You are eligible to apply for the MA Media studies: Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory if you have:

• A bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university (in the specialisation) in Film and Literary Studies: Literary Studies; or
• A bachelor’s degree from a research university, equivalent to the level of a Dutch academic Bachelor’s degree; and
  • Elementary knowledge of the foundations of cultural analysis, literature and theory; and
  • A broader theoretical and historical focus on the literary phenomenon as part of the cultural domain in general; and
  • Analytical skills to produce adequate close readings of literary texts and other cultural artefacts.

The Board of Admissions will assess whether your degree and background are sufficiently related to the level and content of a bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university in Film and Literary Studies: Literary Studies on the basis of the requirements specified above.

Students with a Bachelor in Film and Literary Studies: Literary Studies from Leiden University are directly eligible for admission. Students can apply in Studielink. There is no need to submit an application for admission using the online application portal.

If you have a related bachelor’s degree from a research university that does not meet the requirements specified above, you may be eligible for the 60 EC pre-master’s programme. After submitting your application in Studielink, the Board of Admissions will decide whether you can be directly admitted to the master’s programme or whether you will first need to complete a pre-master’s programme. It is not possible to apply for a pre-master’s programme directly. Once you have completed the imposed pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the relevant specialisation of the Master’s programme. Read more about the pre-master’s programme.

If you have a Bachelor’s degree in a related field from a university of applied sciences, equivalent to the level of a Dutch hbo bachelor’s degree, the Board of Admissions may impose the 60 EC pre-master’s programme. Read more about the pre-master’s programme.

The following requirements apply:

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall, with at least 6.0 for each separate component score.

For other accepted exams, including score equivalency tables and criteria for the accepted exams, refer to our English language proficiency requirements.

Note that English test results may not be more than two years old.

You do not have to submit an English proficiency test if you have completed your education in the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia, Canada (except French-taught programmes in Canada) Singapore, South-Africa or Malta, if you have obtained an English-taught International Baccalaureate™; if you have completed a Dutch VWO diploma or an English-taught degree at a Dutch research university or an English-taught bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university of applied sciences.