Admission criteria

(The details below are preliminary and subject to change)

In addition to the general criteria, Public Administration distinguishes two types of (inter)national education;

The admissions committee has specific requirements depending on your degree. We distinguish two categories: International degree and National degree. You can also find more information about a pre-master’s program and admission at this page.

Remark: an applicant with a Dutch nationality and an international degree will be assessed on the admissions requirements as mentioned under National degree.

Do you have an international degree?

Remark: an applicant with a Non-Dutch nationality and a Dutch degree will be assessed on the admissions requirements as mentioned under International degree.

The admissions committee assesses applicants with a Bachelor’s degree awarded by a Non-Dutch Research University or University (college) for higher professional education on an individual basis. The assessment of the applicant’s skills is based on:

Do you have a national (Dutch) degree?

Remark: an applicant with a Non-Dutch nationality and a Dutch degree will be assessed on the admissions requirements as mentioned under International degree.

For admission one or more of the following are required:

1. University degree (WO in Dutch)

1. A Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration awarded by a Dutch university

Applicants with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration awarded by a Dutch university will be admitted to the program.

2. Another Bachelor’s degree awarded by the University of Twente

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3. Another Bachelor’s degree awarded by a Dutch university

Applicants with another Bachelor’s degree in a related field awarded by a Dutch university will be admitted after completion of a 20 European Credits (EC) pre-master program (1 EC is 28 hours). The admissions committee determines the content of the pre-master program. The applicant must have successfully completed the entire pre-master program before being admitted to the Master’s degree program.

2. Degree by a college for higher professional education (HBO in Dutch)

1. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field awarded by a Dutch University (college, HBO) for higher professional education

Students with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field awarded by a Dutch University (college, HBO) for higher professional will be admitted:

Students with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field awarded by a Dutch University (college) for higher professional will be admitted:

The following degrees are currently considered degrees in a related field:

2. Another Bachelor’s degree awarded by a Dutch University (college, HBO) for higher professional education

Applicants with a degree in a non-related field are judged on an individual basis. In specific cases and on the recommendation of a specialization co-ordinator, the admissions committee may grant exemptions, entirely or partly, from the domain-specific part of the pre-master’s program. The applicant must have successfully completed the entire pre-master’s program before being admitted to the Master’s degree program.

Pre-master

The pre-master’s program, for an applicant with a degree at the level of University (college) for higher professional education, comprises 30 EC under which the following modules:

- Data Analysis (5 EC)
- Concept and Observation (5 EC)
- Research methodology (5 EC)
- Design methodology (5 EC)

- Specialization-specific courses (10 EC)

Beware

The pre-master programme is offered twice a year. The course language is English. Therefore, international students will be enrolled per the 1^st of February. National students have to choose which semester they want to be enrolled.

When enrolling after the 1^st of September, a reduction of the tuition fee can be granted. Each month 1/12 of the tuition fee is payable. Another financial benefit will be the decrease of living expenses with 6 months. After the pre-master programme has been fully completed in July/August the student will be admitted directly to the Master programme, which starts in September.

If the student is admitted to the (pre-)Master programme an admission letter will be received including a pre-enrolment form. This form has to be filled in and returned to sender.

Admission procedure

If you would like to find out whether you are eligible for admission, and you are curious about the possible composition of your pre-master’s programme, complete the application form at our website. This is entirely without obligation. You will be informed about your admission within 6 to 8 weeks. If you register well in advance (no more than 3 months before the start of the pre-master’s programme), then we will see to it that you are informed about your admission on time. Different forms are available for students who will soon be graduating from Dutch universities and Universities (colleges) for professional higher education and students with a foreign Bachelor’s degree.

Attention please!

If you are a student at the Saxion Hogeschool, than it would be possible to do a pre-masterprogramme during your HBO-study. This is called a ‘doorstroomminor’ (dsm). For more information (admission, conditions, etc.), please check the Doorstroomminor-website. Information in English will be there soon. Questions? Please e-mail us!