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Help companies make a difference around the world. In the program International Business Administration, you’ll learn how international organizations operate and how cultural norms influence business. You’ll gain a broad perspective on economics, culture, and leadership, while building skills in teamwork, presenting, and critical thinking. This program prepares you for a managerial career in an international environment.

University College Tilburg offers motivated (inter)national students with (international) ambition an English-taught three-year Bachelor's program in Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In the international Bachelor's program in Liberal Arts and Sciences you explore complex issues from multiple perspectives.This interdisciplinary approach enables you to gain an in-depth understanding of complex global issues in contemporary society and to look for creative solutions. In order to achieve this intellectual flexibility, lectures are often team-taught by tutors from different academic disciplines. Besides this, the program emphasizes academic skills training such as scientific reasoning, critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and presentation skills. Small-scale education plays an important role in this.

Within Liberal Arts and Sciences you can choose one of the following majors:

• Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
• Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavior
• Law, Politics, and Culture

Become a professional who bridges business and economics. In this integrated Bachelor’s program, you combine expertise in managing international companies with rigorous economic analysis of markets and public policy. Understand how firms operate across borders and how economic forces and policy decisions shape their strategies. This broad, well-rounded foundation prepares you for an international career in business, policy, and beyond.

The Bachelor's program in International Sociology focuses on the dynamics between individuals, groups and society. What makes societies so different, and what connects them? You study social themes such as migration, cultural differences, and poverty and inequality while connecting these themes to politics and policy. Depending on your ambitions and interests, you will choose a specialization in your second year: either 'Culture in Comparative Perspective' or 'Social Risks in a Changing World'. International Sociology uses a comparative perspective on the Western world.

Learn how to use mathematical and statistical models to tackle real-world challenges in business, finance, and the public sector. Think of smarter planning in healthcare, more efficient product flows, or improved crowd movement at festivals. The Bachelor's program in Econometrics and Operations Research provides you with a solid foundation in data analysis, modeling, and smart decision-making.

Address complex societal challenges in an international context from an organizational and managerial perspective. You will learn how to manage projects and assemble teams to tackle complex social issues such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and international migration. Global Management of Social Issues integrates knowledge from three academic fields in the social sciences: Organization and Management Studies, Human Resource Studies, and Sociology. Do you want to make a difference in the world and start learning how today?

Study the human side of business. In the Bachelor Human Resource Studies: People Management, you will focus on the performance and efficiency of organizations, as well as the well-being of their employees. Topics include work happiness, inclusion, strategic management, and team performance. Learn how to contribute to happy employees and thriving organizations by studying people, work, and management issues from various perspectives.

In the international Bachelor’s program Digital Culture and Society (Culture Studies), you focus on digital culture and media within our increasingly globalized world. Through different research angles on our online identities, community-building, art expressions, and interactions with (social) media, you study how tech-driven innovations and globalization influence our way of living. This program is interactive, encouraging curiosity and helping you learn to express your opinions in a diverse, multicultural setting. Much attention is paid to language and writing skills, whereby students learn to actively contribute to digital culture on our own online magazine platform by writing papers and opinion pieces. Alongside the compulsory courses, you customize your program with a range of elective courses or opt for the track Cultuur en Educatie (Dutch-taught), which combines the study of Dutch language, literature, media and communication.

- #1 in the field of culture studies (Keuzegids Universiteiten, 2023)

In the Bachelor's program in Psychology, you study mind and behavior. You find the answers to questions such as who we are and how we think and feel. Why do people do the things they do, and what does that say about our brain? This program's curriculum is flexible, which gives you the freedom to specialize by choosing one out of nine majors, combined with a minor. You will receive personal guidance to build the program that suits your talents and career aspirations. Develop expertise within one of the specializations: Work and Organizational Psychology, Cognitive Neuropsychology, Economic Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Medical Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Lifespan Psychology, Psychological Methods and Data Science, and Social Psychology.

Learn to look beyond borders and the limits of a single judicial system. Compare legal problems and solutions from a variety of jurisdictions by combining different legal systems. Tackle global legal challenges and situate the law in a broader social and economic context. With the LL.B. Global Law, you become the linking pin in cross-border cases involving various players, such as governments, organizations, banks and NGOs.

