Admission

Admission Requirements Research Master in Health Sciences

You will be considered for admission if you hold a university bachelor’s degree and can demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:  

1. A relevant bachelor’s degree from a discipline related to clinical medicine, biomedical sciences, public health, health sciences, clinical technology, nutrition, (medical) biology, pharmacy, human movement sciences, psychology, health economics, or a broad Bachelor’s education (e.g. university college) with subjects in these disciplines. Please note: We do not consider an Applied Sciences Bachelor’s (HBO) degree as sufficient.  Degrees obtained from universities outside of the Netherlands will be checked via Nuffic to see if the level of the degree is equivalent to a Dutch Bachelor’s degree.     
2. Relevant knowledge, insight and skills such as research skills and statistical knowledge.  
3. Personal competences as demonstrated in your CV and motivation to participate in our research master program and starting a career in biomedical research. Academic performance and competences, based on your average grade and study progress will be taken into consideration as well. 
4. Sufficient command of the English language. This requirement is satisfied if you:
   1. Hold a diploma from pre-university secondary education (VWO) and the subject English language was part of the examination to obtain that diploma; or  
   2. Hold a diploma from secondary education, obtained from an English-language institution of secondary education within or outside the Netherlands; or  
   3. Hold a final diploma from a four-year English-language higher vocational education programme; or  
   4. Hold a final diploma from a three-year English-language university degree programme; or   
   5. Have taken one of the following tests: 
      1. computer-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a score of 232 or higher with partial scores of minimally 23;   
      2. internet-based TOEFL with a score of 90 or higher with partial scores of minimally 22;   
      3. paper-based TOEFL with a score of 575 or higher with partial scores of minimally 57;  
      4. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6.5 or higher with partial scores of minimally 6.0. IELTS One Skill Retake accepted;
      5. Cambridge proficiency test with level C1 or higher.  

Selection of applicants  

Each application will undergo a thorough assessment by a program coordinator and an associate program director. They will evaluate whether the applicant aligns with the selection criteria. If the applicant is deemed suitable, an admittance letter will be issued within 8 weeks of the application (or within 6 weeks after the deadline in case applicant is an Erasmus MC Bachelor of Medicine student). The applicant is then required to make a commitment decision within two weeks.  

If an applicant is considered a good fit but has not yet fulfilled all the selection criteria, a provisional admittance will be granted. 
In the event that the selection criteria are not met, and the applicant is deemed ineligible, a rejection letter will be sent within 8 weeks of the application (or within 6 weeks after the deadline in case applicant is an Erasmus MC Bachelor of Medicine student). Any rejected student can raise objections by sending an email to graduateschool@erasmusmc.nl.  

Within six weeks, the candidate can formally appeal against the selection committee's decision with the Examinations Appeals Board (CBE).