Contact
Questions about the content of the programme or entry requirements?
Please contact Dr René Koekkoek at r.koekkoek@uu.nl.
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FAQ
Below you'll find the FAQ of the MA programme History of Politics and Society. For international students: you can also check the FAQ on Admission and Application by International Student Admissions.
All students with an academic Bachelor’s degree are eligible in principle, regardless of the discipline, as long as they have taken at least 30 EC in History as part of their programme (see below).
In our programme, we value academic interdisciplinarity, so you are not obliged to have obtained a Bachelor’s degree in history. In the past, students with a degree in law, social sciences, history, political science, and area studies – to name a few – have participated in the programme.
Regardless of your academic background, we encourage you to show your affinity with history and historical theory/methods in your application. Please note that your curriculum, grades, motivation and writing sample are all considered.
Yes, you can still apply, but please mind that the Admission Committee takes seriously the fact whether you have proven affinity with the themes studied in our programme, and your experience with working with historical theory and methods. So it’s essential that in your application file you emphasize both in order to convince the commission that you’ll be able to study the programme successfully and finish it within one year.
If you are motivated and talented but do not have sufficient academic background (for example, because you have a bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences), it may be possible to follow a pre-Master's programme before starting the Master's programme.
However, you cannot simply apply for a pre-Master's programme. First, you must apply for the regular Master's programme, after which the admissions committee will decide whether you are eligible for the pre-Master's programme. Successful completion of the pre-Master's programme gives you direct access to the Master's programme. Of course, you can indicate in your motivation letter that you are willing to follow a pre-Master's programme before being admitted to the Master's programme.
Possibly. If that is the case, we encourage you to elaborate on this matter in your motivation letter – there may be a good reason why your grades are what they are. On the bright side, your grades are not the only criterion we take into account in the admission process. In any case, we always look at the combination of grades, experience, motivation, and writing sample. That is also why we do not specify a minimum average or GPA as a requirement for application.
Yes, you can. Of course, we are interested to hear about your personal and academic development in your motivation letter if this is the case.
Yes, that’s possible. Please note, however, that you must have completed your Bachelor’s degree before starting the Master’s programme in September. If you are admitted to the programme, this admission will be ‘conditional,’ depending on the successful completion of your Bachelor’s degree.
No. The programme has a fixed starting date, which is in September.
