Applicants from another UvA faculty or Dutch university
Entry requirements
The Admissions Office will evaluate your application for this programme based on your academic degree.
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Your academic Bachelor’s degree
You are eligible to apply to this Master’s programme, if you have an academic Bachelor's or Master's degree in:
- Business Economics or Economics, or
- in another field, as long as it has a strong quantitative focus.
Each specialisation track also has specific subject requirements.
Managerial Economics and Strategy
You must have proven knowledge of all the following topics at an intermediate level:
- Microeconomics (including market structure (Industrial organisation) and Game theory)
- Mathematics and statistics
- Econometrics or Quantitative research methods
Neuroeconomics
For this track, coursework in microeconomics or industrial organisation is expected. If you do not have this, you may still apply if you have proven knowledge in at least one of the following topics:
- Behavioural economics
- Psychology
- Affective neuroscience
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Game theory
Sustainability
For this track, coursework in microeconomics or industrial organisation is expected. If you do not have this, you may still apply if you have proven knowledge in at least one of the following topics:
- Behavioural Economics
- Earth sciences
- Environment or Climate change
- Biodiversity or Ecosystems
- Renewable energy
- Responsible business innovation
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Your pre-Master's, Major, or academic minor
Have you completed a relevant pre-Master’s, major or minor at the UvA? Then you may be unconditionally accepted to the Master's. The requirements differ per track.
For Managerial Economics and Strategy and Sustainability:
- The Bachelor's Beta-Gamma with the major Economics
- The Bachelor's PPLE with the major Economics and Business
- The Economics Transition Minor certificate
- The pre-Master's Economics/Business Economics
- Master's Qualifying Programme (OnCampus) – Business Economics
For Neuroeconomics:
- The Bachelor's PPLE with the major Psychology
- The pre-Master's Economics/Business Economics
- The Economics Transition Minor certificate
- Master's Qualifying Programme (OnCampus) – Business Economics
If your previous academic education does not fulfil this programme’s requirements, you might be eligible to apply for the pre-Master’s programme.
Selection
Meeting the entry requirements is just the first step. Besides the entry requirements, you need to meet the selection criteria. This means that your application will be compared with other applicants. The selection is based on your GPA and motivation letter.
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1. Your Grade Point Average (GPA)
We are looking for students who have shown academic potential to keep up with the high level and workload of the programme. Therefore, one of the criteria on which your application will be assessed is the Grade Point Average (GPA). You need a minimum GPA of 7.0 (rounded). We especially value strong grades in:
- Microeconomics
- Econometrics or quantitative research methods
If your GPA is lower than 7.0, we will still take your application into account, but you will need excellent grades on the above-mentioned mentioned courses.
How to calculate your GPA
Your GPA should be calculated over:
- all Bachelor's degree results (year 1-3). Any additional Bachelor’s courses have to be included as well.
- your Bachelor’s or Master’s degree that is most relevant to the entry requirements. If you have both, you need a GPA of at least 7.0 in either your Bachelor’s or your Master’s.
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2. Your motivation letter
The motivation letter (max. one A4) allows you to explain why you would be a good fit for the Master’s programme and which experiences have led you to this decision.