The second year (B2)
The second year offers you a further deepening of the comparative historical approach via a series of thematic seminars and skill development training modules.
| The second year (B2) | Code | EC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Identity and Diversity in European History | LET-GESB2102-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Historiography | LET-GESB2103-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Historiographical Debates in European History 1 | LET-GESB2106-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Historiographical Debates in European History 2 | LET-GESB2107-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Research Lab | LET-GESB2101-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| History in Action: Methods and Techniques for Historical Research | LET-GESB2109-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Specialisation Courses | choice* | 15 | X | X | X | |
| Environmental History | LET-GESB2108-CEH | 5 | X | |||
| Thematic Seminar | choice** | 10 | X | X | ||
| Total | 60 |
*Specialisation courses:
In the second year, we offer various specialisation courses that enable you to further specialise in the historical field of your own choice. The English taught courses are bold. Comparative European History student that are proficient in Dutch can also choose one of the courses taught in Dutch.
Specialisation Courses Economic, Social and Demographic History
LET-GESB961 Who built America? (1) Change and struggle in the social history of the United States (c. 1775 -1877)
LET-GESB962 Who built America? (2) Change and struggle in the social history of the United States (1877 - present)
LET-GESB963 American identities. Social differences and struggle in postwar America, 1945 - present
Specialisation Courses Ancient and Medieval History
LET-GESB933 Middeleeuwse Cultuur
LET-GESB932 The Byzantine and Islamic Worlds in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
LET-GESB931 Romeinse keizertijd: sociale geschiedenis
Specialisation Courses Political History
LET-GESB925 Inleiding Politieke Geschiedenis
LET-GESB951 Politieke cultuur (choice)
LET-GESB927 Stem van het volk (choice)
LET-GESB926 History of International organisations
Specialisation Courses Cultural History
LET-GESB950 Inleiding in de cultuurgeschiedenis. Steden, stromingen, wendingen
LET-GESB951 Politieke cultuur
LET-GESB952 Op zoek naar de ware Nederlander. De verbeelding van volk en karakter, 1750 tot heden
**Thematic Seminars:
LET-GESB2201-CEH Simple Past - Future Tense: Life, Death and the End of Time in the Middle Ages
LET-GESB2214 Populism and Propaganda in the Roman World
LET-GESB2219 Voice of the People