191 Master's degrees offered by the university

Law and Society: Governance and Global Development (MSc) is a one-year master's degree at the internationally renowned Leiden Law School of Leiden University.

Choice is at the very heart of politics. War or peace, left or right, liberty or security, sovereignty or integration, consensus or conflict—choices matter. Choice is also key to your education. Choose an intellectually challenging programme in which you develop your knowledge and expertise in the study of politics. Choose a respected, selective programme that fits your future ambitions.

The multidisciplinary African Studies master’s programme offers you an opportunity to learn about Africa from a wide range of angles, including historical, literary, cultural, socio-economic, and political.

The Master’s in Asian Studies at Leiden University is your opportunity to earn a specialised qualification from one of the leading centres for Asian studies in Europe. The programme consists of one-year specialisations in East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian as well as the Global Asian specialisation, with an emphasis on a disciplinary approach to the study of Asia.

The Master’s in Health, Ageing and Society prepares you for an important role in improving the future of our care. The degree combines different perspectives on growing older in good health, public health and health management. You will learn and work together in small groups with students with different study backgrounds and with diverse nationalities.

The Leiden University Master in Literary Studies offers separate one-year programmes in English, French, German and Italian literature and culture, as well as Literature in Society. This Master is an excellent way of deepening and broadening your knowledge of the literature and culture of your specialisation, thus becoming a true specialist.

Studying archaeology at Leiden University is all about studying societies and cultures from the past, trying to reconstruct them and bring them back to life. You will apply your interest in the past to make a meaningful contribution to resolving present-day societal issues, such as migration, globalisation and climate change.

The MA Classics and Ancient Civilizations at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria and Palestine, Greece and the Roman Empire.

This specialisation focuses on the legal aspects of migration, asylum, and diversity governance in a national, European, and international context. You will explore legal frameworks in areas such as international refugee law, EU migration and asylum law, and anti-discrimination law.

The Physics master's programme offers you a research-intensive tailor-made study path on current topics in experimental and theoretical physics at an institute of international renown.

Increased molecular knowledge of the mechanisms of processes in the cell can lead to better medicines or new methods for combating diseases. Our MSc students in Life Science and Technology (LST) specifically learn to understand the molecular and structural chemical and biological aspects of disease-related processes and to apply chemical and biotechnological tools to the treatment of diseases.

The master's programme in North American Studies at Leiden University takes an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to the study of the United States. The programme offers a diverse and international learning environment.

The MA Religious Studies at Leiden University is designed to equip students with the tools and knowledge required for studying, interpreting, and analysing religion as a diverse (human) phenomenon.

The two-year Master's programme in Philosophy at Leiden University investigates the fundamental principles underpinning human knowledge while cultivating your capacity for reason and sound argumentation.

A unique programme in terms of its diverse and interdisciplinary range of subjects, the Arts and Culture master's programme offers you the choice of two specialisations: Art History and Museum Studies. Each explores different themes from a comparative and global perspective and offers a broad range of electives, allowing you to further customise your degree.

This programme offers a highly immersive, transdisciplinary approach to tackling urgent environmental challenges that goes beyond traditional learning. Regardless of your academic background, be it Biology, Public Administration, International Relations or something completely different, we welcome your perspective!

Working in health care changes rapidly. Besides good doctors and excellent lab researchers we need people who understand health care and are capable of changing the system. Population Health Management delivers those professionals.

Latin America is an increasingly important player on the world stage: culturally, politically, and economically. In Latin American Studies, you develop into an expert on this strategic region: from global food supply (thanks to the region's large agricultural exports) to the energy transition (driven by its vast reserves of lithium and copper).

This programme focuses on the link between theory, research and practice. Students are taught to seek evidence-based solutions to problems occurring in child-rearing and education. At the start of this one-year programme, you will choose a specialisation. All specialisations have one course in common, in which you will learn about the practice of empirical research.

The International Children's Rights (Advanced) programme from Leiden University provides an advanced study of the field of children’s rights and pays particular attention to its intersections with diverse fields of law, including human rights law international, private international law, and the economic, social, and cultural rights of children.