3,473 search results for “american studies” in the Public website
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Prepare for your studies
You’ve been accepted! Leiden University looks forward to welcoming you as a new student. Your next step is to prepare for your studies. Below you can find some tips to help you get a head start as you embark on your studies at Leiden University.
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About this minor
Everything you need to know about the minor American Studies.
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Where does this Inca language come from? Verb conjugations should provide some answers
When university lecturer Martine Bruil was on exchange in Ecuador as a teenager, she fell in love with the area's ancient languages. Now, more than 20 years later, she is starting a research project on the kinship of the language Awapit with the Quechua language that was spread by the Incas.
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Pablo Isla Monsalve
Faculty of Humanities
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Joyce Esser gives lecture on American administrative law during virtual Res Publica study trip
The traditional Res Publica study trip took place this year from 20 to 24 April. Because of the coronavirus restrictions, the members of Res Publica – the faculty’s study association for constitutional and administrative law – travelled ‘virtually’ to Portugal, the United States and Singapore. Of course,…
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Elective credits (15EC)
Does your programme have an elective space of only 15EC? Then you can follow a modified programme of the American Studies minor, which we call 'Elective credits'.
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About the programme
The multidisciplinary one-year master’s programme in North American Studies provides students with comprehensive knowledge of North American history, literature, film, and culture and their connection to contemporary social, political, literary and cultural developments in an international perspecti…
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Master's Online Experience Day North American Studies: Join two mini lectures!
Study information
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Slavery and Forced Migration in the Antebellum South
This book sheds new light on domestic forced migration by examining the experiences of American-born slave migrants from a comparative perspective.
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Related master’s programmes
Did you know that after succesful completion of the minor American Studies, you can apply for the master’s programme North American Studies? Find out more below.
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Soledad Valdivia Rivera
Faculty of Humanities
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Xiao Luo
Faculty of Humanities
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Philomeen Dol
Faculty of Humanities
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Crewe Williams
Faculty of Humanities
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Shirley Alexander
Faculty of Humanities
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Amirardalan Emami
Faculty of Humanities
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Maaike Beemsterboer
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Yujing Tan
Faculty of Humanities
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Nico Kaptein
Faculty of Humanities
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Steven Hagers
Faculty of Humanities
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Haneen Omari
Faculty of Humanities
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Xiong Xiong
Faculty of Humanities
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Boudewijn Walraven
Faculty of Humanities
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Geoffrey Cain
Faculty of Humanities
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Jurre Knoest
Faculty of Humanities
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Aihua Li
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Verhagen
Faculty of Humanities
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Education
The Leiden University Institute for History has a wide-ranging academic scope unique for the Netherlands. This is directly reflected in the participation of her staff in various Master's and Bachelor's programmes at Leiden University.
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Admission and application
Find out how to apply for North American Studies at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Extra-curricular
Get the most out of your studies at Leiden University by taking part in our extracurricular activities.
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William Michael Schmidli
Faculty of Humanities
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Maghiel van Crevel
Faculty of Humanities
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Ab de Jong
Faculty of Humanities
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Hyo Jin Pak
Faculty of Humanities
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for North American Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
- Career prospects
- Career prospects
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Henk Schulte Nordholt
Faculty of Humanities
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Pao-Yi Yang
Faculty of Humanities
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Admission and Application
Find out how to apply for Latin American Studies at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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Admission and Application
Find out how to apply for Latin American Studies (research) at Leiden University by following our step-by step guide.
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A world without American domination?
America’s dominance of the world stage is coming to an end. These were the words of Professor Amitav Acharya in his guest lecture in The Hague on 5 February. ‘But the world really won’t be plunged into immediate chaos.’
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Edegar Da Conceição Savio
Faculty of Humanities
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Arfi Arfiansyah
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Caroline Fernandes Caromano
Faculteit Archeologie
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Latin American Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Why Leiden University
Leiden University offers ambitious students the freedom to develop their own area of expertise.
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Pre-master’s programme
The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA North American Studies, but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the Master’s p…
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Mehdy Shaddel Basir
Faculty of Humanities