AS A BACHELOR'S STUDENT FROM A UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES (HBO), YOU NEED TO FOLLOW A PRE-MASTER'S FIRST.
If you have a bachelor’s degree from a university of applied sciences (HBO), you do not automatically meet the admission requirements for the double degree Master’s in Policy, Governance & Communication. If your HBO degree is sufficiently related to Communication Science and Public Administration, you will follow a pre-master’s. You can only start the Master’s after completing this pre-master’s, which is designed to bring your knowledge to the required level.
Admission requirements Pre-Master Policy, Governance & Communication programme
To qualify for the Pre-Master’s programme followed by the double degree Master’s programme Policy, Governance & Communication you have to meet the following conditions:
Content Pre-Master's Policy, Governance & Communication programme
During your Pre-Master’s you are taught various scientific research skills and your knowledge in mathematics and statistics is raised to an academic level. If you manage to successfully complete this Pre-Master’s within one year, you will be able to enrol for the double degree Master’s programme Policy, Governance & Communication.
Content
Please find below the content of the Pre-Master’s Programme Policy, Governance & communication:
Course | Study load | Block |
Research Methodology & Descriptive Statistics | 5 EC | A |
Communication Science Theory | 5 EC | A |
Academic Writing | 5 EC | A |
Inferential Statisics | 5 EC | B |
Policy Design | 10 EC | B (september intake) |
Policy implementation | 10 EC | B (February intake) |
Study load
The Pre-Master's is a six-month, full-time study programme of 30 EC which you have to complete within one year. You also need to obtain sufficient marks with a maximum of one resit per course permitted.
You can start the Pre-Master's during your bachelor's as a transfer minor or after obtaining your Bachelor’s degree. The content is the same, but the enrolment method is different.
Costs
You pay a fee per EC and this Pre-Master's is 30 EC. Each academic year, the amount per EC will be reassessed. Visit the tuition page for the current fees.
If you choose to fit your Pre-Master's into your current HBO Bachelor's, you can avoid extra costs; after all, you already pay tuition fees for your current Bachelor's.
Contact
Do you have any questions regarding the admission requirements or the study programme? Please contact Jeanet Luijerink (Study Adviser MSc COM).
