All students who have (at least) successfully completed the first year (60 ec) of his or her main bachelor degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam can start with Philosophy of a Specific Discipline at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
For students with a degree from another Dutch research university, admissions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
If you have not yet fully completed the first year of another programme, but expect to do so before September 1st, you can register for the programme as well. However, to complete Philosophy of a Specific Discipline you need at least 90 European credits from another university bachelor programme.
Please note that all students studying for a degree from a non-Dutch university need to finish their entire bachelor first. For students with a degree from a non-Dutch university, admissions will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
Additional admission criteria
- you completed at least 60 EC of courses in English in your Erasmus University Rotterdam bachelor degree.
- you obtained at least 7.0/10 as a final grade for English in high school (VWO or equivalent).
- you are a native speaker.
Or:
- IELTS Academic (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 7.0 overall. All sub-scores should at least be 6.5.
- TOEFL iBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 100. All sub-scores should at least be 23.
- ITP-TOEFL (Institutional Testing Programme) offered by the Language & Training Centre at the EUR, or any other Dutch University. Minimum requirement: 627.
- Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency with a minimum score of at least 185.
Only one of the options above needs to be met.
All students applying for a bachelor's programme with a non-Dutch diploma are required to pay a non-refundable application fee of €100. In the Admissions Portal, you will be asked to complete the application fee. Only after a successful payment can you proceed with your application. Applications without payment will not be considered.
Exception: Students applying to the Bachelor in Philosophy of a Specific Discipline and that are already enrolled for a programme at Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) are exempt from this requirement.
Promising candidates who do not meet all entry requirements can contact philosophy@esphil.eur.nl to discuss possibilities of enrolment.