Want to improve the mental health and well-being of young people, develop new drugs or technology, or make healthcare more inclusive?
Perhaps you dream of developing new drugs or medical technologies. Or you may want to investigate how mental health can be strengthened, how nutrition and prevention can help prevent diseases, or how governance, policy, and entrepreneurship can ensure better healthcare systems.
Whatever your background or ambition, at VU, you will have the opportunity to deepen your expertise and make a tangible impact.
Discover your master's, make a difference in health & well-being.
After completing your bachelor's degree, it is time to specialise. At the VU you will study in an international and interdisciplinary environment, with strong links to research, hospitals, government, NGOs and businesses. In doing so, you will lay the foundation for a career in which you will contribute to better care, innovative treatments and healthier societies - in the Netherlands and worldwide.
What makes a master's in Health & Welfare at VU Amsterdam unique
- Largest and widest range of health master's programmes in the Netherlands
- Campus in the middle of Zuidas Amsterdam, with direct access to research institutes, high-tech labs and the Amsterdam University Medical Centre
- Focus on social impact: health is more than care, also behaviour, prevention, policy and innovation
- Personalised education and lots of freedom to choose your study path
Where will you make a difference?
What does health mean to you? And how do you want to contribute to tomorrow's society? During a master's programme at the VU Amsterdam, you gain the space to deepen your knowledge, broaden your network, and take the first steps towards a career with impact.
Of course, you can also work with Health & Wellbeing in a Social Sciences and Humanities study, such as Philosophy, Bioethics and Health, or Spiritual Care.
Discover which master's programmes include Health & Wellbeing in their curriculum and consider studying at VU Amsterdam. Be sure to check out the programme's future page if you want to know what you can do after your studies. We look forward to seeing you at one of our open days, online or on the VU campus!
