Admission

The master's programme Health Economics, Policy & Law is designed for highly motivated students who are interested in understanding the complexities of healthcare systems and health policy issues from different disciplinary perspectives. You need a certain background to be admitted to the programme.

Prior education

Students must have completed a bachelor’s degree or a master's degree in a relevant field at a recognised university. We accept all students with:

•  A Dutch bachelor's or master's degree in:
  • (European) Public health
  • Business administration
  • Economics
  • Health sciences (health policy & management)
  • Health and society
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Pharmacy
  • Pharmacology
  • Policy Science
• A similar degree obtained at a research-driven university such to be determined by the Admissions Board.
• Students with a sufficient background in (health) economics and/or policy, such to be determined by the Admissions Board.

Note that all non-Dutch diplomas will have to be assessed by the admissions office and/or Nuffic. All applications will be assessed individually by the Admissions Board.

What to do if you don't qualify

Students holding a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a university of applied sciences do not qualify. They are referred to our pre-master’s programme (in Dutch). Students with a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree from a research-driven university that do not qualify for immediate admission to the master’s in Health Economics, Policy & Law, could instead follow a shortened version of our pre-master's programme in Dutch.

Language skills

Proof of proficiency in English must be presented by submitting the results, no more than 2 years old (unless otherwise stated) from either:

• Level Statement of Language & Training Centre Erasmus university (English assessment valid for 1 year) with a minimum level of B2.2
• IELTS overall band score minimum of  6.5 (min subscores 6.0)
• iBT TOEFL (Traditional & Paper Edition) score minimum of 90 (min subscores 20)
• International Baccalaureate (English A or B Higher level, valid indefinitely))
• Cambridge B2 First
• Cambridge C1 Advanced
• Cambridge C2 Proficiency
• LanguageCert Academic score minimum of 70 (min subscores 65)
• Pearson  PTE Academic score minimum of 70 (min subscores 65)

Exemption from the requirements is granted to those who:

• Completed a bachelor's or master's programme at a Dutch university (of applied sciences), or
• Completed the ESHPM pre-master's programme, or
• Completed a university bachelor’s or master’s programme fully taught in English in one of the following countries: The Netherlands, Australia, Canada (with the exception of Quebec), Ireland, New Zealand, the UK or the USA.

Proficiency in Mathematics

The master requires students to have proven to have sufficient proficiency in mathematics, i.e. those with:

• Research methods in previous education, to be assessed by the Admission Board

Admission criteria 

All applications will be considered by the Admissions Committee that decides on admission. To qualify for the master's programme, students should at least:

• Have a bachelor's degree with good results, from a recognized university and in a relevant field.

A similar non-Dutch degree obtained at a research-driven university, such to be determined by the Admissions Board.