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English Language and Culture

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

English Language and Culture

The literature, language and culture of the English-speaking world, taught entirely in English, tracing English from a language of Britain to a global one.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027Housing by 1 Apr
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BA
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 1 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 May 2027

    Final deadline, non-selective programmes
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

The first year combines literature courses, from genres and theory to early modern and eighteenth-century texts, with linguistics, including the history of English, global varieties, phonology and grammar, and a course in rhetoric and writing. In years two and three you follow one of two tracks, World Literatures in English or English Linguistics and Literature, with restricted-choice courses and electives. Year three has three capstone seminars and a thesis. There is free space for a minor, internship or study abroad, and a scheme lets you spend the third year at a British or Irish university. The degree builds argument, presentation and research skills.

What you need

  • Full IB Diploma needed (IB courses alone are not accepted); English as an IB exam subject covers the English requirement.
Requirements in full

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uva.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    No cap: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May (earlier if you want UvA housing) and complete UvA Matching.
Sources (2)
  1. English Language and Culture at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements

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