#32 worldwide and #4 in the Netherlands in Law, Times Higher Education, 2025

In the Bachelor Theology, you will learn to think critically about people and society, faith and reason. You learn to assist people in the areas of meaning, philosophy of life, ethics and spirituality. Religious views also play a role in social challenges. What responsibility do people have toward society and the world? How do you work on issues of justice and tolerance in a complex society? You can also follow this program part-time. Study the Bachelor of Theology in Dutch in Utrecht or in English in Tilburg.

A truly unique program for those who can’t wait to create new value through entrepreneurship and business innovation. Learn how to drive an organization forward with business innovation or how to change the world with a new start-up that will scale to a large company. Become an academically trained entrepreneur or business innovator: ready to start your own business or become a changemaker within an existing company.

Master the legal tools that can shift global environmental outcomes – tackle biodiversity loss, climate change, and other pressing challenges. Delve into EU and international governance frameworks and laws on climate change, environmental technologies, biodiversity protection, environmental litigation, and (EU) markets. Cross disciplinary boundaries and place environmental law within real-world contexts. Environmental Law and Justice is a track of the LLM International and European Law.

Learn how to apply science-based solutions to human problems in work and organizational settings. In this Master's program, you will use business psychology to optimize employee performance, improve work processes and relationships, manage diversity, enhance fairness and equity in teams, and increase subjective well-being in organizations. Work and Organizational Psychology is a track of the MSc in Social Psychology.

Culture in the Digital Era examines how culture, society, and everyday life are shaped by digitalization, mediatization, and shifting boundaries between public and private spheres. This Master's trains you to analyze how digital technologies, platforms, and algorithms influence everyday cultural expressions, communication, identity, and creativity, and to reflect on their broader implications for individuals and society. You will also learn how to communicate these insights effectively in professional and public contexts. This is a track of MA Culture Studies.

Hybrid education

This Master's program offers hybrid education: you can choose to attend the classes either online or on-campus. This approach to education offers many opportunities, including flexibility, accessibility and the possibility to study in multiple locations. Note that you will earn the same diploma, regardless of whether you take the program online or on-campus.

The growing importance and number of multinational enterprises as well as an increase in international employability call for a new type of specialist that is able to cope with international and comparative labor issues from a variety of perspectives. This is particularly true for the European Union’s internal market with its free movement possibilities for workers and companies, in which complex legal and policy relations arise. You will combine knowledge of labour law with related areas such as human resource management, the labour market, and social policy, all from international and European perspectives. This combined skills-set is what modern professionals in employment relations need.

Rankings:

#32 in Law worldwide, #4 in the Netherlands, THE Rankings (2025)

Bridge the gap between IT, strategic needs and daily business operations in an international double degree program that gives you two full master's degrees: one from Tilburg University and one from Turku University (Finland). Extra attention is paid to change management that goes with new technology and processes, which is often important for the success of IT projects.

Learn to understand, design and improve supply chain processes at strategic, tactical and operational levels. The Master in Supply Chain Management equips you with the skills to analyze complex logistical networks, apply data-driven methods, and address real-world challenges, such as sustainability and resource efficiency. After completing the program, you are ready to contribute to well-functioning, responsive, and sustainable supply chains.

Develop expertise in tackling real-world problems in the Master's in Economics, together with students from around the world. With an understanding of how social interaction leads to problems such as biodiversity loss, climate change, poverty, and inequality, you will be better equipped to help governments, businesses and NGOs develop effective strategies and policies. The following tracks are available:
◦Behavioral Economics
◦Data Science
◦Financial Economics
◦Public Policy
◦Sustainable Development

The MSc in Communication and Information Sciences offers a unique program in which you learn the latest developments in the field of communication approached from various scientific angles. You will discover how you can use targeted communication, gaining insights from cognitive science, UX design, marketing communication, linguistics and psychology.

You will acquire solid research skills that enable you to analyze complex questions and find creative solutions for the most diverse challenges in the field of communication.

