Biomedical Sciences

The Master in Biomedical Sciences is a two-year full-time programme. You can take up to two specializations, each lasting one year. You can choose from seven Biomedical research specializations: Infectious Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; International Public Health; Immunology; Cell Biology; Psychophysiology; or Medical and Behavior Genomics. You can also choose one other specialization (combined with one research specialization): Societal; Communication; or Education. Are you interested in infectious diseases and do you want to gain a deeper understanding of how our immune system works? Then you can take both these specializations. Does your scientific interest lie in cardiovascular diseases and your professional ambition in policy-making? Again, you can combine the two. However, you can also compile your own programme.

Instruction modes

computer exercise, excursion, group discussion, group assignment, lecture, individual assignment, laboratory work, literature study, oral presentation, research, research project, research proposal, practicum, seminar, internship, traineeship, tutorial, working group, self study

Accreditation: NVAO

Erasmus Mundus program: This is an Erasmus Mundus program.

Admission requirements

Knowledge: min 24 EC in human biology, including at least: cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology statistics; And preferably: (human) anatomy and physiology, histology and pathology. Research laboratory skills: Practical laboratory techniques gained in courses. Preferably a bachelor research internship of >12 EC in a research laboratory English language proficiency requirements: VU University Amsterdam requires all appliants to pass an English language profiency test

Other requirements

1. aanvullend vak Knowledge: min 24 EC in human biology, including at least: cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology statistics; And preferably: (human) anatomy and physiology, histology and pathology. Research laboratory skills: Practical laboratory techniques gained in courses. Preferably a bachelor research internship of >12 EC in a research laboratory English language proficiency requirements: VU University Amsterdam requires all appliants to pass an English language profiency test
2. aanvullend vak Knowledge: min 24 EC in human biology, including at least: cell biology, biochemistry, genetics, immunology, microbiology statistics; And preferably: (human) anatomy and physiology, histology and pathology. Research laboratory skills: Practical laboratory techniques gained in courses. Preferably a bachelor research internship of >12 EC in a research laboratory English language proficiency requirements: VU University Amsterdam requires all appliants to pass an English language profiency test
3. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) Dutch University (in Biomedical topic or related). Final grade internship/thesis: at least 7.0 out of 10. Institute of higher education (HBO/HLO)/international university. Final grade internship/thesis: >7.5 out of 10 and final average grade courses >7.0 out of 10 Direct admiddions: * Dutch University (in Biomedical topic or related), and * Final grade internship/thesis: ≥7.5 out of 10, and * Final average grade courses: ≥7.0 out of 10 (or other way round)
4. vooropleiding (ISPAC: vereiste vooropleiding) Dutch University (in Biomedical topic or related). Final grade internship/thesis: at least 7.0 out of 10. Institute of higher education (HBO/HLO)/international university. Final grade internship/thesis: >7.5 out of 10 and final average grade courses >7.0 out of 10 Direct admiddions: * Dutch University (in Biomedical topic or related), and * Final grade internship/thesis: ≥7.5 out of 10, and * Final average grade courses: ≥7.0 out of 10 (or other way round)
5. cijferlijst transcript
6. schriftelijk verzoek motivation, cv and references