Education Research Current Organisation and Cooperation NL
Login as
Prospective student Student Employee
Bachelor Master VU for Professionals
Student Desk Exchange programme VU Graduate Winter School Honours programme VU-NT2 Semester in Amsterdam
PhD at VU Amsterdam Research highlights Prizes and distinctions
Research institutes Our scientists Research Impact Support Portal Creating impact
News Events calendar Energy in transition
Israël and Palestinian regions Women at the top Culture on campus
Practical matters Mission and core values Entrepreneurship on VU Campus
Organisation Partnerships Alumni University Library Working at VU Amsterdam
Sorry! De informatie die je zoekt, is enkel beschikbaar in het Engels.
This programme is saved in My Study Choice.
Something went wrong with processing the request.
Something went wrong with processing the request.

Connect events, sites, bodies and stories across ages

In Global history you learn by doing: courses, tutorials and internships offer many possibilities to actively join ongoing research.

This offers a participative framework in which students can learn how to operate in an international and highly diverse research environment. The embedding of the track Global History in the interdisciplinary (Research) Master Humanities further stimulates a broad outlook and connections that cross narrow disciplinary boundaries. 

Leah Niederhausen - International student

Leah Niederhausen - International student

When looking for a master’s programme, 3 aspects were important to me 

  • The freedom to design my own curriculum research
  • A good balance between interdisciplinary exchange and core historical theories and methodologies, 
  • An engaging study environment. 

This track fulfils these criteria and more by supporting me in starting my own academic career. In my first publication I discuss national war monuments as marers of transnational memory dynamics.

My first publication

What can you do after your Master's degree?

Pursue an academic career

After graduating in the Humanities (Research) Master’s programme, you’ll be well placed to work as an independent researcher. You’ll have the skills needed to pursue a PhD within academia, and we’ll guide you in writing a research proposal for a PhD project. In recent years, many of our alumni have been awarded PhD grants in the Netherlands and abroad. 

The programme also offers excellent training for a career at a research institute outside academia. In our research design courses, you’ll learn to develop your research skills, construct research proposals for national or European science foundations, and apply for international research funds.  Many research institutes are eager to welcome researchers trained in qualitative and quantitative research methods.  

Embark on a career outside the field of research

But you can also embark on a career outside the field of research – as a journalist, editor, teacher, heritage expert, policymaker in education for a local or national government, or advisor to governments or NGOs, for example. 

Quick links

Homepage Culture on campus VU Sports Centre Dashboard

Study

Academic calendar Study guide Timetable Canvas

Featured

VUfonds VU Magazine Ad Valvas

About VU

Contact us Working at VU Amsterdam Faculties Divisions
Privacy Disclaimer Veiligheid Webcolofon Cookies Webarchief

Copyright © 2024 - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam