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 (see below), 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.
Please submit two separate
applications via Studielink for
both MSc Communication Science and MSc Public Administration. Also provide clear
and relevant information why you are applying for the double degree
Master’s programme Policy, Governance & Communication in your
motivation
letter.
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:
Completion of an HBO bachelor's in a related field Below, you can find a selection of HBO bachelor's that are considered admissible for this Master's:
- Public Administration (Bestuurskunde)
- Commercial Economics (Commerciële Economie)
- Communication Science (Communicatie)
- Fiscal Economics (Fiscale Economie)
- Tax Law and Economics (Fiscaal Recht en Economie)
- Integrated Safety and Security Studies (Integrale Veiligheidskunde)
- International Business and Management (International Business and Management)
- Business Administration, Economics and Law (Management Economie en Recht)
Another option is:
Applicants from other bachelor’s degree programmes awarded by a Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO) who have prior knowledge in Policy, Governance & Communication (at least 30ECs) will be considered to be admitted to the Pre-Master’s programme. This is to be decided by the Admissions Committee of the joint programmes.
A content-related field implies that an applicant possesses sufficient knowledge and skills with regard to the content and domain of Communication Science and Public Administration.
Pre-Higher Education level English You must be able to demonstrate proficiency in English at pre-higher education level. You can demonstrate this by submitting one of the following documents (minimum requirements).
- A HAVO level diploma including English of at least level 6.0
- A VWO level diploma including English of at least level 6.0
- Transcript showing completion of the Saxion English course (no longer offered at Saxion as of academic year 2021-2022)
- Academic IELTS, for specific scores, please see the language requirement website
- TOEFL, internet-based (TOEFL-iBT), please see the language requirement website
- Cambridge CAE-C (CPE), please see the language requirement website
Pre-Higher Education level Mathematics A or B You must be able to demonstrate proficiency in Mathematics at pre-higher education level. You can demonstrate this by submitting one of the following documents (minimum requirements):
- A HAVO or VWO level diploma including Mathematics A or B of at least level 6.0
- A separate HAVO level diploma in Mathematics A or B of at least level 6.0
- Refer to CCVX/CCVW diploma
- Refer to Boswell Bèta
- Refer to the NHA (exam must be passed)
- Transcript showing completion of the Saxion Mathematics course for programmes in non-technical subjects (no longer offered at Saxion as of academic year 2021-2022)
If you want to enroll in the Pre-Master, you need to submit the following documents:
- Copy of diploma
- Transcript of records
- Motivational letter, give clear and relevant information on why you are applying for the double degree Master’s programme Policy, Governance and Communication (max. 2 pages).
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).
