Universiteit Utrecht

In the bachelor's programme of Media and Culture , you will study the role of new media, film, television and theatre in our society.

Utrecht offers a broad bachelor's programme that prepares you for professions in the world of new media, film, television and theatre. The first year covers history, theory and analysis of all media. Then you choose the direction that appeals most to you.

This programme also gives you extensive practical experience. You will meet programmers, producers, reviewers, dramaturges and policy makers. These are the kinds of positions this programme prepares you for.

Matching: find out if a study is a good fit for you and get through your studies successfully. Register before 1 May and get extensively acquainted with Literary Studies through compulsory study activities. More information can be found at www.uu.nl/matching.

Are you fascinated by life at the molecular and cellular level? Do you have a broad interest in the natural sciences? The interdisciplinary Bachelor’s programme Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences (MBLS) combines biology, chemistry, physics and the pharmaceutical sciences to study life from different perspectives. The MBLS programme will equip you to make meaningful contributions to our understanding of life and to address life science related societal challenges. MBLS is a new, unique international English-taught programme with a strong link to modern life science research.

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Finding solutions to complex sustainability problems can be challenging - how can we find a way for both human beings and nature to thrive alongside each other on our rapidly changing planet? How can we mitigate the effects of climate change, and use our energy and resources in a sustainable way? Examine sustainability issues from different perspectives, at the local, regional, and global levels and learn how to take action towards greener and more equitable future. As a student of Global Sustainability Science, you will learn how to interpret the theory, but also acquire skills allowing you to contribute to the transition to a sustainable future. Are you ready to do your part?

The right balance

To prepare you for your future as a bridge builder, problem solver or change maker, Global Sustainability Science offers a well-balanced curriculum of courses in the natural sciences and social sciences.

Natural sciences courses, related to Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, give you insight into natural, biochemical and hydrological processes (like the water cycle) that keep the Earth turning. Social sciences courses, such as those in Management, Economics, and Innovation, teach you how socio-economic processes contribute to solutions for sustainability challenges and how those solutions are managed.

At the College of Pharmaceutical Sciences (CPS), you will learn how new drugs for diseases such as cancer, diabetes and Alzheimer's can be discovered and developed.
The College of Pharmaceutical Sciences is an international BSc programme in drug development, taught fully in English. You will learn to develop innovative drugs: from the search for new targets in diseases, the development of advanced ways of administering medicines, to the testing of new drugs in patients. To develop a new drug many disciplines come together, such as biomedical- and pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry and biology.

As a drug designer you need more than theoretical knowledge. You must be skilled in the lab, be able to define a research question and set-up a plan to answer it. You must be able to collaborate with a variety of people and present your results. This is why every course contains a group project where you work with fellow students on real-life biomedical problems. This way you learn to apply the theory of pharmaceutical science to creatively solve these problems. Moreover, by working in a projectgroup you will develop skills in 'problem-shooting' and a professional attitude in cooperation and communication.

University College Roosevelt (UCR) was founded in 2004 to bring Liberal Arts and Sciences education to the Netherlands in a small-scale, international, and student-centered way. As part of Utrecht University, UCR offers a vibrant community of 550 students and 50 staff in the historic city of Middelburg, where medieval streets, cafés, and libraries are right outside your classroom, and the beach is just a short bike ride away.

With students from more than 60 countries, UCR is global by nature and close-knit by design. Everyone lives in guaranteed student housing near campus, studies in buildings named after the Roosevelts, and becomes part of a community where diverse perspectives meet and everyone belongs.

At UCR, you shape your own program from over 150 courses across disciplines. Small, interactive classes encourage debate, collaboration, and critical thinking, while Community Engaged Learning connects academic study with real-world challenges. From working with local schools and entrepreneurs to tackling issues like climate change, AI, and global inequality, your education will be both personal and impactful.

Find out more at www.ucr.nl!

The Master’s programme in History of Politics and Society provides a thorough understanding of the historical roots of today's major political and societal issues. We educate historians and future advisors and policymakers who contribute to solving the challenges at the top of the political and social agenda.

In this Master's programme you will study the historical development of democracy, civil society and economic inequality as well as the interaction between politics and policies in an international comparative perspective. The programme focuses largely on 19th through 21st century topics and has an interdisciplinary approach.

