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History: Holocaust and Genocide Studies – (M.A.)
University of Amsterdam
Graduate School for Humanities
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| Application Deadline: | Start in 1 September: April (). Start in 1 February: November (). | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,771 ≈ € 10,500 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Amsterdam / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | February, September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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The MA track in Holocaust and Genocide Studies is unique in Holland. The courses are provided by the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the Netherlands Institute for War Documentation.
The word genocide immediately evokes images of the mass murder of Jews during World War II. But there are more twentieth-century examples of genocide: during World War I, Armenians were systematically persecuted and murdered, and more recently during the civil war in Rwanda Tutsis and moderate Hutus were also the victims of genocide. Is this kind of devastation a typical phenomenon resulting from twentieth-century genocidal ideology? The Master's curriculum Holocaust and Genocide Studies, which is part of the Master's History programme, attempts to explore this question.
Contents
The curriculum of this programme is interdisciplinary and comparative in character. You will submit all your work in English.
Students of this programme are encouraged to take part in a site visit to the concentration camps. Various other excursions will also be organised, e.g. to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice, depending on which courses are being taken.
Programme outline
The programme Holocaust and Genocide Studies yields 60 ECTS credits:
- 30 credits for Master's courses,
- 12 credits electives,
- and 18 credits for a Master's thesis.
Thesis
The programme in Holocaust and Genocide Studies includes a required Master's thesis equivalent to 18 ECTS credits. The thesis topic must be mutually agreed upon by the student and the thesis supervisor.
Please see the document below (in Dutch) for a list of research topics previously chosen by alumni of the MA in Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
Programmes of the MA in History
Holocaust and Genocide Studies is an interdisciplinary programme of the MA in History. The MA in History comprises eight programmes:
- Geschiedenis (120 EC, Dutch research programme)
- American Studies (60 EC, English MA programme)
- Duitslandstudies (60 EC, Dutch MA programme)
- Geschiedenis van de internationale betrekkingen (60 EC, Dutch programme)
- Geschiedenis (60 EC, Dutch programme)
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies (60 EC, English programme)
- Militaire geschiedenis (60 EC, Dutch programme)
- Publieksgeschiedenis (60 EC, Dutch programme)
Degree requirements
Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a programme of the Master in History. Students who successfully complete this programme receive a Master's degree in History and the title Master of Arts (MA).
Credit transfer
Exceptionally promising Regular or Professional programme students are encouraged to continue their studies in a Research programme. Once students are admitted to the Research programme, they can transfer credits earned during their previous course of study towards their Research programme. The examination committee determines which courses qualify for transfer.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Previous education: Applicants for the Master's programme should have at least a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in: History Cultural anthropology European studies Political science Psychology Law Sociology The level of the Bachelor's degree must be comparable to that of a Dutch Bachelor's degree.
Grade average: B/3.0 (American system), 2.1 (an upper second class degree in the British system), C (ECTS-system), or 7.0 (Dutch system).
Language test
Additional language requirements:
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: A2
- Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English: B1
- IELTS overall band: 7
- IELTS listening: 7
- IELTS reading: 7
- IELTS writing: 7
- IELTS speaking: 7
- TOEFL internet based: 100
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade A (Score: 80) |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands
Funding details
Scholarships / Grants:
The University of Amsterdam:
The University of Amsterdam provides a limited number of full and partial scholarships for excellent students from outside the European Economic Area. The Amsterdam Merit Scholarships have specifically been designed to offer talented, ambitious and dedicated students the opportunity to pursue a Mast
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