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Nijmegen American Studies students visited the State Department in April 2009. While there, they were able to meet briefly with Foreign Minister Verhagen Maxime Verhagen, and Dutch Ambassador Renee Bos-Jones. Photo: State Department
American Studies in the Netherlands
American studies is an interdisciplinary field dealing with the study of the United States. It incorporates the study of economics, history, literature, art, the media, film, urban studies, women's studies, anthropology and culture of the United States, among other fields.
American Studies Masters programs in the Netherlands:
University of Amsterdam (American Studies)
Leiden University (History)
Radboud University, Nijmegen (American Studies)
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (American Studies)
Utrecht University (American Studies)
Free University, Amsterdam (English/American Literature)