All the tracks of the Master's program in Communication and Information Sciences:
1. Business Communication and Digital Media: focus on communication issues in the area of business communications and learn the principles of modern marketing
2. Communication and Cognition: become an expert in how people process information, master conversation characteristics and learn to understand the psychological aspects of communication
3. New Media Design: immerse yourself in interactive technology, design processes, creativity and how people use digital media.

Accurate and trustworthy corporate reporting is vital for organizational success and stakeholder confidence. In the Auditing track of MSc Accountancy and Control, you will develop the skills to ensure the reliability of financial and non-financial statements, adhering to national and international standards. Learn how to integrate environmental considerations into financial statements and to build the expertise to promote trust in corporate reporting.

Scholarships

As an international student you might be wondering whether Tilburg University has scholarships available. Committed to financially supporting talented and motivated students, Tilburg University offers scholarships for prospective students. Find more information via this link: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships

Become an expert in managing a culturally diverse workforce within companies and organizations. Research multilingualism, gender inequality, and intercultural competences. Develop policies solving important societal challenges such as equal opportunities in the labor market, the educational or the healthcare system and the participation of refugees in society.

• Design strategies, policies, and interventions to address cultural diversity challenges, emphasizing societal responsibility in domains such as healthcare, education, and human resources.
• Leading program in the Netherlands with a diverse student body and an intensive, interactive educational approach that fosters in-depth analysis and discussion with peers and lecturers.

This is a track of MA Culture Studies.

Learn how to tackle global social challenges such as poverty or migration, and become an expert in sustainable development in an international context. You acquire various perspectives on sustainable development with a focus on social and economic drivers and motives. In the Master's track Politics, Policy and Societal Development of the MSc Sociology, you translate important societal questions into sociological research to evaluate policies and to serve as input for new policies.

Technology affects our society in many ways. It can be used to regulate society and thus may need to be regulated. In this program, you investigate how technology, law and society affect and shape one another. You will become a legal expert in the regulation of technology, as well as regulation by technology. Law and Technology aims to answer legislative questions related to a technology-driven society. Choose your own areas of focus by choosing or combining electives, or choose one of three tracks: 1) Privacy and Security, 2) Competition, Innovation and Digital Markets, 3) Just and Sustainable TechnologiesYou can choose to join the program online or on campus.

Rankings:

#32 in Law wereldwijd, #4 in Nederland, THE Rankings (2025)

Become a scientist-practitioner in the broad field of psychology. As a positive psychologist, you focus on people’s strengths and talents, and the positive aspects of human functioning. In the Master's program Positive Psychology and Well-being, you are trained in interventions to establish happiness and positive behavioral change. You can apply this within the broad domain of mental health services, schools, and companies. As of September 2025 this track will be part of the Master’s program in Social Psychology.

In today’s digital society, no company can survive without decent information management. The Master's program in Information Management prepares you for an international career at the intersection of IT, Business, and Management. Within Information Management you choose one of the two tracks: Strategy and Governance or Intelligence and Innovation. The track Strategy and Governance of the MSc in Information Management teaches you how to strategically apply IT to fundamentally change an enterprise and enable a company to achieve its strategic, tactical and operational goals. The track Intelligence and Innovation teaches you to assist organizations in the process of adopting new advanced digital technology and finding new opportunities for value creation in a responsible way.

Using information to help organizations achieve their strategic goals is central to the finance function. The accounting profession plays a key role in ensuring realistic business plans and providing meaningful analysis for making informed decisions. In the Business Analysis and Control track of MSc Accountancy and Control, you will tackle these core issues and develop the expertise needed to lead organizations to success.

Learn to use data science to develop innovative activities for large corporations and promising start-ups, by focusing on real-life assignments. A joint program of Tilburg University and TU/e.
In the Master Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship (DSBE) you cover all necessary disciplines to successfully apply data science in business and entrepreneurship in a responsible way. Data engineering is about designing systems handling the data infrastructure. Data analytics is about data science and AI models you run on the data. Since all models inevitably provide an output, interpreting, explaining, and interacting with this output is critical. That is why data-driven decision-making is needed. Data-driven business development is about translating the models into business impact, supported by law and ethics that the first four disciplines need to align with.
You will study and work as part of a close-knit and interactive community of students, researchers and companies on Tilburg University's and TU/e's dedicated JADS (Jheronimus Academy of Data Science) campus in 's-Hertogenbosch.

