Dr. Sanne Muurling

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Sanne Muurling is an Assistant Professor at Radboud University specializing in Economic and Social Demographic History. Her research focuses on gender dynamics in crime and mortality between 1600 and 1900, examining how categories like gender, socioeconomic status, and migration background influenced life opportunities. She studied socioeconomic history at VU Amsterdam, earning her PhD in 2019 with a dissertation on gender dynamics and crime in early modern Bologna. Muurling's book, 'Everyday Crime, Criminal Justice, Gender in Early Modern Bologna,' was published by Brill in 2021. She is also affiliated with the project 'Lifting the Burden of Disease: Modernization of Health in the Netherlands, Amsterdam 1854-1940,' and serves as an editor for TSEG - The Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History. Her teaching includes guiding BA and MA theses in social history, crime, and spatial analysis, engaging students with critical themes in the history of ordinary and marginalized people in Europe and its colonies.

Research Interests

Requirements for Radboud University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:5
Reading
Required:4.5
Writing
Required:4.5
Speaking
Required:4.5
Total
Required:100
PTE
Listening
Required:61
Reading
Required:61
Writing
Required:61
Speaking
Required:61
Overall
Required:67
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in relevant field (Linguistics, Communication, or related) Bachelor's thesis grade of at least 8.0/10 (US 3.5+ equivalent)
Application Checklist
  • Passport or ID
  • Official Bachelor's degree certificate (or proof of graduation)
  • Academic transcript of records
  • Description of grading scale
  • Personal statement/Motivation letter
  • CV/Resume
  • Course list/Course descriptions
  • Research proposal or Bachelor thesis
Specialization Notes

Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).