Educational requirements: Dutch BA degree, or equivalent, in literary studies, European studies or language and culture.

Language requirements: IELTS (minimum score: 6.5), CAE, minimum score A; CPE, minimum score B.

Objectives: To provide a valuable foundation for those students who will conduct independent research, and are considering a career in advisory organisations, scientific research organisations, or cultural activities.

Subjects: Three core courses: literature between present and past; literature between the familiar and the foreign; literary self-reflection and the history of literary criticism. Three elective tutorials, three elective seminars, and an MA thesis.

Modes of instruction: Seminars and tutorials with supervision by specialists devoted to the in-depth study of a variety of topics. Supervised individual research resulting in a thesis. All classes are taught in small groups, with a maximum of 20 students.