Human Movement Sciences: Sport, Exercise & Health
General requirements
The general requirements for admission to the (pre)Master's programme Human Movement Sciences are:
- A relevant bachelor's degree, including a bachelor thesis or equivalent of a bachelor thesis
- Physics must have been part of your VWO or HAVO exam
- Knowledge of Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology on the level of "Introductory textbooks".
Although provable knowledge of mathematics (Wiskunde B) is not required for admission, it is expected that you have enough basic knowledge of mathematics. If you have any doubts about your level of knowledge, please try the Mathematics Pretest (in Dutch). If your knowledge turns out to be insufficient, it is strongly advised to get some additional education before starting the master's programme.
Students with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Movement Sciences (either from VU University or the RUG) or Health SciencStudents with a Bachelor’s degree in Human Movement Sciences (either from VU University or RUG) or Health Sciences with a major in Human Movement Sciences (UM) or Medical Sciences with a major Human Movement Sciences (Radboud University) will be given direct access to the Master’s programme, provided that the student has made a rough personal planning for the Master’s Programme that has been approved by the Examination Board.
Students with a different Bachelor’s degree, from either a university or an institute of higher vocational education (hbo), will usually have to take a premaster’s programme.
Application
The admission board of the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences will decide if a candidate can be admitted to the Master's programme. They will base their decision on the following criteria:- The candidate has met the general requirements
- Sufficient knowledge of the English language (6 VWO/5 HAVO- level or an IELTS-score of at least 6.5);
- Level at which the bachelor's programme was completed, based on grades
- For HBO-bachelors: the results of the HBO-assessment. If a science minor from 'Bewegingstechnologie' (HHS) or the 'AMPO' (HVA) was part of your bachelor's programme, an assessment is not required.
- An interview with the admission board
How to apply
Students with a WO-bachelor's degree
Except for the HBO-assessment, application is the same for students with a WO-bachelor's degree. For details see below.
Students with a HBO-bachelor's degree
Students who want to be admitted to the Master's programme can apply at www.vu.studielink.nl.
- Apply for a username and password for DigiD.
- Log in with the provided username and password and apply for the premaster Human Movement Sciences. Choose Bachelor and then Premaster. Studielink will then send you two e-mails with your username and password for VUnet.
- Log in on VUnet, complete your application and upload the required documents.
- If you have to do the HBO-assessment, you can apply for this through the new student portal VUnet.
Further instructions on how to apply can be found at the VU-site.
Note that you have to apply before June 1, 2012!
After the Faculty of Human Movement Sciences has received your application, you will be invited for an interview with the admission board, preferably after your assessment. Based on this interview, your previous education and the results of your assessment, the board will decide if you can be admitted to the programme.
When you are admitted to the programme, the admission board will determine the content of your premaster's programme. The board will then sign the admission form (“verzoek tot toelating tot de (pre)master”) that is required for your official enrolment into the programme.
