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Literary and Cultural Analysis (Literary Studies)

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

Literary and Cultural Analysis (Literary Studies)

Literature alongside social media, art installations, political speeches and museums, analysed from an interdisciplinary angle to address the philosophical and social questions of our time.

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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*

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    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.

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  2. 1 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
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  3. 1 May 2027

    Final deadline, non-selective programmes
    Hard deadline
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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.

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* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

You learn to read literature, art and popular culture closely and to reflect on what they mean today. Year one covers poetic and visual analysis, discourse analysis and narratology, world literature, contemporary arts and media, and cultural memory. Year two adds literary and cultural theory, art, science and technology, and a case-study course, and in a Public Interventions assignment you design an unexpected situation in public space to study culture. Year three has a thesis workshop, current debates and a thesis, with electives such as Decolonial Thought or Moving Images Across Media. You have space for a minor, an internship or study abroad.

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. Literary and Cultural Analysis (Literary Studies) at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements

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