Studying part-time at the UG

The part-time degree programmes at the RUG are fully-fledged degree programmes; with regard to admission requirements, certificates, content of the teaching programme and examinations they are completely comparable with a full-time degree programme. The main differences lie in the number of contact and homework hours per week, the total study duration and the fact that the lectures are sometimes given in the evenings.

The normal four-year programme (3-year Bachelor’s programme plus 1-year Master’s programme) for Philosophy, Frisian Language and Culture, History, Law and Theology can be stretched over seven or eight years. The programme in Greek and Latin Language and Culture can be completed in six years. You will need two academic years to complete the propaedeutic phase.

The average study load (lectures and homework) is about twenty hours a week for all part-time programmes.

Most part-time variants are combined day/evening programmes. The lectures (lectures and seminars) are given in two teaching periods (semesters). The Master 's programme includes research projects, sometimes an internship and always a Master’s thesis. The Master’s thesis is a report on a completed piece of academic research. It is sometimes possible to combine the Master's thesis with a work placement. Please contact the relevant contact persons for each degree programme for more specific information about the timetables and the working methods.

The part-time programmes lead to the same degree certificates as the full-time programmes.
After you have gained your Bachelor’s degree, you can round off your education with a Master’s degree. On completion of your Master’s degree you are awarded a certificate with the right to call yourself Master of Science (MSc) or Master of Arts (MA). Law graduates may choose between the international title Master of Laws (LLM) or the Dutch ‘meester’ title (mr). Law graduates also have the grade one teaching qualification for teaching law at VWO/HBO level. The Master’s degree in theology grants entrance to seminary training.

Tuition fees for part-time students depend on your chosen degree.
More information on the tuition fees can be found here: Tuition Fees.

A part-time student is not eligible for a student grant. Depending on your income, study costs may be tax deductible.

The entry requirements for part-time programmes are the same as those for full-time programmes. Anyone with a VWO diploma with the right profile or a HBO propaedeutic certificate will in principle be admitted. In addition, most programmes have so-called profile requirements. If you do not satisfy the entry requirements you may be asked to sit a special entrance examination, the colloquium doctum. The minimum age for the colloquium doctum is 21.

Entry requirements may be different for international applicants. When you have a diploma or degree completed in a country other than the Netherlands, please contact the Faculty that offers the programme.

Frisian Language and Culture

• Non-native speakers of Frisian can take an intensive Frisian course before they start.

Greek and Latin Languages and Cultures

• Required subjects: Greek and/or Latin
• Preferred subjects: English and German
  N.B. Students with no Greek or Latin can take these modules during the propaedeutic phase; in effect they will be following an integrated preparatory course/propaedeutic phase.

History

• Preferred subjects: English, German, French and history.

Law

• Preferred subjects: English, German, French and, depending on the chosen specialization, history, economics and mathematics.

Philosophy

• Preferred subjects: English, German, French, philosophy and mathematics (depending on the chosen specialization).

Theology

• Preferred subject: English and German
  N.B. Students with no Greek can take these modules during the propaedeutic phase; in effect they will be following an integrated preparatory course/propaedeutic phase.