The dual Master's programme

The dual Master's programme combines work and study. During this programme the student is employed part time, and studies part time. The work has to be relevant for the study. The external master's project is incorporated in the work, although supervision of the external master's project has to involve at least one university stafmember.

In addition the student gets 18 credit points (cp) for the work time. Moreover, it is possible to do the Research Paper Business Analytics (6 cp) on a case-study that is work related, provided the case-study is combined with a sound theoretical basis. This makes the total of work related credit points, including the external master's project, 60, being the equivalent of one year of study. The total of non-work related credit points should be at least 60. Typically, a student participating in the dual master's programme should expect to obtain the Master's diplom after two and a half year.

Admission to the dual master's programme is granted to those who have a BA Bachelor's degree. For those with another university Bachelor's degree such as Mathematics, Econometrics, Computer Science, or a Bachelor's degree from an institute of higher edecation, admission may be granted on an individual basis. Those seeking admission to the dual master's programme should realise that admission also depends on obtaining suitable employment. The VU has contacts with a number of companies that are interested in participating in the programme.

For more information concerning the dual master's programme, contact the coordinator for the dual master's project: drs. Annemieke van Goor, or the student advisor, dr. Rene Swarttouw.

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