(Preparatory) minor and pre-Master's

• Are you currently a University of Applied Sciences (HBO) student? You can follow a preparatory minor (30 EC) to gain access to the Master's programme in Intersectional Gender Studies. The preparatory minor in Intersectional Gender Studies consist of a selection of content-based courses and courses focused on academic and research skills. The courses are taken alongside Bachelor's students from various disciplines. Upon completing the preparatory minor, you will receive a certificate (not a Bachelor's degree) that includes an overview of the completed courses. The preparatory minor starts 26 January 2026. Registration and enrollment for the preparatory minor as a hbo-student are handled through 'Kies op Maat'. The application deadline is December 1. 

   

• Are you currently a Research University (WO) student?
  1. Are you a student in the field of Social Sciences, Humanities or Management Sciences? Have you not yet completed at least 20 ECs in critical courses such as Gender & Diversity Studies, Women's Studies, Sexuality Studies, Disability Studies, Migration Studies, Postcolonial Studies, or a similar critical curriculum? You can take a minor or elective courses that will, along with your Bachelor's degree, makes you eligible for the Master's programme. The minors you can follow are: Cultural Sexuality Studies; Diversity, Inclusion and Gender; Gender, Culture and Society, Variant 1; Gender, Culture and Society, Variant 2; Gender and Intersectionality. You can find more information about the minors, courses and contact details in course catalogue.

  2. Are you a student in a discipline other than the Social Sciences, Humanities or Management Sciences and have you not yet completed at least 20 ECs in critical courses from the field of Gender & Diversity Studies, Sexuality Studies, Disability Studies, Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies, Migration Studies, or a similar critical curriculum? During your studies, you can take a preparatory minor (30 EC) that makes you eligible for the Master's programme. This minor starts 26 January 2026. 

  3. Are you a student in a discipline other than the Social Sciences, Humanities or Management Sciences and have you already earned at least 20 ECs in critical courses from the field of Gender & Diversity Studies, Sexuality Studies, Disability Studies, Postcolonial and Decolonial Studies, Migration Studies, or a similar critical curriculum? After completing a set of academic courses (7 EC), you are admissible to the Master's in Intersectional Gender Studies. These courses are followed from 26 January 2026. 

• Have you graduated from your studies (either HBO or WO) and are you currently not enrolled in higher education? In that case, you can apply for the pre-Master's in Intersectional Gender Studies. This programme starts September 1 2026.

   

Language requirements

A sufficient level of English proficiency is required for meeting the admission requirements for the preparatory minor (30 EC) . Based on your previous education, the admissions board decides whether or not you are required to take an English language test.

Accepted language tests and scores

• IELTS Academic (note: not IELTS Online) with overall score ≥6.0 and all subscores ≥6.0
• TOEFL iBT (note: not Home Edition) with overall score ≥80 and all subscores ≥20
• Cambridge C1 Advanced with overall score ≥169 and all subscores ≥169
• Cambridge C2 Proficiency with overall score ≥180 and all subscores ≥169
• PTE Academic* (note: not PTE academic Online) with overall score of ≥ 61 and all subscores ≥ 56
• LanguageCert Academic* (note: not LanguageCert Academic Online) with overall score of ≥ 65 and subscores: listening ≥ 62; reading, writing  ≥ 65; speaking ≥ 68