Chemistry
Application procedure
Applications for admission to the master’s programme, and the application fee payments must have been received by VU University no later than:
Admission requirements
Important: All students must have an intake interview with the Master coordinator. Please contact the master coordinator of your specialization.
Analytical Sciences:
Dr. Henk Lingeman
Phone: +31 (0)20 59 87539
E-mail: h.lingeman@vu.nl
Molecular Design, Synthesis and Catalysis
Dr. Chris Slootweg
Phone: +31 (0)20 59 87482
E-mail: j.c.slootweg@vu.nl
Molecular Simulation and Photonics
Prof. dr. Luuk Visscher
Phone: +31 (0)20 59 87624
E-mail: msc-molecular-simulation-and-photonics@few.vu.nl
Students with a Dutch preliminary education
The Master’s in Chemistry is open to students:
• with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry
• with a Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
• with a Bachelor's degree from a relevant Dutch hbo programme
Students who want to specialize in the Education variant must have successfully completed the third year Bachelor orientation course on education (12 ECTS).
HBO (HLO) graduates
If you are a hbo graduate you do not have to take a premaster’s assessment to gain admission to the Master's programme in Chemistry. Instead, the Master's coordinator will hold an intake interview with you. When you fulfill all requirements, the Master's coordinator will provide you a declaration stating that you do not need to take the premaster’s assessment. Send in this declaration with your application form.
Please visit www.vu.nl/hlostudenten for information on entering the programme with a higher vocational degree in Laboratory Science (HLO).
Minor
If you are a hbo student and you would like to follow one of our minor programmes, please subscribe as a bachelor student.
Students with an international preliminary education
Direct admission tot the Master's programme in Chemistry is possible with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. Students with a Bachelor's degree in a related subject will have to satisfy certain entry requirements depending on the course they have in mind. The Master's programme provides opportunities to fill specific gaps in your knowledge.
Language proficiency requirements
VU University Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test and to submit their score as a part of the application. Exceptions are made for students who have completed their education in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia or who have obtained an international Baccalaureate or European Baccalaureate diploma.
Further information on the minimum English language proficiency requirements (TOEFL, IELTS, CAE, CPE) is available under the section:
Further information
Further information on the subjects below is available on the central VU website under the section:
- Required documents
- Nuffic Certificate for Chinese students
- Visa requirements
- Application procedures
