Classics Leiden University

Overview

The Classics MA programme at Leiden University is part of the oldest Classics department in the Netherlands, with chairs held in Latin and Greek since the university was founded in 1575 – making for an almost five hundred year tradition in the field. The programme is taught by academic staff internationally renowned for their research work. Research at Leiden University in the field of Classics – Greek in particular – is at the leading edge of the field. External lecturers are regularly invited to teach on specialized topics. And, every semester, a number of national and international speakers - both well-known experts and promising young researchers – are invited to speak in the lecture series Forum Antiquum.  

During the programme you will develop your knowledge across the full range of traditional Classics topics, but the Leiden Classics programme also gives you the opportunity to specialise in research fields such as Ancient History, Ancient Philosophy, Papyrology and Renaissance Latin.

Career prospects

• Policy officer for education

• Conservator of classical antiquity at a museum

• Education officer at a museum

• PhD candidate at a university

• Research analyst at a consultancy firm

• Teacher of classical languages at a secondary school

• Teacher at an institute for special needs education

• Policy officer at the provincial department of a political party

• Chief desk editor at a publishing house