We have arranged a broad scale of information activities for students who are considering to study Health, Ageing and Society. Check out our upcoming events here. 

For more personalized information, get in touch with us: 
•    Chat with a Health, Ageing and Society student directly via Unibuddy or e-mail studentambassadorva@lumc.nl
•    Chat with an alumni, teacher or the study advisor via masterhas@lumc.nl
•    Plan a (video)call with a Health, Ageing and Society student by appointment via masterhas@lumc.nl

Please find the information on the page Admission requirements. If you still have questions after reading, do not hesitate to contact us on: masterhas@lumc.nl

Have a look at our list of free admissible Bachelor’s backgrounds. Students with other Bachelor’s backgrounds than mentioned in this list are invited to submit a request for admission to the Board of Admissions of the master’s. This request will be individually reviewed.

If you think you are admissible, please send an e-mail to masterhas@lumc.nl, so that we can estimate your chances.

Yes this is possible. You can still follow the 1-year fulltime programme. However, we recommend the 2-year parttime programme if you plan to combine Health, Ageing and Society with another Master (±20 hours a week). For more information go to the page Parttime programme.

If you are interested in the parttime programme or if have any questions, please send an e-mail to masterhas@lumc.nl

Yes you can! Since September 2021 the Master's also offers a parttime programme (±20 hours a week). For more information go to the page Parttime programme.
 
Perhaps this is a way for you to combine your job with the Master's Health, Ageing and Society or to combine 2 Master studies? If you are interested in the parttime programme or if have any questions, please send an e-mail to masterhas@lumc.nl.

You can apply for the parttime programme in the same way you would apply for the fulltime programme, namely via Studielink. In Studielink, there is a separate option to register for the parttime programme.

For more information go to the page Parttime programme.

Starting 2023, it is possible to start the programme in February. The first course date is 6 February 2023. You will start with the module Organisation of an Ageing Society.

You can apply for the start in February in the same way you would apply for the start in September, namely via Studielink. In Studielink, there is a separate option to register for the start in February

For fulltime students if you start in February, the programme will be as follows.

• February-April: course Organisation of an Ageing Society
• Mid April-August: no scheduled activities
• September-February: courses Biology of Vitality and Ageing (BVA) and The Older Individual (OI)
• March-May: internship *

This means that instead of 1 year, the duration of the programme is 1 year and 3-4 months*. 

For parttime students, if you start the programme in February , the programme will look as follows:

Year 1:    

• February-June: course Organisation of an Ageing Society (OAS)
• July-August: no scheduled activities
• September-February: course Biology of Vitality and Ageing (BVA) OR The Older Individual (OI) **

Year 2:

• March-August: possibility to do internship* 
• September-February: course Biology of Vitality and Ageing (BVA) OR The Older Individual (OI) **

*you can start with your internship once two out of the three main modules (OAS/BVA/OI) have been successfully completed.

** Courses BVA and OI are both main modules. For parttime, the courses BVA and OI rotate. This means that in 2024, you will start with OI. In 2025 you will follow BVA. For more information on the schedule, see Parttime programme.

Yes it is possible to combine your Health, Ageing and Society internship with your 16 weeks (LUMC) Medicine internship. In most cases you will do your 16 week Medicine internship on a HAS topic. Afterwards, you can get exemption for your HAS internship. If you are interested, let us know as soon as possible to discuss the possibilities. For more information you can contact our internship coordinator Carla Bakker via masterhas@lumc.nl.

Yes it is possible to study the Master's Health, Ageing and Society besides your job. We recommend you to follow the 2-year parttime programme (± 20 hours a week). The programme is a combination of selfstudy and one mandatory day a week on campus, every Friday.

For more information go to the page Parttime programme.

We think it is important that you connect with your fellow students. Therefore, all lectures and working groups are organised on campus, spread throughout the week (i.e. 5 days). Only in a few occasions, lectures will be offered online. This will be the case for example if lectures are held by international experts or if a lecture could otherwise not be offered due to availability of the lecturer. In case of an orientation visit, you are expected to travel to the location where the organisation we are visiting is located. 

For part-time students, recorded lectures are offered throughout the week, and there will be an on campus day on Fridays with interactive working groups, orientation visits and mentoring.

Yes! There are various options to get in touch with Health, Ageing and Society students or alumni. Contact us via masterhas@lumc.nl or chat with a student to make an appointment. 

For all housing requests, please find your answer at the Leiden University Housing page.

For personal circumstances which influence your study ability you can get in touch with our study advisor Anna Bolhuis. You can email studyadvisorhas@lumc.nl to get in contact and make an (online) appointment.