History (Research): Cities, Migration and Global Interdependence

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This specialisation focuses on issues such as migration, integration, discrimination, citizenship, social cohesion and civil society from a historical and geographical comparative perspective.

Migration, integration, discrimination, urbanisation, citizenship, social cohesion, civil society, global interactions and economic crises: all these are currently major topics of political and public debate. They are the issues around which the Migration and Global Interdependence master's specialisation at Leiden University centres. These topics are the focus of current political and public debate, but the historical and geographical comparative dimension is often missing. Our MA specialisation will train you to approach these exciting themes from an academic perspective. To gain a deep understanding of these phenomena, you will focus on changes and continuities from the 16th century to the 20th century. Our approach is interdisciplinary; we apply and adapt theories from sociology, anthropology, political science, criminology and economics. Within this methodology you will learn the importance of paying systematic attention to differences based on gender, class, ethnicity and religion.

Programme internationalization: * Studying abroad is optional.




This programme has a workload of 120 ECTS.

Knowledge minimumPrevious educationKnowledge minimum: See website Previous education: Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject (see website for details). Additional language requirements: * IELTS overall band: 7 * TOEFL paper based: 600 * TOEFL computer based: 250 * TOEFL internet based: 100 English Language Requirements IELTS band: 7 TOEFL paper-based test score : 600 TOEFL iBT® test: 100

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Accreditation

Accredited by: NVAO in: The Netherlands