FAQ bachelor Business Analytics

If your prior education meets the minimum admission requirements for general admission, the subject-specific Mathematics requirement for this programme is as follows:

Mathematics B at Dutch 6 VWO-level (or an equivalent of it).

If you do not meet this requirement you may be found deficient during admission and required to obtain a deficiency test result with a passing grade.

You can find the accepted tests, and any courses from the institutions that offer them here:

1. kdvi.uva.nl   
2. https://www.boswell-beta.nl/vwo/math-b/

For international students, some examples of diplomas demonstrate sufficient proficiency in the subject Mathematics:

• International Baccalaureate: Mathematics HL, Analysis & Approaches HL
• British GCE A-Levels: A-level in Mathematics. At least grade A, B or C
• Deutschland: Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife, einschließlich Mathematik auf erhöhtem Anforderungsniveau (eA) oder als Leistungsfach
• European Baccalaureate: Mathematics; written or oral examination, at least 5 hours during the Orientation Cycle.

If you have any questions regarding admissibility, fill in the Student Self-Check Tool or contact your International Student Advisor.

The programme has roughly the following distribution of subjects: 

• Data Analysis/Mathematics (50%, statistics & optimisation)
• Computer Science (35%, artificial intelligence & programming)
• Business (15%, organisation, finance & logistics)

Prior knowledge of programming is not required; all knowledge is built from the ground up.

You start with Python to learn programming. In statistics courses, you use R or Python. R and Python are therefore the programming languages you use in the bachelor's degree. Matlab and SQL are also briefly covered.

Many organisations are eager to hire professionals with the unique combination of academic knowledge of mathematics, computer science and business. Almost all organisations today have large amounts of data that can be optimised. You can go to work in the healthcare industry, aviation, finance, insurance companies and as a consultant in almost any sector of the economy. Data scientists are in high demand!

Business Analytics at VU Amsterdam has been existing for 30 years and has a balanced curriculum and knowledgeable and experienced lecturers covering all aspects of BA.

Business Analytics at the UvA has only existed since September 2022.

Business Analytics at VU Amsterdam focuses on making organisations smarter with data analysis and mathematics. In projects, you work with your fellow students on various business issues.

The UvA focuses on business administration and there is more emphasis on business knowledge and skills to develop a new business.

At VU Amsterdam you can move on to the master's in Business Analytics and at the UvA you can move on to the master's Business Analytics (Data Science and Business Analytics).