Apply for a MSc Programme

If you hold one of the following Bachelor’s degrees, you are considered to have sufficient knowledge and skills and are admissible to the Master's programme Biomedical Sciences.

- a Bachelor’s degree in Biology with one of the following majors:

• Biomedical Sciences

• Behavioural & Neurosciences

Students with a comparable Bachelor’s degree from another Dutch or foreign university, focusing on knowledge and skills at the interface of (human) physiology, genetics, molecular biology, neurology, biochemistry and/or behaviour, and medical sciences, may also qualify for admission.

Admission is always granted on an individual basis by the Board of Admissions.

The Master's programme Biomedical Sciences is selective. This means that an applicant must both meet the admission requirements and successfully complete a selection procedure in order to be admitted to the programme.

For a selective programme like this, applicants are also checked for their academic performance and motivation. These will be assessed on the basis of your application file.

For detailed information on how the selection procedure is performed, please check the official documentation (Teaching and Exam Regulation, Appendix VI, paragraph 2)

This Master’s programme does NOT have a limited intake: this means that every applicant fulfilling the admission & selection requirements will be admitted to the programme.

A Pre-master's programme may be offered to students with a Dutch Bachelor’s degree who have covered some but not all key subjects in their own degree. Also, students with a relevant HBO degree are not directly admissible but will be offered a Pre-master's programme.

The Master's Biomedical Sciences offers a Pre-master's programme for excellent students from Universities of Applied Sciences. After completing the Pre-master's programme, the student is automatically admitted to the Master's programme Biomedical Sciences. The Pre-master’s programme is listed in our online course catalogue Ocasys. Please know that up-to-date programmes are published as of 1 June.

Admission to the Pre-master's programme is always granted on an individual basis by the Board of Admissions.

To be considered for a Pre-master's programme, you must submit an admission request.

A Fast-track programme ('Doorstroomprogramma' in Dutch) is a study programme at the University of Groningen, that can be followed by an HBO-student as part of their HBO study programme. The programme is formally part of the HBO study programme, for example as elective course units or in the form of a minor programme. The goal of such a Fast-track programme is to create a better connection between the Bachelor's and the Master's programme.

After completing the Fast-track programme, the student is automatically admitted to the Master's programme Biomedical Sciences.

To be considered for a Fast-track programme, you must submit an admission request.

Please register in Studielink for the (Pre-) Master’s programme (including the track if available). Please make sure you meet the payment obligations before the starting date (single payment or in instalments).

Please note: In case you would like to start with a Pre-master's programme, please make sure you register for the Pre-master's programme instead of the Master's programme in Studielink. If you have questions on how to register in Studielink, please contact us.

Some Pre-master’s do not have their own programme in Studielink.
Please see the table below to find out how to apply for these Pre-master’s programmes.

Please note: for the Fast-track, you will receive further instructions on registering in Studielink once you have been admitted.

To file an application for admission to the (Pre-)Master's programme or Fast-track programme, you need to upload the following documents in the application process which is described below.

Please note; the documents should be subitted as PDF-files and in English. Other formats and languages will not be taken into consideration! The maximum file-size is 5 MB. If it is not possible to crop your PDF file to < 5 MB, please contact us.

1. Curriculum Vitae.
2. Official transcript of records.
3. A copy of your Bachelor's degree, or if you have not obtained your degree yet, a document containing a description + planning of the remaining course units in your programme.
4. The completely filled-in checklist for the selective Master's programme Biomedical Sciences
or
the completely filled-in checklist for the Pre-master's programme Biomedical Sciences.
5. Written report, see the explanation in the checklists (link at point 4).

After the Board of Admissions has assessed your admission request you will receive an (conditional) admission letter within six weeks.

When you have not yet obtained your Bachelor's degree you will receive a conditional admission letter.

After you have submitted your admission request the Board of Admissions will assess your file. You will receive an admission decision letter within six weeks. When the board has determined that your educational background or allignment with the Master's programme is insufficient you wil receive a rejection letter.

After the Board of Admissions has assessed your admission request you will receive an (conditional) admission letter by email within six weeks.

When you have not yet obtained your Bachelor's degree you will receive a conditional admission letter.

Please note: If you are admitted to a Fast-track programme, you will receive further instructions via the admission letter regarding enrolment in Studielink and the remaining steps.

If you disagree with a decision, you can lodge a complaint, objection or appeal. Complaints, objections and appeals can be submitted to the Central Portal for the Legal Protection of Student Rights (CLRS).