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Linguistics
How do children learn their mother tongue? How do non-native speakers learn a second language and what are the best teaching methods? What is involved in teaching a computer a language? At the Linguistics MA programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will explore these questions and more.
Environment and Resource Management - Global Water Challenges
The Environment and Resource Management - Global Water Challenges programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam trains you to become a sustainability professional with the skills and knowledge to be changemaker.
Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences
This Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences MSc programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers the ideal opportunity to specialise in this fascinating area of research where a wide range of disciplines meet!
Hydrology - Water and Chemistry
Safe and clean water is becoming increasingly scarce, and conflict over water is growing. As a student of the Hydrology - Water and Chemistry programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will dive into global water challenges and find sustainable solutions. You will learn to understand the hydrological cycle and its impact on society.
Bioinformatics and Systems Biology - Systems Biology
The Bioinformatics and Systems Biology - Systems Biology programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam teaches you to combine molecular and cell biology, computer science and mathematical modelling to integrate vast amounts of biological data into a fundamental understanding of life at the molecular level.

Hydrology
Safe and clean water is becoming increasingly scarce, and conflict over water is growing. As a student of Hydrology programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will dive into global water challenges and find sustainable solutions. You will learn to understand the hydrological cycle and its impact on society.
Physics and Astronomy - Science for Energy and Sustainability
The Physics and Astronomy - Science for Energy and Sustainability programme is a joint degree programme of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. As a student, you will therefore benefit from the expertise, networks and research projects at both universities. UvA and VU jointly issue a degree certificate to graduates.
Philosophy
In the Philosophy master's programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you ask philosophical questions in relation to a specific field of science. Through critical thinking and careful argumentation you learn to unravel scientific positions down to the level of hidden presuppositions. Something that is increasingly needed these days.
Human Movement Sciences (Research)
In the Human Movement Sciences - Sport, Exercise and Health (Research) programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will learn how to answer urgent and socially relevant questions while conducting research aimed at unraveling the secrets of human movement through fundamental and applied scientific studies in Sport and Health.
Business Administration - Management Consulting
What do different organisations have in common, and what are the differences? And why are some more successful than others? If you are curious about the ins and outs of this ‘game’, about the companies active in business services and about the people who work for them, then the Business Administration - Leadership and Change Management programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is for you.
Human Movement Sciences - High Performance Coaching
The Human Movement Sciences - High Performance Coaching programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam gives you the tools to understand and enhance human movement — in sports and health.

Spatial and Applied Economics
The Spatial and Applied Economics MSc programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam deals with urban, transport, environmental, real estate, health, development, and public policy economics.
Political Science - Global Environmental Politics
The Political Science - Global Environmental Politics programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam explores the political dynamics of the climate crisis and the transition to a just and sustainable future.
Oncology
The Oncology programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam aims to transfer the unique combination of translational Oncology research to the next generation of students. You will be trained in state-of-the-art techniques in cancer research and therapy in a challenging environment by experts in the field.
Finance - Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance
In today’s globally integrated economy with an almost unlimited access to data and information, the connection between business and finance is stronger than ever before. The Finance - Duisenberg Honours Programme in Corporate Finance course is offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Biomedical Sciences - Infectious Diseases
The Biomedical Sciences - Infectious Diseases programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam enables you to conduct research within the broad spectrum of biomedical sciences.
Biomolecular Sciences - Molecular Cell Biology
In this Biomolecular Sciences - Molecular Cell Biology programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you'll focus on the fundamentals of molecular and cellular processes
Linguistics - Language and AI
The Linguistics - Language and AI course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam prepares you as a scholar and as an engineer how to build and use this technology in professional context such as government, health, legal, education domains and many others.
Literary Studies - English Literature in a Visual Culture
During the Literary Studies - English Literature in a Visual Culture programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam , you will explore the world of stories by looking at questions such as: How do you analyse stories? What functions do they serve? And how do you learn to read them? You will look at how stories are told through literary texts, paintings, music and films.
Law - European and International Law
In this Law - European and International Law programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will explore legal frameworks that go beyond national borders. You will study the foundations of European and international public law and examine how these legal domains complement and sometimes conflict with each other.