Arts, Literature and Media (research) (MA)

Extra-curricular

Community-building

A few times a year, activities are organised by the programme to encourage community building. Examples include the annual session where alumni are being interviewed about their careers and the information session about internships, specifically tailored to students of the master in Literary Studies.

Moreover, the student associations of the German, English, French and Italian departments  regularly organise cultural and social activities.

Masterlanguage

As a literature student, you will be able to take optional courses via Masterlanguage, a national network of courses for language and literature students. The network offers courses in German, English, French, Italian, Classics (Greek and Latin) and Dutch literature and culture. All courses are taught in the language of instruction (German, English, French or Italian) and take place at one of the participating universities in The Netherlands. For more information, please visit the Masterlanguage website (in Dutch).

Honours education for master's students

Are you a curious and motivated master’s student? The Honours Academy of Leiden University offers various kinds of extracurricular education, ranging from long-running programmes to short-term courses. 

Leiden Leadership Programme (15 EC)

Are you interested in a leadership challenge? Join the Leiden Leadership Programme (LLP). This one-year programme will equip you with the leadership knowledge, insights and skills you need to increase your societal impact. You further your personal development through trainings, seminars and a practical assignment within an organisation, in which you learn to cooperate intensively with other professionals. With the LLP, you earn 15 EC in addition to your regular master's degree.

Master Honours Challenges (max. 10 EC)

Broaden your horizons with a Master Honours Challenge at Leiden University. In a small-scale, interdisciplinary course, you will tackle a complex issue for society or an organisation.

• Discover your path. Try out new topics, fields, and skills and discover what suits you.
• Gain interdisciplinary experience. Work with other disciplines on complex issues. 
• Broaden your skillset. Pitch for stakeholders, make a podcast, documentary, or exhibit or create your own business. 
• Build a network. Work with motivated students and teachers, as well as real-life partner organisations.

Study at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts

The Academy of the Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA) is a research institute and part of the Faculty of Humanities. The ACPA offers education such as electives, and talent programmes such as the Practicum Artium (PA), which gives you the opportunity to study photography, graphic design or drawing, and the Practicum Musicae at the Royal Conservatoire The Hague, where you can study classical music, singing, early music or jazz. 
Find out more about ACPA.