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Achieved a Bachelor's degree and wish to follow the Master's in Humanitarian Engineering? Find out if you need to follow a pre-master's first.
After you have sent in your application for the Master's in Humanitarian Engineering (HE), a committee will check your eligibility. An outcome of this assessment may be that you first have to complete a pre-master's before being admitted.
A pre-master's is a transfer programme for students of a Dutch university of applied sciences ('hbo' in Dutch) or a Dutch or foreign research university who cannot be admitted directly to the master's they wish to follow. The goal is to bridge the gap between your current bachelor's and your future master's. Learn more about pre-master's in general.
Do you want to get insights into the Humanitarian Engineering Pre-Master's? The programme you need to take depends on your previous or current education. What kind of education do or did you follow?
As a bachelor's student from a Dutch university of applied sciences (HBO), it is mandatory to follow a pre-master's first to prepare you for this Master's. You will further develop scientific and academic skills through courses such as Academic Research Skills and Basic Statistics. In addition, the pre-MSc programme will help you build foundational knowledge and competencies for understanding and applying socio-technical approaches within a Humanitarian Engineering context. If you manage to successfully complete this Pre-Master’s within one year, you will be able to enrol.
The Pre-Master's is a three- to six-monthly, full-time study programme of maximum 30 EC which you have to complete within one year. We expect you to take the Pre-Master's seriously. You can't count on being successful if you approach the Pre-Master's halfway.
The Pre-Master's programme is taught in English.
As a bachelor’s student in a technical or engineering programme at a University of Applied Sciences, you may complete part or all of your pre-master’s through a so-called transfer minor while still finishing your bachelor’s degree. In essence, the transfer minor is equivalent to the pre-master’s programme, with the key distinction that it is completed during the bachelor’s phase rather than afterwards. This provides a valuable opportunity to save both time and costs, as you remain covered by your bachelor’s tuition fees.
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To qualify for the (Pre-)Master's in Humanitarian Engineering, you have to meet certain conditions. How you apply, depends on whether you take the Pre-Master's during or after your HBO bachelor's.
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.
As a bachelor's student of UT or another Dutch research university, you first need to find out if you are directly admissible or you need to follow this Pre-Master's first. This may be necessary if this Master's comprises a slightly different field of study than your current bachelor's.
Your Pre-Master's is tailor-made, there is no fixed format. The content and study workload (number of EC) depend on your previous education and can vastly differ.
The Pre-Master's for Humanitarian Engineering is a three- to six-month programme with a maximum study load of 30 EC.
The start date of your tailor-made Pre-Master's is determined in consultation with the pre-master coordinator.
As a research university bachelor student, the admission requirements depend on your previous bachelor's or master's. Find out if you meet the admission requirements.
If you find out you need to take a pre-master's, you have to sign up for the master's of your choice first. Before starting the application procedure you should always check the application deadlines.
To follow a pre-master's you have to pay an amount per EC. The total amount is based on the number of EC’s your pre-master's consists of.
As a bachelor's student with a foreign degree, you first need to find out if you are directly admissible or you need to follow this Pre-Master's first. This may be necessary if this Master's comprises a slightly different field of study than your current bachelor's.
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The pre-master’s programme is designed not only to address any deficiencies in your prior knowledge, but it is also an effective way to find out whether studying at a research university is right for you. Therefore, the following rules apply:
For questions about your admission to this pre-master's, contact the coordinator mentioned below. For general information about the Master's in Humanitarian Engineering, you can contact our Study Information Centre.