient Civilisations (research)
  • Assyriology (research)
  • Classics (research)
  • Egyptology (research)
  • Hebrew Bible Studies (research)
  • New Testament and Early Christian Studies (research)
• Educatieve master geesteswetenschappen
  • Lerarenopleiding Chinees
  • Lerarenopleiding Duits
  • Lerarenopleiding Engels
  • Lerarenopleiding Filosofie
  • Lerarenopleiding Frans
  • Lerarenopleiding Geschiedenis en staatsinrichting
  • Lerarenopleiding Godsdienst en Levensbeschouwing
  • Lerarenopleiding Griekse en Latijnse taal en cultuur
  • Lerarenopleiding Kunstgeschiedenis
  • Lerarenopleiding Nederlands
  • Lerarenopleiding Spaans
  • Lerarenopleiding Turks
• History
  • Ancient History
  • Archival Studies
  • European Expansion and Globalisation
  • Medieval and Early Modern European History
  • Migration and Global Interdependence
  • Political Culture and National Identities
• History (research)
  • Ancient History (research)
  • European Expansion adn Globalisation (research)
  • Medieval and Early Modern European History (research)
  • Migration and Global Interdependence (research)
  • Political Culture and National Identities (research)
• International Relations (Humanities)
  • European Union Studies
  • International Studies
• Latin American Studies
• Latin American Studies (research)
• Linguistics
  • Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
  • English Language and Linguistics
  • French Language and Linguistics
  • German Language and Linguistics
  • Italian Language and Linguistics
  • Language and Communication
  • Language diversity of Africa, Asia and Native America
  • Theoretical Linguistics and Cognition
  • Translation in Theory and Practice (Dutch/English)
• Linguistics (research)
• Literary Studies
  • English Literature and Culture
  • French Literature and Culture
  • German Literature and Culture
  • Italian Literature and Culture
• Literary Studies (research)
• Media Studies
  • Book and Digital Media Studies
  • Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
  • Film and Photographic Studies
  • Journalistiek en nieuwe media
• Middle Eastern Studies
  • Arabic Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Modern Middle East Studies
  • Persian Studies
  • Turkish Studies
• Middle Eastern Studies (research)
• Neerlandistiek / Dutch Studies
  • Moderne Nederlandse letterkunde
  • Nederlandkunde / Dutch Studies
  • Nederlandse taalkunde
  • Oudere Nederlandse letterkunde
  • Taalbeheersing van het Nederlands
• Philosophy
• Philosophy (of a Specific Discipline)
  • Philosophy of Humanities
  • Philosophy of Law
  • Philosophy of Medical Sciences
  • Philosophy of Natural Sciences
  • Philosophy of Political Science
  • Philosophy of Psychology
• Russian and Eurasian studies
• Theology and Religious Studies
  • Biblical Studies
  • Christianity
  • Islam in the Contemporary West
  • Judaism
  • Religion, Culture and Society