Bridging programme

A professional bachelor's degree (from a university of applied sciences, 'hogeschool') never gives you direct access to an academic master's programme, but you can sometimes enter via a bridging programme.

In the bridging programme, you learn the programme-specific knowledge and (research) skills you need to be able to start the master's programme smoothly.

If you pass the bridging programme, you will not receive a degree, but a certificate. This gives you permission to enrol in the master's programme.

The bridging programme is taught in Dutch. 

Read the admission requirements thoroughly and find out if your previous education requires/allows you to follow the bridging programme.

Sometimes you can get an exemption for a course unit. This means you do not have to take an exam for that course unit to get your degree. Find out more about exemptions here.