Environment and Resource Management (pre-master's programme)

Admission and application

• Admission requirements

  Admission is based on a strict selection procedure. The Faculty’s Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application. Students from all disciplinary backgrounds will be considered.
  
  Specific admission requirements for the pre-master's programme Environment and Resource Management: 

  • Average grade for the bachelor should be at least a 7.0 or equivalent (A bachelor thesis or writing sample can be requested if necessary to confirm quality);
  • Affinity with environmental sciences or sustainability, proven by previous study program, courses, thesis or relevant (volunteer) work experience, expressed in a motivation statement or curriculum vitae;
  • ERM requirements for English language proficiency, including sufficient scores for each test component;
  • Strong motivation statement addressing:
        - Interest for environmental and sustainability issues;
        - Specific interest for ERM;
        - Future ambitions after graduation.

• Language requirements 

  Students with a 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.

• Application

  You can find all general information about applying for a pre-master's programme here for international degree holders and here for Dutch degree holders. The deadline for applications is 1 June. 

  Please find all the information about deadlines and documents you’ll need to upload on the website of the master’s programme Environment and Resource Management.