Admission and enrolment
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Application period
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Please select your previous education to view the application periods.Application period
September intake
February intake
Please note
- Students with a Dutch degree can apply after 1 July, but keep in mind that we can no longer guarantee that your application can be processed at this point.
- If you are currently enrolled in higher education, you might be eligible to do a preparatory minor instead of this pre-Master's programme. The preparatory minor starts in semester 2 only. Please consult this page for more information and the application deadlines.
Application period
September intake
February intake
Application period
Please select your previous education to view the application periods.Application period
September intake
February intake
Please note
- Students with a Dutch degree can apply after 1 July, but keep in mind that we can no longer guarantee that your application can be processed at this point.
- Apply by 1 May at the latest if you want to receive housing assistance by Radboud University. If you don’t want to receive housing assistance, then apply by 1 July at the latest.
- If you are currently enrolled in higher education, you might be eligible to do a preparatory minor instead of this pre-Master's programme. The preparatory minor starts in semester 2 only. Please consult this page for more information and the application deadlines.
Application period
September intake
February intake
Please note
Apply by 1 May at the latest if you want to receive housing assistance by Radboud University. If you don’t want to receive housing assistance, then apply by 1 July at the latest.
Application period
Please select your previous education to view the application periods.Application period
September intake
February intake
Please note
- Apply by 1 April at the latest if you want to receive housing assistance by Radboud University.
- If you are currently enrolled in higher education, you might be eligible to do a preparatory minor instead of this pre-Master's programme. The preparatory minor starts in semester 2 only. Please consult this page for more information and the application deadlines.
Application period
September intake
February intake
Please note
Apply by 1 April at the latest if you want to receive housing assistance by Radboud University.
Dutch degree
Admission requirements
You are admissible if you have completed a Bachelor's degree from a Research University in the field of:
- Social Sciences (e.g. Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Pedagogical Sciences, Psychology etc.)
- Humanities (e.g. Art History, Arts and Culture Studies, Communication and Information Sciences, History, Language and Culture, Media and Culture, Linguistics etc.)
- Management Sciences (e.g. Political Science, Business Administration, Public Administration etc.)
You are admissible if you have completed a related Bachelor's degree from a University of Applied Sciences (in Dutch: HBO). The following HBO degrees qualify for the pre-Master's programme:
- (International) Social Work
- Applied Psychology
- Communication
- Pedagogy (Pedagogiek)
- Journalism
- Training for Primary School Teacher (PABO)
- Training for Secondary School Teacher (Tweedegraads docent vo)
- European Studies
- Fine Art (Beeldende kunst)
- Performing Arts
- Cultural Heritage (Cultureel Erfgoed)
- Human Resource Management
- Business Administration
- Public Administration/Public Management
- Law
The list above is not exhaustive. If your study programme is not listed above but is related to Intersectional Gender Studies, please contact igs [at] ru.nl. The examination board will evaluate if your Bachelor's degree meets the requirements.
In order to take part in this programme, you need to be proficient in both written and spoken English. Students with a Bachelor's degree obtained in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New-Zealand, United Kingdom or the United States, where the language of instruction was English, are exempted from the language requirements. Other candidates need to have obtained one of the certificates below before the enrolment deadline (you will not be needing these certificates when you apply at Radboud University).
Language tests and scores
TOEFL iBT
- Minimum score: 80
- Subscores: 20
Please note: the TOEFL Home Edition is not accepted.
IELTS Academic
- Minimum score: 6.0
- Subscores: 6.0
Cambridge C1 Advanced
- Minimum score: 169
- Minimum subscore: 169
Cambridge C2 proficiency
- Minimum score: 180
- Minimum subscore: 169
Pearson PTE Academic
- Minimum score: 61
- Minimum subscore: 56
LanguageCert Academic
- Minimum score: 65
- Minimum subscore listening: 62, reading: 65, writing: 65, speaking: 68
Non-Dutch degree
Admission requirements
You are admissible if you have completed a Bachelor's degree from a Research University in the field of:
- Social Sciences (e.g. Sociology, Anthropology, Communication Science, Pedagogical Sciences, Psychology, etc.)
