Get to know the Master's
Would you like to get to know this programme better? On this page you will find when you can visit the MA Open Day, but you will also find stories of our students and alumni, and profiles of our teaching staff.
Master's Open Day
Twice a year, we organise a Master’s Open Day where you can get to know our programme History of Politics and Society. You can join our information session, talk to our students and staff, and find out if this is the Master's for you.
General session for students of Universities of Applied Sciences (HBO)
The Faculty of Humanities will organise a general session for students of Dutch Universities of Applied Sciences who are interested in doing a Master’s programme, in which the main differences between 'hbo' and 'wo' are discussed ('Van hbo naar wo: ervaringen van onze premasterstudenten').
Master's Open Day
The next Master's Open Day will take place on Friday 30 January. More information can be found on . Click the button below to receive a notification when registration opens!
Testimonials
I really liked the programme’s focus on ‘institutions’ because I was interested in working in government or the public sector after studying.
Academic staff
Dr Swantje Falcke (Programme Coordinator)
Swantje Falcke is an Assistant Professor in Economic and Social History specialized in the field of migration. Swantje has analyzed different questions on migrant integration and naturalization in the Netherlands and Germany. Currently, Swantje is developing a new research line analyzing the impact of environmental change on migration in a long-term perspective.
Dr René Koekkoek (Programme Coordinator)
René Koekkoek is Assistant Professor in the Department of Political History. His research focuses on how, why, and in which historical contexts certain political ideas, institutions, and practices, such as the redress of historical injustices, citizenship, freedom, slavery, and democracy, emerged and evolved over time. In doing so, he concentrates particularly on the era of the Atlantic Revolutions and, more recently, on anticolonial politicians and thinkers of the twentieth century.