Historical, Literary and Cultural Studies

In order to get a clear overview of your programme we advise you to take a look at the study guide overviews:

• Arts and Visual Culture (AVC)
• Historical Studies (HS)
• Literary Studies (LS)

You can see that the programme consists of four semesters which means 2 years of study. As of September you will start with your first semester. Within the programme you will take courses with students from all three tracks (general programme/interdisciplinary courses), courses with students from your own track (disciplinary courses) and an individual part.

In semester 1 you are expected to take the following courses in order to create a full semester (30 EC):

• LET-HLCS-A10 Theoretical Turns in the Humanities (10 EC)
• Disciplinary course (5 EC):
  • LET-HLCS-AVC01 Paradigms in Art History
  • LET-HLCS-HS02 International Historical Research
  • LET-HLCS-LS01 Regionalism and Beyond: Literary Perspectives
• 15 EC elective courses for your individual programme.

Our executive secretary, Ms. Cecilia Stutvoet, will register you for the two compulsory courses. In addition to compulsory courses at Radboud, you have 25 EC dedicated to your individual examination programme. 15 EC of this part are scheduled for the first semester. You can choose from the following options:

• Research Master courses at Radboud
• Master courses at Radboud
• Research Master courses at other Dutch universities
• Master courses at other Dutch universities
• Courses, seminars, workshops, and conferences offered by National Research Schools

Please find more information about how to select and register for your individual courses in the start-up guide page 6 – 10. For now the most important part is to prepare a schedule that is realistic, to find courses that seem interesting to you and acceptable to the programme and arrange course registration (in case of courses outside Radboud University, also registration as a subsidiary student). You can consult your (future) tutor and send a request to the examination board as soon as the holidays are over.

One of the first steps to take when starting this programme is finding a tutor. A tutor is a researcher who will act as your academic advisor throughout your studies here at Radboud. After enrolling in the university, your tutor will be your first point of contact for any questions or issues related to your academic programme. They can offer advice on what courses you could take for your individual programme, upcoming conferences or other events which might be interesting for you, and where to go or who to contact for your internship/study abroad (International Research Training). It is up to you to arrange meetings with your tutor, preferably once or twice per month.

It is recommended to search for a tutor who has similar research interests. You can find information about research projects and thematic research groups that may be of interest to you on the website of the Radboud Institute for Culture and History. Students who earned their Bachelor’s degree at Radboud may be familiar with many of the lectures in this Research Master’s programme. Students from other Dutch universities and from outside the Netherlands are welcome to contact their respective track coordinator(s) (see below) for help with selecting an appropriate tutor. Please register your tutor no later than 15 September by sending an email to our executive secretary.