- Humanities (e.g. Art History, Arts and Culture Studies, Communication and Information Sciences, History, Language and Culture, Media and Culture, Linguistics, etc.)
- Management Sciences (e.g. Political Science, Business Administration, Public Administration etc.)
In addition to your degree, the admissions board will assess if your experience with qualitative research is sufficient.
In order to take part in this programme, you need to be proficient in both written and spoken English. Students with a Bachelor's degree obtained in Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Ireland, New-Zealand, United Kingdom or the United States, where the language of instruction was English, are exempted from the language requirements. Other candidates need to have obtained one of the certificates below before the enrolment deadline (you will not be needing these certificates when you apply at Radboud University).
Language tests and scores
TOEFL iBT
- Minimum score: 80
- Subscores: 20
Please note: the TOEFL Home Edition is not accepted.
IELTS Academic
- Minimum score: 6.0
- Subscores: 6.0
Cambridge C1 Advanced
- Minimum score: 169
- Minimum subscore: 169
Cambridge C2 proficiency
- Minimum score: 180
- Minimum subscore: 169
Pearson PTE Academic
- Minimum score: 61
- Minimum subscore: 56
LanguageCert Academic
- Minimum score: 65
- Minimum subscore listening: 62, reading: 65, writing: 65, speaking: 68
Application procedure
To apply for a programme, you need to submit a request for enrolment in Studielink before the application deadline. Before you apply, please check the admission requirements and then follow the steps below.
Steps
Step 1: Submit your enrolment request via Studielink
Apply for your chosen pre-Master’s programme via Studielink. You can apply for a programme for the following academic year from 1 October onwards.
Submitting a request for enrolment requires the following steps in Studielink.
- Go to 'Study programmes' and select 'Add new enrolment application'
- Search for your pre-Master’s programme by name: ‘Pre-Master’s in [name of study programme]’. The name of the pre-Master’s programme is often the name of the Master’s (specialisation).
- Select the educational institution: Radboud University
- Select the type of study programme: WO Bachelor
Register on time! You do not need to have completed your previous education when you apply. You can find the application deadline at the top of the Admission & Application page of the pre-Master's programme.
Step 2: Fill in the digital questionnaire
Because your prior education needs to be assessed, you will receive the login details for a digital questionnaire at the email address that you provided in Studielink. Log in, complete the questionnaire and upload the requested documents.
Please make sure that you submit your questionnaire and the documents before the application deadline of the pre-Master's. If you do this after the deadline, there is no guarantee that we will be able to process your application for admission in time. You can find the application deadline at the top of the Admission & Application page of the pre-Master's programme.
Step 3: Keep an eye on your inbox
Your request for admission will then be processed. Within approximately 3 weeks after you have submitted the digital questionnaire, Student Admissions will inform you by email about the admission decision. There are three possible outcomes:
- You will be granted unconditional admission, which means you can enrol for the programme.
- You will be granted conditional admission: there are conditions that you will need to fulfil before definitive admission can be granted. You will receive an email about what these conditions mean.
- You will not be granted admission: your application will then be withdrawn from Studielink and unfortunately you cannot enrol for this pre-Master's. You will receive further details by email.
The details of this outcome will be forwarded to the email address that you provided in Studielink.
Have you been admitted to the pre-Master’s?
You can now enrol for the programme.
Application procedure
How to apply for a pre-Master's programme if you have a non-Dutch previous education:
Students with a non-Dutch previous education cannot directly apply for a pre-Master’s. You must first apply for a selected Master's programme.
If you do not meet all the admission requirements for your selected Master's programme, you may be offered admission to the pre-Master's programme. This will be communicated in your admission email.
Completing the pre-Master's programme grants you direct admission to the Master's programme.
Questions?
Contact us via email at admissions [at] ru.nl (admissions[at]ru[dot]nl).