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29 Master's degrees in Literature in Netherlands

Comparative Literary Studies
In the Comparative Literary Studies programme at Utrecht University is designed for students with strong analytical skills and a desire to deepen their understanding of literature as a global, multilingual, and politically engaged practice.

Classics and Ancient Civilizations
Do you want to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam may be the programme for you.

Literary Studies
The Literary Studies course Leiden University offers you a specialised qualification in one of four languages and cultures or a comparative perspective on literature and culture, with each programme offering considerable scope for individual customisation.

Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (Research)
This Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies (Research) programme from Radboud University combines joint interdisciplinary training with disciplinary courses in one of the specialisations: Historical Studies, Literary Studies, or Art and Visual Culture.

North American Studies
The North American Studies programme at Leiden University takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the United States, with a particular emphasis on examining key aspects of American history, culture, and literature.

Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Multiple degree)
Tilburg University's Children's Literature, Media and Cultural Entrepreneurship (Multiple degree) is a two-year Erasmus Mundus International Master’s program initiated and taught by a consortium of five universities. With this program you deepen your knowledge of children’s literature, media and culture from an international perspective and a multidisciplinary approach.

Literary Studies (Research)
In the Master's specialisation Literary Studies you will learn to develop new insights that will contribute to a better understanding of literary texts and how they function within society.
English Literature and Culture (Literary Studies)
In the one-year English Literature and Culture (Literary Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam, you explore the history and theory of literature in English, and study its relationship with other media, while engaging key issues of intellectual concern in society, politics and culture.
Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond
Develop your knowledge of the interactive relationship between literature and society, focusing on key political and social issues from a transnational perspective. Leiden University's MA in Literature in Society. Europe and Beyond offers specialised knowledge on the role and impact of literature in society.
English Literature and Culture
Literary study is socially relevant: from the medieval to the modern, it maps the forces which divide and unite people. English is the global language of cultural exchange and experiment. Study the Master's track in English Literature and Culture from the University of Groningen to learn more!
Latin American Studies (research)
The Latin American Studies (research) MA programme at Leiden University addresses cutting-edge debates on the social and cultural issues in present-day Latin America and the Caribbean region.
Russian and Eurasian Studies
The Russian and Eurasian Studies MA programme draws on Leiden University's status as an international centre of expertise in the study of Russia and Eurasia.
Humanities Research - Literature and Contested Spaces
This Humanities Research - Literature and Contested Spaces MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is designed to equip the next generation of humanities researchers with the tools to design innovative, imaginative research across disciplines.
Literature Today
In the Literature Today programme at Utrecht University, you will learn to identify and critically evaluate the most recent national and international developments in literature, and to situate these from a historical perspective. You will be equipped with the tools to identify and explain the quality of literary works in times of increasing commercialisation.
Language, Literature and Education
The Language, Literature and Education programme of the University of Amsterdam is a one-year programme designed for students who are interested in teaching language and literature. You will specialise in one of seven major European languages or language families.
Literary Studies
Rooted in our university's tradition of studying the relations between word and image, the Literary Studies MA programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on the dynamics of literature and visual culture.
English Literature and Culture
The one-year English Literature and Culture MA programme at Leiden University focuses on the interaction between literature and key political and social issues such as identity, migration, memory and the metropolis, but also between literature and the literary tradition, and literature and film.
Arts, Media and Literary Studies
Are you curious, eager to learn and ready to shape the role of the arts and the media in society and culture? Then you are the right person for this Research Master! The two-year Master's track in Arts, Media and Literary Studies from University of Groningen is a specialization within the Research Master's degree in Arts and Culture.
German Literature and Culture
The German Literature and Culture MA programme at Leiden University offers the largest number of German-language master’s courses in the Netherlands and covers the fields of literary and cultural studies from the Middle Ages to the present.
Comparative Literature (Literary Studies)
Grounded in literary and cultural theory, the one-year Comparative Literature (Literary Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam trains you to analyse cultural objects (both Western and non-Western) within an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a globalised context.