Master's programmes

Learn to apply knowledge of human cognitive, sensory and motor systems in real-life situations.

In this one-year programme, you will learn how to contribute to an efficient and effective international industry, with special attention to international financial markets, institutions and regulation.

This programme is aimed at Life Sciences students who want to innovate services, products and production systems and are interested in bio inspired design and science.

In this Master’s programme, you will master integrative and cutting edge computational approaches to crack the biological code. With these approaches you will be an expert scientist with plentiful research opportunities in academia and companies.

This English-taught Master's programme provides the analytical tools and skills for new business development in established and new organizations.

The Master in Business Informatics combines theory, methods, and techniques from business and organisational science with the tools and practices of information and computing science. Tracks: PHD, Analyst, Entrepeneur.

Our Master’s programme in Climate Physics offers you a unique combination of theoretical courses and practical training in all aspects of the Earth’s climate. Profiles: Educational profile, Complex systems profile, Applied Data Science profile.

As a qualified anthropologist, you will study the relation between cultural diversity and power within the process of sociocultural transformation.

Explore the relationship between citizenship, cultural diversity, and social sustainability.

Earth Structure and Dynamics is the study of the composition, structure and evolution of the Earth’s crust, mantle and core.

Earth Surface and Water is the study of physical phenomena within the Earth's environment, their spatial and temporal characteristics and relationships and the evolution towards our modern landscape.

Earth, Life and Climate is an interdisciplinary study of the processes that govern past, present and future climates, environments and biotic responses.

In this one-year, English-taught Master’s programme in Economics, you will analyse and evaluate government policy and management.

Energy Science provides a thorough understanding of energy systems and provides students the capabilities to work towards sustainable energy systems.

The goal of this programme is to make you understand how plants, animals and microbes function and adapt to changing environments. Tracks: Plant Biology, Fungal Biology, Ecology & Natural Resources Management, Behavioural Ecology.

This interdisciplinary Master’s programme investigates vital questions facing European countries today. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills to answer these questions and formulate appropriate responses to the challenges they pose.

In this one-year Master's programme, you will learn to to deal with economic, managerial, regulatory, and reporting issues to maximise enterprise value.

GIMA focuses on the management and application of geographical information from a scientific perspective.

The Master's programme Global Criminology offers a critical and comparative perspective on criminology and the growing demand for experts in global crime, penology and security.

In the Human Geography programme, you will study urban regions and their economic developments from various academic perspectives and thematic angles. You will find possible solutions for contemporary and upcoming (economic) challenges of cities.

Innovation Sciences is the study of how new technologies are transformed into marketable innovations, explaining how innovation and innovation systems work.

International Development Studies focuses on current development issues and teaches conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge of trends and topics on the development agenda.

In this one-year Master's programme, you specialise in managerial decision making in a global context, with a keen eye for all stakeholders while managing international businesses.

This one-year Master's programme offers an in-depth examination of issues in economic and legal aspects, meeting the growing demand for multidisciplinary experts in the field.

Marine Sciences studies how marine systems and processes operate naturally and how they change through human intervention.

The Master in Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences (MCLS) is research oriented and takes a multidisciplinary approach to the study of molecules, cells, and organisms. Track: Computational Biology.

During this two-year research Master you will develop expertise in an economics research area of your interest and supplement this with knowledge from another field of research preparing you for a career as a researcher inside or outside academia.

The Master's programme Public International Law prepares you to reflect critically on legal, human and sustainable dilemmas in a globalized and interdependent world.

This challenging two-year Master's programme focuses on key issues of Public Administration and Organisation Theory. It will help you gain in-depth knowledge about societal problems and critical challenges faced by organisations in the public domain.

The programme is designed to equip students with sufficient knowledge and skills, not only to undertake scientific research, but also to be able to translate a scientific idea into a successful product.

Social policy and interventions in the domain of health and wellbeing from an interdisciplinary perspective.

This programme will teach you how theories from the field of social, health and organisational psychology can contribute to the management of complex problems within these specific psychological areas.

Become an excellent researcher who qualifies for a PhD or a career outside academia.

You will be thoroughly trained to analyse and advise on contemporary social issues. You will develop into an academic professional on your own chosen theme.

The Master's programme Spatial Planning trains you to solve conflicting interests on urban land.

This Master’s programme focuses on Human Resource Management, in terms of serving both the organisation’s interests (good performance) and those of employees (for example, satisfaction and motivation).

Sustainable Business and Innovation is the study of sustainable business challenges and technological and non-technological options that can be used to innovate in a sustainable way.

Sustainable Development is the study of scientific solutions and societal interventions for an environmentally accountable society.

In this master you are trained to analyse increasing urbanisation, growing environmental threats and uneven economic globalisation. You will learn to formulate effective policy recommendations to make cities and regions more viable.

Note: from September 2017 the Urban Geography programme will merge with Economic Geography to form the new Human Geography programme. As a result it is no longer possible to apply for Urban Geography.

Water Science and Management is the study of modern water management techniques and water policies from a sustainable development perspective.

This interdisciplinary programme (Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukken) in Pedagogy teaches you to connect issues of youth and education to contemporary, (inter)national social issues.