Religious Studies (MA)

Pre-master’s programme

The pre-master's is a bridging programme for students who have applied for the MA Religious Studies, but who, according to the Board of Admissions, still have deficiencies in their educational background. Once you have completed the pre-master’s programme, you will be admitted to the Master’s programme.

Diploma requirements

applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a research university, equivalent to the level of a Dutch academic bachelor’s degree, in the field of humanities or social sciences, but who have not yet obtained at least 30 EC worth of courses relevant to the MA Religious Studies;
applicants with a bachelor’s degree from a research university, equivalent to the level of a Dutch academic bachelor’s degree, not in the field of humanities or social sciences;
applicants with a bachelor’s degree Docent Godsdienst/Levensbeschouwing from a university of applied sciences.

Applicants with a Dutch university of applied sciences bachelor’s degree (HBO) or those with a comparable degree, can expect, if considered eligible, to be assigned the full 60 EC pre-master programme.

English language requirements

The English language requirements for a pre-master's programme are identical to the language requirements for the master's programme for which admission has been requested. These requirements must be met before the start of the pre-master.

Application procedure pre-master programme

In order to apply for the pre-master programme, you must first apply for the master’s programme.

After submitting your application for the master programme in Studielink, the Board of Admissions will decide whether you can be directly admitted to the master’s programme, whether you will first need to complete a pre-master’s programme, or if you’re not eligible for either programme because the deficiencies are too extensive.

Students who have been offered a pre-master programme, will find the procedure for the registration into the pre-master programme stated on their admission statement.

Start date

This pre-master offers 1 intake: September.

More information

This pre-master is tailor-made. The Board of Admissions will decide based on your educational background what the pre-master should look like. The pre-master consists of bachelor-level courses and may include an academic skills course and/or a final assignment comparable to a bachelor’s thesis.

The premaster is taught in English. It is possible to follow some courses in Dutch.