Why study? at ?

This one-year master?s programme takes an interdisciplinary approach to the study of ?lens-based? media: photography, film and video. Designed for students with an undergraduate degree in a related field or relevant professional experience, this programme offers excellent preparation for a career in cinema, photography or media art.

Learn from leading experts

The programme is taught by acclaimed scholars at Leiden University's Faculty of Humanities, as well as artists, critics, and curators. You will also be able to benefit from access to the Leiden University Library which has one of the oldest photo collections in the Netherlands.

The Film and Photographic Studies programme will equip you with a broad and interdisciplinary knowledge of lens-based mediums.

Careers

Create a world of opportunities with a master's degree from Leiden University

Some of the positions of our alumni include:

• Programmer of a film festival

• Assistant curator

• Photography editor at a photography magazine

• Co-ordinator of photo editing and editor at a press office

• Desk editor at an academic publishing house

• Project officer for digital education at a Dutch university

• Freelance photographer and curator

• Freelance photo editor, researcher and producer

• Project manager for graphics and communications at a media company

• Freelance (image/video) editor

• Freelance image editor at a commercial television station

• Creative director at a photography festival foundation

• Owner of a company producing films and videos