Degree from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (HBO)
Students with a degree from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences (hogeschool) do not have direct access to this Master’s programme. However, you might be eligible when you complete a pre-Master’s programme of Onderwijswetenschappen: leren in onderwijs en organisaties, Orthopedagogiek or Youth, Education and Society at Utrecht University and meet the additional entry requirements. For more information on admission and application to these pre-Master’s programmes, please consult their websites.
Please realise that simply completing this pre-Master’s programme does not guarantee admission to this Master’s programme. Make sure you have alternate plans in case you do not meet the additional requirements. You can find all entry requirements below:
- A Dutch Bachelor´s degree of the University of Applied Sciences (hbo) worth 240 credits and a completed pre-Master’s programme in Educational Sciences, Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies or Youth, Education and Society at Utrecht University.
- A minimum average grade of 7.5 for the courses in the above mentioned pre-Master’s programme.
- Sufficient academic knowledge and skills in methods and statistics (please consult this document for specific requirements).
- Sufficient command of the English language.
Please note that as a graduate from a Dutch University of Applied Sciences you do not have to fulfil any extra language requirements for this programme. - Motivation that fits the aim of this programme.
You can apply to this Master’s programme once you are following the pre-Master's programme. After you have applied in Studielink, you can choose the option that you are currently participating in a pre-Master’s programme in Osiris Online Application. Thereafter, you have to upload the following documents:
- A transcript of the completed courses in your pre-Master's programme.
- Motivation (in English).
- Curriculum vitae (in English).