History Leiden University

Overview

With such a broad curriculum, the History programme from Leiden University offers you the chance to specialise in niche subject areas not offered elsewhere. A flexible format also allows you to tailor your degree to suit your career goals. To help you develop a cohesive area of expertise, the programme offers seven specialisations each with their own thematic focus. Within your specialisation, you even have the added option of focusing on 

• Economic History
• Heritage and Postcolonial Studies
• Maritime History
• Governance of Migration and Diversity

What our graduates do

Your master will qualify you for roles in almost every sector of the employment market. Many of our graduates work for government and semi-government organisations, education, research institutes, information services, IT, cultural institutes, financial institutions, communications, marketing, business services and welfare services.

Examples of the diverse roles of our graduates include:

• Senior assistant at the European Union

• Consultant in information management

• PhD candidate at various universities

• History teacher at a secondary school

• Public educational work at a Dutch museum

• Project manager at a text agency

• Heritage researcher of Indonesia for a Dutch museum

• Archive clerk at a Dutch archive

• Communication and organisation officer for a Dutch political party

• Digital education officer at a museum

• Policy advisor at a Dutch Ministry

• Research assistent at a Spanish university

• Editor at a publishing house

• Web journalist at a multimedia publishing house