When starting your own business, you can make use of the support and encouragement by JADS Playground & MKB Datalab.

Information Systems (IS) are the heart of modern businesses. How do you use IS to make the best strategic choices and run the business day-to-day? This is what you learn in an international context during the triple degree master at three universities; in France, Finland and the Netherlands.

International experience. In two years you will receive three Master's degrees from three major universities:

• AIX-Marseille University, France:
  Master Sciences du Management Spécialité Management et Technologies de l’Information
• University of Turku, Finland:
  Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
• Tilburg University, the Netherlands:
  Master of Science in Information Management

Learn how to leverage IT, data, and AI to drive fundamental change and help organizations achieve their strategic, tactical, and operational goals. In the Strategy and Governance track of the MSc in Information Management, you will develop the expertise to align Information Systems (IS) strategy with business strategy, ensuring effective governance and value creation. Navigate the complexities of modern enterprises and become a key player in digital transformation.

You will find a detailed description of scholarships via this link: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships

Become an expert on the relationship between the brain and behavior. Clinical Neuropsychology operates at the crossroads of various psychological disciplines, such as clinical (neuro)psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and applied neuroscience. You will examine the neurological and neuropsychological characteristics of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders and brain conditions. This program is a track of the MSc Psychology and Mental Health (Psychologie en Geestelijke Gezondheid).

Gain a deep understanding of human cognition and artificial intelligence to research and develop innovative solutions and applications. This 2-year Master's program combines knowledge of cognitive science and artificial intelligence with techniques such as advanced deep learning, deep reinforcement learning and Bayesian modeling. You will investigate various aspects of intelligence, such as reasoning, learning, perception, communication and collaboration from both a human perspective and a machine perspective.

Delve into the history of modern and contemporary continental philosophy. Analyze texts and theories of some of the greatest thinkers of our time to gain a deeper understanding of humanity and society. Use this to shed new light on fundamental questions about art, culture, identity, and being human. This program can also be followed part-time. Philosophy of Art and Culture is a track of the MA Philosophy.

Become an expert in economic behavior, consumer psychology, and decision-making related to marketing, financial behavior, and communication. With Economic Psychology, you gain an understanding of how companies, non-profits, and governments can utilize knowledge of economic and psychological reasoning to comprehend and influence consumer decisions and financial behaviors. Economic Psychology is a track of the MSc in Social Psychology.

Examine how digital technologies impact core organizational processes and reshape relationships between and within organizations. In the track Organizing and Managing Digital Transformation you study how organizations respond, adjust, and navigate technological transformations from multiple perspectives. You will also learn how to advise organizations that are facing these challenges. This is a track of the MSc Organization and Management Studies.

Learn how organizations create value with data and advanced digital technology. Digital technologies, including AI, urge organizations to innovate and adapt. The Intelligence and Innovation track of the MSc Information Management prepares you for a career in digital transformation, helping organizations adopt new technologies responsibly and create value.

You will find a detailed description of scholarships via this link: http://www.tilburguniversity.edu/scholarships

Philosophy in Tilburg is in line with the profile of our university: Humanities and Social Sciences.

Four tracks, each in their own way anticipate on this. The focus is on elucidating philosophical, normative issues about man and society, precisely in the light of any new scientific knowledge we have now acquired about ourselves.

Four tracks:

* Ethics, Policy and Global Challenges: an English-taught track that is designed for students interested in the philosophical and ethical issues that arise with respect to populism, migration, terrorism, inequality, sustainability and the role science and technology play in our society.

* Philosophy of Art and Culture: an English taught track that is designed specifically for students interested in a better understanding of humans, of culture and of life itself through studying classic philosophical works.

