Drug Discovery and Safety
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.
Biomolecular Drug Analysis
Dr. Henk Lingeman
Phone: +31 20 59 87539
E-mail: h.lingeman@vu.nl
Computational Medicinal Chemistry & Toxicology
Dr. Daan Geerke
Phone: +31 20 59 87606
E-mail: DP.Geerke@few.vu.nl
Drug Design & Synthesis
Dr. Maikel Wijtmans
Phone: +31 20 59 87603
E-mail: M.Wijtmans@few.vu.nl
Molecular Pharmacology
Dr. Marco Siderius
Phone: +31 20 59 87564
E-mail: mh.siderius@few.vu.nl
Molecular Toxicology
Dr. Jan Commandeur
Phone: +31 20 59 87595
E-mail: JNM.commandeur@few.vu.nl
Students with a Dutch preliminary education
The Master’s programme is open to students:
- with a bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacochemistry;
- with a bachelor's degree in Chemistry;
- with a bachelor's degree in Medical Natural Sciences;
- who have followed a similar programme at another university;
- with a bachelor's degree in a relevant Dutch hbo-education;
- with sufficient knowledge of the English language (level of Dutch vwo-examination).
HBO graduates
If you are an HBO-graduate, you do not have to take a premaster assessment to get admission to the master programme Drug Discovery and Safety. Instead, the master coordinator will hold an intake interview with you. If you fulfill all requirements, the master coordinator will give you a declaration stating that you do not need to take the premaster assessment. Send in this declaration with your application form.
HLO studenten
Please visit www.vu.nl/hlostudenten for information on entering the programme with a higher vocational degree in Laboratory Science (HLO).
Students with an international preliminary education
You can gain direct admission to the master programme Drug Discovery and Safety with a bachelors degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Chemistry. If you hold a bachelor degree in a related subject like biomedical sciences, it is possible that you will first be required to first bring your knowledge up to standard in a number of areas, depending on both the specialization in your bachelor and the Drug Discovery and Satefy specialization you apply for. These additional requirements also apply if you have a bachelor degree from an institute of higher vocational education (HBO). This also depends on your bachelor specialization and the specialization you choose for within this master programme. The decision on how you should compensate for any gaps in your knowledge will be taken in consultation with the master coordinator.
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
