Programme details

Admission

Admission requirements

Language requirements

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English	B1
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English	C1
IELTS overall band	6.5
IELTS writing	6
TOEFL computer based	237
TOEFL internet based	93
TOEFL paper based	580

Professional experience required

Duration

24 month(s)
full-time

Application deadlines

Start date	EU/EEA Students	Non-EU/EEA students
1 Sep 2019	1 Jun 2019	1 Apr 2019

Tuition fees

Year	EU/EEA	Non-EU/EEA	Institutional
No tuition fees available.

In short, the following rules apply:

The “EU/EEA rate” is the regular fee for students from within the EU/EEA.
The “non-EU/EEA rate” is the rate for students from outside the EU/EEA.
The “institutional rate” is for all students who have already obtained a bachelor’s or master’s degree and who want to start a second programme leading to a degree at the same level or at a lower level.
Note that FT, PT and D stand for "full-time", "part-time" and "dual", respectively.

Make sure you contact your institution to find out what rate applies to you. The rates listed here are estimates.

Scholarships

Erasmus Mundus Programme (action 1), Fulbright grant, Holland Scholarship, Sylff, Utrecht Excellence Scholarship

For more scholarships, visit: www.grantfinder.nl

Course website

More information about the course

Qualification	Master of Arts
Field of study	Humanities, social sciences, communication and arts
Course summary	The Research Master's programme in History offers research-based training in political and cultural history, the history of international relations, and social and economic history.
Course description	The History Research Master's programme offers you research-based training in history as an academic discipline. We teach you how to perform research, and we challenge you to develop your own ideas on topics of your choice. Our History Department offers a broad range of historical expertise in four scholarly fields: political history; cultural history; history of international relations and conflict studies; and economic and social history.
Study subjects	In your first year you will take three compulsory courses. You will also choose four electives from a broad range of specialised courses and research tutorials within or outside our department. The first semester of your second year will be devoted to your stay at a foreign research university or to a research internship. In the last semester, you will write your Research Master's thesis. To help prepare your thesis, you will also participate in a Thesis Lab (no credits).
Course objectives	To prepare students for a PhD in History.
ECTS credits	120.00
Duration	24 month(s) full-time
Language of instruction	English
Instruction modes	lecture, group assignment, self study, seminar
Accreditation	NVAO

Department	Faculty of Humanities
Information about the institution	Commitment, inspiration, ambition and independence are Utrecht University's core values. The University fosters its academic community through investment in staff and students.

Contact information for the study programme	Humanities humanities@uu.nl
Contact information for the institution	study info studievoorlichting@uu.nl
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