When applying for exchange or study abroad at Leiden University, you will select the individual courses you want to follow and so create your own personal study programme.

Elective courses enable students to gain deeper insight into scientific topics of their choice, and they prepare students for their individual graduation project. They can be elected from Leiden University, but also from other (inter)national universities.

Exchange selecting courses and projects

Enhancing education through course evaluations at Leiden University.

Here we explain how to apply for an elective course in uSis.

Curious what Designing Your Life courses we offer at Leiden University? Take a look below!

The Academic Language Centre organises language courses for companies, government agencies, private clients, and students and staff members of Leiden University.

LUCDH offers six elective courses to improve your practical skills and thinking about digital tools and media. These courses are open and useful for all students of the Humanities.

“Courses” offers interested scholars and students open-access course material which can be used in class.

Want to continue developing yourself and boost your career at the same time? Leiden University offers a range of lectures, master classes and courses at academic level.

A Small Private Online Course (SPOC) is an online academic subject for a limited group of participants.

With the exception of external self-funded PhD candidates, all PhD candidates must follow a training plan established at the start of the doctoral process.

Core courses are the compulsory courses that must be completed by every student.

As a contract student you can join our introductory courses and have the right to take part in the course assignments and to take the exam alongside the regular students.

After your arrival the Faculty will register you for all preapproved courses and exams.

After your arrival the Faculty will register you for all preapproved courses and exams.

At the Lak you can participate in a large variety of artistic and creative courses taught by our professional teachers. We offer courses in the following categories: theater and presentation, dance, visual arts, music, photography and writing (literature). All staged art courses come to a close with…

After your arrival the Faculty will register you for all preapproved courses and exams.

The coursework within the Science Communication and Society (SCS) specialisation prepares students for internships and a career in communication about science and health.

Sometimes students may qualify for course exemption, because they already possess the skills and knowledge that a compulsory course teaches.

In the academic year 2023-2024 the SRS interdisciplinary programme will offer four courses for interested students who are entering the third year of their Bachelor's degree. You can sign up for these courses in your elective (minor) space. You can follow the courses individually as an elective, or…

After your arrival the Faculty will register you for all preapproved courses and exams.

At the Lak you can participate in a large variety of artistic and creative courses taught by our professional teachers. We offer courses in the following categories: theater and presentation, dance, visual arts, music, photography and writing (literature). These courses will not only help you to further…

Students must take a limited number of "accent courses" to complete their curriculum. These are selected courses offered by the Media Technology MSc program itself.

In the following you will find a list of courses that are offered at Leiden University that are relevant to the study of Ancient Arabia.

Follow an in-depth course in crisis communication in The Hague at Universiteit Leiden. Crisis situations are diverse. Worldwide attacks have shown how important it is as a political leader to be visible, bring words to chaos, provide perspective and offer hope for a country, region or city in shock.

The university and faculty regularly offer training courses in the field of Diversity & Inclusion. View an overview of the current training courses here.

As a non-examination student of MSc Cyber Security you can join our introductory courses without taking part in the course assignments and without taking the exam. At the end you receive a participation certificate, which does not contain any study results (as no exam was taken).

Would you like to study at Leiden University for a few hours a week? Maybe just one course, or a few modules? Leiden University offers a variety of options for people who are interested in broadening their knowledge within one of our programmes.

To help you improve your skills in communicating about your research in English, the Graduate School has an in-house Academic English Lecturer.

Here you can find an overview of the offered courses provided by the Department of Economics per study program.

Here is what you need to know about registering for your approved courses and exams.

The International Arbitration Training Course, offered by Leiden Law School in cooperation with the Permanent Court of Arbitration, focuses on the theory and practice of international arbitration as a distinct field of the law and field of legal practice. The announcement for the next edition is scheduled…

The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo offers Dutch language courses for Egyptian adults on a regular basis. These courses aim to provide students with language skills in Dutch, which they can use in everyday life. Therefore you will spend most of your time practicing the language in order to…

Leiden University offers its students a wide range of bachelor's, master's and minors that explore sustainability or climate. Here, you find an overview of those programmes in the academic year 2020-2021.