* Philosophy of Data and Digital Society: explore distinct philosophical issues that emerge in a digitalized society

* Philosophy of Mind and Psychology: an English taught track that takes a philosophical approach to understand the human psyche.

Take a philosophical approach to understand the human psyche. By delving into philosophical texts and reflecting on theories and findings from other relevant disciplines - such as psychology, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence - you will gain more insights into mental phenomena, such as ‘emotions’, ‘intelligence’ and ‘cognition’, as well as ethical and existential questions. This program can also be followed part-time. Philosophy of Mind and Psychology is a track of the MA Philosophy.

Become an expert in sustainable development in an international context, by addressing global societal challenges such as poverty, inequality, migration, climate change, or humanitarian interventions after a natural disaster. In the Master's track Organizing for Global Social Challenges, you consider the role of organizations such as NGOs, firms, and social enterprises in tackling global societal challenges through different interventions. This is a track of MSc Organization and Management Studies.

Learn to identify organizational problems and how to develop, implement, and communicate research-based solutions.The Master's program Organization and Management Studies focuses on different forms of organizations and organizing (e.g., project teams or joint ventures). Choose a broad program that focuses on collaboration and change, or specialize in organizing and managing global social challenges or digital transformation.

Become a Data Science professional who can provide solutions to societal challenges based on complex datasets. Add value to a team, company or organization through a combination of technical skills across various disciplines, gaining expertise in data-rich domains connected to AI, Statistics, Law, Economics, and Management, with the ability to communicate effectively with scientists and experts. Select electives through the specialization tracks—Business, Governance, Health, or Media—each aligned with previous acquired knowledge and designed to deepen your expertise. Designed for students without (much) prior technical knowledge in programming and machine learning, but want to understand and analyze data.

Become fully skilled to initiate and conduct your own high-quality research in the domain of communication sciences: an excellent preparation for a PhD or a career at a research agency. Specialize within one of the following domains: cognition and communication, business communication and persuasion, digital media and communication, online culture, or linguistic anthropology.

You will be optimally prepared for a PhD or a career in applied research with excellent supervision by academic tutors and experience what it is like to work as a researcher by conducting both quantitative and qualitative research. With a wide range of substantive electives and method subjects, you develop your unique research profile.

Scholarships

To support excellent students with potential academic talent who desire to pursue the Research Master in Communication, Cognition and Digital Culture, Tilburg University grants a limited amount of Tution waivers. Visit our website to find the latest information on the application process and deadlines on the scholarship.

Immerse yourself not only in diverse cultural expressions in words and pictures, but also in the way in which culture is viewed from the perspective of the arts and the public.
The Master's program in Culture Studies consists of three specialized tracks to offer multiple perspectives on cultural and societal changes due to digitalization and globalization:

* Culture in the Digital Era
* Management of Cultural Diversity
* Jeugdliteratuur (in Dutch)

Explore human behavior using AI and computational methods to become an expert in computational psychology and advanced data analysis. In the two-year Master’s program, you will develop skills in data analysis, computational modeling, research design, and translating complex behavioral problems into actionable insights. You will be equipped to address societal challenges through a researcher’s mindset, preparing you for a range of career paths in research, industry, or policymaking where a data-driven understanding of human behavior is essential. This is a track of the MSc Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Study how digital media affect communication between companies and their (potential) customers and other stakeholders. Consider the possibilities that these resources offer for internal communication. With a wide range of electives available to you, you can become an all-round communication specialist, or specialize yourself in marketing-, internal- or corporate communication. This is a track of MSc Communication and Information Sciences.

Become a highly skilled manager with a broad understanding of all major business areas in a global context. Especially for students without a business background who are interested in a managerial career, this is an excellent opportunity to delve into topics such as marketing, finance, strategy, and leadership. Special attention is paid to sustainability and managing diversity.

With the Master’s in Finance you will acquire both broad business knowledge as well as specialized expertise in financial management and investment analysis.

What has the Master’s in Finance to offer?

* Custome your degree by following one of the three tracks: Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Sustainable Finance or AI and Data Science in Finance, or choose between multiple electives.

