The Honours Programme is intended for PPE students, who, at the end of the first year of their Bachelor's programme have completed all their courses, have an average mark of a 7.5 and are motivated to take extra courses in the second and third year of their programme. As a PPE student, you can choose between the internal and the external Honours Programme (HP).
PPE Honours Programme (internal)
The John Stuart Mill College offers talented and motivated bachelor’s students the opportunity to study PPE in greater depth. The PPE Honours Programme can be followed alongside the second year and third year of your bachelor’s programme. If you complete the programme successfully and meet the requirements, you will receive a special diploma to demonstrate that you have completed this additional PPE Honours Programme. The information on this webpage concerns the internal PPE Honours Programme.
VU Honours Programme (external)
Alternatively, students with good grades and a strong motivation can also be admitted to one of the three other VU Honours Programmes, namely those at the Faculty of Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences, or the School for Business and Economics. These programmes involve 2-3 courses from these faculties (called faculty courses), most of the time including a research project with a member of faculty adding up to 12-18 EC, and 2-3 interfaculty elective courses from the VU, UvA or Amsterdam University College (AUC), adding up to another 12-18 EC. All Honours Programmes need to comprise 30 EC extra study load during the 2nd and 3rd years of study.