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.