* Excellent career prospects in the financial industry, both on a national and international level, with future careers such as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), financial planner, treasurer, portfolio manger, risk manager, investment advisor, and so on.

* A solid foundation in the theory and practice of finance. Learn about the most contemporary concepts coming from scientific literature and apply them to real-world cases during simulations, assignments and in-class discussions.
* Get education from some of the world’s most preeminent finance academics and top researchers from the Department of Finance at Tilburg University.

Gain the legal expertise to confront urgent global challenges—like forced migration, corporate abuse, and shrinking civic space. Study human rights, human security and business responsibility through real-world case studies and critical legal analysis, and learn how international and European law can protect vulnerable communities and secure accountability. This is a track of the LLM International and European Law.

Apply theories from classical and contemporary philosophers to present-day societal issues, such as climate change, migration, populism, racism and economic inequality. Learn how to critically review familiar ideas with regard to such issues and how to reform or revise these ideas in order to face the challenge at hand. This program can also be followed part-time. Ethics, Policy and Global Challenges is a track of the MA Philosophy.

If you are interested in a Master's program in Strategic Management, you can choose between three specialized tracks

• Strategic Management: Business Developement - start end of January

This track equips you with the expertise to identify strategic growth opportunities, develop new business models, and drive innovation within established organizations and emerging ventures.

• Strategic Management: Consultancy - start end of August

This track specializes in the development of skills you need for advising firms on various contemporary strategic issues.

• Strategic Management: Leadership - start end of August

This track focuses on developing your ability to guide teams, influence decision-making, and lead strategic change in dynamic business environments.

Examine how datafication and digitalization are reshaping our social institutions, scientific practices, daily lives, work, and even our friendships. Learn how you can help shape a morally acceptable digital social world by critically reflecting on the ethical and political challenges that arise in a rapidly digitalizing world. From the influence of algorithms on decision-making to the role of data in shaping knowledge, trust, and autonomy, you become equipped to reflect deeply on the conditions of meaningful human existence in a digital age. This program can also be taken part-time. Philosophy of Data and Digital Society is a track of the MA Philosophy.

The leaders of today and tomorrow face immense challenges, such as climate change and energy transition, refugee crisis, transnational organized crime and urban inequality. Involving multiple actors and operating at global and local levels, these challenges require innovative solutions. The MSc Public Governance & Strategy combines public administration, economics and law to lay the foundation for a career in government or the private sector, in the Netherlands or abroad.

Rankings:

Top 40 in the world in Public Administration (Shanghai Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, 2024)

Become an expert economist, policy advisor, or consultant with strong quantitative skills. Learn the latest modelling techniques in economics, econometrics, statistics, and big data methods to solve actual challenges such as: choosing the best economic policy, designing labor markets and capital investments, regulating competition, and recommending strategic behavior for firms and consumers. As a mathematically and statistically well-versed business analyst, you have excellent career prospects within financial institutions, large corporations, governments, and the nonprofit sector.

Become a highly trained marketing analyst. The Master's program in Marketing Analytics teaches you to gather and analyze big data using the latest techniques and methods available, in order to provide management with critical marketing insights and opportunities, both online and offline.

You can choose to specialize in one of two tracks: Data Science or Applied Marketing Analytics.

Examine the role of lawyers in a business environment where new technologies and the call for socially responsible businesses change the way in which we conduct business. Become a creative lawyer who operates as a transaction engineer, facilitates new forms of business, negotiates deals and assists start-ups. Learn how to apply human-centered design to prevent or solve legal problems. International Business Law: Digital Innovation in Commerce and Finance (LLM) examines how digitalization affects business law and offers a blend of online and offline learning.

Rankings:

#1 Master's program in the Netherlands, Elsevier Beste Studies 2022

#18 worldwide and #2 in the Netherlands in Law, Times Higher Education, 2024

If you are interested in mathematics and finance and you want to learn how to use mathematics and statistics to solve real financial and actuarial problems, this is the program for you!
The Master's program in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science takes the critical field of risk management as its central theme, examined through the lens of quantitative models.

