BA in Dutch Studies in Berkeley United States | University of California, Berkeley

The Dutch Studies Program at UC Berkeley holds exceptional significance both nationally and globally. It provides thorough instruction in Dutch language, literature, cultural heritage, and linguistics. The Berkeley Main Library and Bancroft Library house one of America's most extensive Dutch book collections. Strong partnerships with universities and cultural institutions in the Netherlands and Flanders have established Berkeley as a premier center for Dutch scholarship in the United States.

Explore the language, literary works, traditions, and historical background of the Netherlands. The Dutch Studies program features courses taught in English covering Dutch cultural heritage, literature, linguistics, along with Dutch language classes. Students engage with key cultural transformations through a diverse curriculum, spanning from medieval Flemish towns to the Dutch Golden Age, colonial expansion, and the modern multicultural, progressive European character of the Low Countries.