Selection criteria
Check the admission tab for the selection criteria.
Application procedure
Apply via Studielink. Make sure to include all the following required documents:
- Letter of motivation (max. 500 words)
- One or two letters of recommendation
- Extensive curriculum vitae (résumé), including work, research and computer experience
- Official transcript of diplomas and reports (list of grades)
- Translated transcript of diplomas and reports
- For Chinese Students a NESO certificate
- English test certificate (TOEFL 575 / 232 / 90 or IELTS 6.5 or comparable English proficiency) - not applicable for native speakers and Dutch students
- Copy of passport
- Passport photograph
On the basis of your application we may invite you for an (online) interview.
Application deadline
- 1 March – Non-EEA applicants
- 1 April – EEA and Dutch applicants
Selected Erasmus MC students of Medicine have the opportunity to follow the whole year 1 of the MSc Molecular Medicine program, followed by the master of Medicine.
You are advised to participate in a research-oriented minor during bachelor 3 of the medical curriculum (minor biomedical research in practice).
Exemption
You will be exempt from the medical master electives (Keuze-onderzoek, 30 EC points), provided that you successfully finish your first research project within the MSc Molecular Medicine Program.
Year 2 of the MSc Molecular Medicine Program, a full-year research project leading up to the MSc thesis, is performed after finishing Medicine. Upon graduation, you may get the chance to continue a scientific career as a PhD student.
Prospective international or Dutch students should have a bachelor's degree or an equivalent level of training in the life sciences, such as biology, biomedicine, medicine, or related fields.
BASc students in Biomedical Lab Techniques, from the Hogeschool Rotterdam or other relevant higher vocational training program (HBO) within The Netherlands, may apply. In addition to the general selection criteria, a letter of reference from your mentor is required and a written entrance examination.
MSc students in Biotechnology and Molecular Life Sciences from Wageningen University are offered the possibility to specialise in ‘Molecular Medicine’. This is a joint programme between Wageningen University and Erasmus MC. Students will graduate in Wageningen.
Interested students can contact the MSc Biotechnology coordinator, Dr Sonja Isken.