Taught by leading international academics, content reflects the forefront of world developments in which:
*Investors weigh risks against returns;
*Insurers limit their risks by calculating the appropriate premiums;
*Option traders balance their books by calculating the sensitivities of their positions with respect to the relevant risk factors.

Delve into these challenging worlds of continuous time finance, empirical applications, and the actuarial sciences of risk theory and asset liability management - giving you a tool-kit of highly practical skills you can apply throughout your entire financial career. This program is one of the programs with the best career prospects. Graduates find work easily, often before graduation, and they earn above average.

The challenges of our time constantly demand urgent international and regional legal responses. Become a professional who is equipped to navigate how international and European law affects global governance, organizations, tribunals, courts and non-state actors at the national, European and international level. This interdisciplinary program offers you the opportunity to tailor your specializations to match your career goals.

Learn to develop innovative and effective ways to distribute, design, price and promote products and services - both in an online and offline context. With your broad theoretical knowledge and relevant practical skills, a career as a successful marketing manager lies ahead of you.
Typical courses are Brand Management, Marketing Communication and Marketing Channel Management.

Christianity and Society: philosophy, theology, politics, digital culture. Reflect critically on Christianity in the public space and the tensions that arise in the dialogue with modern society and world religions. The program links theological and religious sources of the past with current social, economic and political issues. Special attention is given to issues such as the relation between religion and state, and the contribution of capitalism to justice and happiness.

How does law shape global order and disorder? This program examines law’s decisive role in world affairs. Gain theoretical and historical perspectives to critically engage with global governance—from interstate relations to transnational activism. Rethink foundational international law concepts and challenge assumptions about legal objectivity while developing tools for rigorous, independent analysis. Law and World-Ordering is a track of the LLM International and European Law.

Successful decision-making in organizations rests on the use of accurate and reliable information. Accounting is at the cross-section of data analysis, information provision, and human decision-making. In the Master’s program Accountancy, you gain in-depth knowledge in leading international accounting standards, forecasting a firm’s value, and executing management control, as well as in the emerging topics of sustainability (reporting) and data analytics. You can choose between two tracks: Auditing or Business Analysis and Control.

Gain insights about Cognition, Language and Communication and become an expert in how people process information online and offline, master conversation characteristics and learn to understand the psychological aspects of communication. This is a track of MSc Communication and Information Sciences.

Learn to analyze data to develop and apply analytical models to business. Learn advanced mathematical methodologies in optimization, machine learning and supply chain to solve challenging real world problems. During the Master's program, you will gain the skills and responsibility to design innovative tools to enhance decision-making. You can choose to specialize in one of the two tracks: Business Analytics or Operations Research.

• The Business Analytics track teaches you the science of using data to build models that drive decisions, adding value to institutions, companies, and individuals.
• The Operations Research track teaches you the discipline focused on developing and applying analytical methods and techniques to improve decision-making. Nearly all of these methods and techniques involve constructing mathematical models that describe the decision-making process in question.

Combine legal and economic knowledge to become a tax expert specialized in international business. Gain the academic skills to fully understand the impact of taxation in combination with new technologies on a global scale. The LLM International Business Taxation is a hybrid Master’s program, which gives you the opportunity to join the program either online or on campus.

Rankings:

#32 worldwide, #4 in the Netherlands in Law (Times Higher Education, 2025)

#31 out of 100 most popular law faculties worldwide (LLM Guide, 2025)

Immerse yourself in interactive technology, design processes, creativity and how people use new media. This will make you an expert in the field of user experience and interaction design, who knows how to develop and test designs and take them to the next level using scientific insights. This is a track of MSc Communication and Information Sciences.

Delve into:

• the cognitive and psychological processes involved in the use of digital media, such as attention, memory, learning, motivation, and emotion. In doing so, you will research how different effects can be achieved through design choices.
• user experience design, exploring how you can provide users with a meaningful experience, for example in terms of usability, engagement, sensation, as well as comfort and empowerment.
• how our creative brain works and how creative thinking can be stimulated and supported.
• emerging technologies and interactive storytelling, with emphasis on the possibilities this offers for optimizing the user experience and inducing specific psychological effects.