Arts, Literature and Media (research) (MA)

About the programme

In this video, Prof. dr. Frans Willem Korsten, tells you about the Arts, Literature and Media programme.

For more information about the structure of this two-year research master's programme, please check the Prospectus.

Please note that this guide applies to the current academic year, which means that the curriculum for next year may slightly differ.

A coherent and flexible programme

After two compulsory core seminars that get you acquainted with the programme’s tranhistorical and transmedial character and aims, you may opt for the programme’s medieval/early modern line or the contemporary based on your research interests. In each line, you take two compulsory thematic courses that combine interdisciplinary and historically marked research with medium-specificity. You are free to design the rest of the programme based on your own interests. You are asked to select two courses provided by the national research schools, which offer an educational program around specific fields of research: medieval studies, art history, literary studies, media studies, cultural analysis. You also take three courses 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 on one of their ongoing projects.

Thesis topics

The programme is concluded with a Master’s thesis. For some examples of thesis subjects written by students, please check this document.

Prof. dr. Maria Boletsi

Programme Director

"At the research MA Arts, Literature and Media, we combine disciplinary with multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches, which means that if you are fond of a particular discipline, the programme offers you the opportunity to further develop in this discipline; and if you are fond of a multi- or interdisciplinary approach, this is possible as well. There is ample space for specialization, but we also offer a broad, transhistorical overview and theoretical training that enables you to make your research relevant to audiences beyond your own discipline and to enter the international market. In this programme, we expect you to be a responsible and autonomous person, willing to collaborate with others but also to organize your own programme."

Admission and Application

Do you want to find out if you are eligible for this Master's Programme?

Check the entry requirements