Admission is based on a strict selection procedure. Students who completed the HBO bachelor Toegepaste Biologie can be admitted directly to the pre-master Ecology and Evolution.
The pre-master’s programme encompasses 30 EC and is composed of courses of the minor Evolutionary Biology & Ecology. However, students from a university of Applied Sciences (Toegepaste Biologie) may substitute Ecosystem Modelling with the course Diversiteit van Leven. Please look at the study guide, for information about the content of the courses.
Passing the pre-master's programme Ecology and Evolution will enable you to gain direct admission to the master's programme Ecology and Evolution.
You have to complete the entire pre-master's programme within 1 year, as re-enrollments are not allowed for a pre-master's. All general information about admission and application for a pre-master's programme can be found here. Please note that the Faculty of Sciences does not require students to participate at the pre-master's assessment.
Language Requirements
Students with an HBO degree (in Dutch) must take an English Language Test. Check the requirements and exemptions on the webpage.
You can also submit the result of the English language test after you have been conditionally accepted, the deadline for submitting the test result is August 31st. Please send a scan of your test result to toelating.beta@vu.nl.