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22 Master's degrees in Ancient History in Netherlands

Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies
The Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies programme at Utrecht University focuses on interdisciplinary study of the material, social, and intellectual developments in Europe (including the Mediterranean region) from Antiquity through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.
Assyriology (research)
The Assyriology (research) MA programme at Leiden University provides you with a multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures and cultures of the Ancient Near Eastern world.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations
What kinds of social media did the ancient Greeks and Romans use? What kinds of ideas circulated and how can we trace these through ancient literature? Find answers to this and more in one of the tracks of this Classics and Ancient Civilizations programme offered by the University of Groningen.

Classics and Ancient Civilisations
The Classics and Ancient Civilisations programme at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Syria and Palestine, Greece and the Roman Empire.
Ancient History
What are the classical roots of modern politics? How did religious landscapes interact with political networks? What made the Roman Empire so successful? Why was sport so important to the Greeks? We offer a master degree in Ancient History at the University of Groningen.
History
At Leiden University, we have one of the world's leading centres for the study of European and non-European history. The master’s in History is your opportunity to access this world-class expertise.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research)
The Classics and Ancient Civilizations (research) MA programme at Leiden University covers the entire range of present-day research on the civilisations of Greece and Rome, Egypt and the Ancient Near East.
Visual Ethnography
Are you eager to explore traditional and experimental audiovisual methods for ethnographic research? Do you consider translating your research findings into a documentary? The Visual Ethnography MSc programme at Leiden University provides an important framework, toolkit, and skillset to address the pressing concerns of Global Vulnerabilities and Social Resilience.
Heritage and Memory Studies (Heritage Studies)
Taught by cultural historians, art historians, architectural historians, archaeologists, and sociologists, the Heritage and Memory Studies (Heritage Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam offers a professional, interdisciplinary programme in which you study heritage and memory from a critical, cultural-historic and spatial perspective.

Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds
The Master’s specialisation in Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean Worlds offers you a unique approach by looking at ancient and medieval history, Byzantium, the Islamic world and Western Europe in contact and conflict.
Assyriology
The Assyriology MA programme offered by Leiden University provides you with a multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures and cultures of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations - Research
The Classics and Ancient Civilizations - Research programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam trains you to function successfully in a research-oriented position either in academia or in professional fields.
Egyptology (research)
The Egyptology (research) MA programme offered at Leiden University provides you with a multidisciplinary study of the languages, literatures and cultures of Ancient Egypt.
Ancient History
The Ancient History MA programme at Leiden University is your opportunity to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the history of the Greek and Roman periods, with a focus on the mentality and social and economic history of the period between 400 B.C. and 400 A.D.
Global Archaeology
At the Global Archaeology MA programme at Leiden University you study key developments in past societies that have shaped global history from comparative and regional perspectives. Investigate major transitions in history from the origins of our species to the emergence of capitalism in diverse regions including the Near East, the Mediterranean, Europe and the Americas.
Classics (research)
The Classics (research) MA programme at Leiden University gives you the opportunity to study the Greek and Roman world with a focus on Greek and Latin language and literature.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations
Do you want to be challenged to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations programme of the University of Amsterdam with its two distinct specialisations – Classics and Ancient Studies – may be the programme for you.
Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Joint Degree UvA-VU) - Ancient Studies
This Classics and Ancient Civilizations (Joint Degree UvA-VU) - Ancient Studies programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers you the opportunity to become an expert in the literature and societies of the Ancient Mediterranean.
Egyptology
The Egyptology MA programme at Leiden University is unique in the Netherlands and explores Ancient Egypt as a major player in world history. During the Egyptology MA at Leiden University you will acquire a broad and extensive understanding of the linguistic and cultural history of Egypt from the Pharaonic times to Graeco-Roman and Coptic Egypt.
Applied History
The Applied History at Erasmus University Rotterdam will teach you skills to analyse contemporary challenges from a historical perspective.