Please note this Bachelor’s programme will only be available in Dutch for students who start the programme from September 2025 onwards. The last cohort in the English programme started in September 2024.
For more information on the programme in Dutch, please go to this page.
Do you want to study theology in Amsterdam? Are you interested in Christian theology, the Baptists or Mennonite Church or Buddhism? Or would you like to study Islamic theology? In the Bachelor of Theology and Religious Studies programme at VU Amsterdam, you will investigate religious and social themes and gain a solid foundation in the principles of religions and theology.
Please note this Bachelor’s programme will only be available in Dutch for students who start the programme from September 2025 onwards. The last cohort in the English programme started in September 2024.
Specialisations
- Theology
Prefer to study the theology of the Christian tradition? You can follow courses within one of these Christian traditions: the Baptist seminary, the Restored Reformed seminary, the Evangelical-Reformed, the Mennonite-Anabaptist seminary or the Evangelical-Reformed. - Islam
Want to delve into the Koran and Hadith? Select Islamic profile courses. - Religious Studies
Interested in academically studying religion in historical and contemporary contexts? Do you want to specialise in Buddhism or Hinduism? Select this profile.