The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies provides students with the tools to investigate globalisation, and its regional effects, from a humanities perspective. They study these effects through the prism of four disciplinary perspectives: culture, history, politics and economics, coupled with in-depth…

The Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) is devoted to the study of Asia and the Middle East from antiquity to the present time in a comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Our research relies on a dynamic combination of area expertise and disciplines in the humanities and…

Interested? Would you like to know more about this master's programme? Please visit the website for prospective students. Specialisations Chinese Studies East Asian Studies History, Arts and Culture of Asia Japanese Studies Korean Studies Politics, Society and Economy of Asia South Asian Studies Southeast…

Interested? Would you like to know more about the African Studies master's programme? Please visit the website for prospective students. Website for enrolled students Are you already a student of the African Studies master's programme? Please go to the programme website.

Interested? Would you like to know more about this master's programme? Please visit the website for prospective students. Specialisations Book and Digital Media Studies Cultural Analysis: Literature and Theory Film and Photographic Studies Journalistiek en Nieuwe Media Website for enrolled students…

This bachelor’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.

Do cities fascinate you? In the Urban Studies bachelor's programme you will gain insights into the nature and origin of cities’ current and future problems and learn more about their health, safety, multicultural and sustainability issues. Interested? Would you like to know more about this master's…

On these pages you find contact details and composition of education comittees, boards of examiners and boards of admissions for all bachelor's and master's programmes within the Faculty of Science.

Interested? Would you like to know more about this master's programme? Please visit the website for prospective students. Website for enrolled students Are you already a student of this master's programme? Please go to the programme website.

This bachelor’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.

This bachelor’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.

This bachelor’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.

This bachelor’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.

Interested? Would you like to know more about this master's programme? Please visit the website for prospective students. Specialisations English Literature and Culture French Literature and Culture German Literature and Culture Italian Literature and Culture Literature in Society Europe and Beyond…

The Institute of Education and Child Studies is part of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at Leiden University. The institute is governed by an Institute Board under the direction of a rotating chairman, i.e., the Scientific Director and the Director of Studies. The Institute Board…

Dutch Studies / Nederlandkunde is a bachelor’s programme designed for international students who are not native speakers of Dutch. Students can specialise in Dutch literature, linguistics, history or art history.  Interested? Would you like to know more about Dutch Studies Please visit the website…

The African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL) is the only multidisciplinary academic knowledge institute in the Netherlands devoted entirely to the study of Africa. It has an extensive library that is open to the general public. The ASCL is an interfaculty institute of Leiden University. Read…

Contacts for the master's specialisation Business Studies (BS). Director of Education Matthijs van Leeuwen Education coordinator Esme Caubo Study advisor Esme Caubo (info@sbb.leidenuniv.nl)   Board of examiners Dr. S. Verberne (chair) Dr. Y. Fan Dr. H. Basold Dr. D. Pelt Dr. A.N. van der Meulen…

Website for enrolled students Are you already a student of the African Studies (research) master's programme? Please go to the programme website.

The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) is a global humanities and social sciences research institute and knowledge exchange platform based at Leiden University, The Netherlands. IIAS aims to contribute to a better, more integrated understanding of contemporary Asian realities and pioneers…

This master’s programme is taught in Dutch only, please visit the Dutch website by switching languages at the top right corner of this page.