This programme offers an English track and a Dutch track. The modules offered in these tracks are the same – only the language of instruction differs.

The Master's programme Bio Inspired Innovation equips you with research, design, and collaborative skills to facilitate sustainable innovations that take their lessons from nature. We look at evolutions in Nature to find solutions for the societal challenges we face. Bio-inspired innovation (BII) is aimed at students with a Bachelor's degree in the Life Sciences who are interested in using bio-inspired design and science and want to innovate services, products and production systems. With this programme, you are equipped for a position in which you contribute to the transition to a circular economy with Bio Inspired Innovations.

This Master's programme equips you with research, design, and collaborative skills that will make you a Bio Inspired expert. BII builds on the excellent research at the Faculty of Science and links research findings to solve societal and business challenges.

See our website for more detailed information and updates on the Bio Inspired Innovation Master's programme.

The Applied Ethics Master’s programme offers you an in-depth focus on the interaction between moral practice and ethical theory, allowing you to explore ethical theories in relation to actual practical dilemmas. At the end of your studies, you will possess a thorough theoretical background in ethics, including important methods and debates in applied ethics. You will also understand the implications of legal and political frameworks for ethical argumentation.

The programme offers the opportunity to do an internship with a national or international organisation or NGO, and to participate in elective Master-level courses abroad.

In this one-year Master's programme, you specialise in managerial decision making in a global context, with a keen eye for all stakeholders while managing international businesses.

Today, many firms operate internationally, whether that entails limited regional exporting or extensive sales or supply chain operations in foreign markets. Is the ability to navigate international market opportunities and manage complex cross-border operations, core to your ambitions and interests? Then the Master’s programme in International Management at Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) is for you.

Based on Utrecht University’s research expertise, this multidisciplinary Master's programme gives you a deep theoretical understanding of the complex interactions at play in international business. While this programme is practically oriented it teaches you to systematically draw ideas from international economics and business theories and apply them in several contexts to deliver excellent results for an organisation.

The Master’s in European Law is a rigorous, customisable programme of study that will enable you to develop your academic, practical, writing, and oral skills through a combination of case studies, moot courts, research and visits to European legal and professional organisations. By the end of the programme, you will be able to reflect critically on legal issues and to recognise, understand and analyse the relationship between the laws of member states and the wider European Union. You will gain an excellent foundation for your career of choice, whether you aim to build a career in a law firm or major multinational company or work for a European institution, an international organization or a local or national government.

The Master's programme familiarises you with issues of research design, data collection, analysis methods and statistical tools as applied to biomedical, behavioural and social sciences.
The field of methodology and statistics is by its nature interdisciplinary, as it relates to all fields of behavioural, biomedical and social research. Social science methodology concentrates on central issues in research design and data collection, with the aim of improving the quality of empirical research. In addition, the complex theories and research designs currently used call for advanced analysis methods, which in turn require mastery of the statistical foundations of these methods, and training in their skilled use.

Earth Structure and Dynamics is the study of the composition, structure and evolution of the Earth's crust, mantle and core.
The programme Earth Structure and Dynamics links geological, geophysical, geochemical and geodetic observations made at the Earth's surface to physical processes operating within the planet.

The programme can be seen as combining physics, chemistry, mathematics, geology and field studies to address how the Solid Earth works. It allows specialization in virtually any aspect of Solid Earth Science, ranging from theoretical geophysics to pure geology or geochemistry, with many students choosing a combined geology-geophysics focus.

The main subject areas consist of seismology, tectonophysics, mantle dynamics, structural geology, metamorphism, magmatic processes, basin evolution, hydrocarbon and mineral deposits, and the properties of Earth materials. Students examine processes ranging from slow geodynamic processes – such as mantle convection, plate tectonics, and mountain building – to those that can have an impact during a human lifetime. These include active crustal deformation, seismicity, and volcanism as well as subsidence, uplift, and seismicity induced by hydrocarbon production and geological storage of CO2.

The research programme Experimental Physics treats many topics and methods of modern physics. Your first year will be filled with courses on gravitational waves and subatomic particles, quantum matter and nanophotonics, and/or soft matter and biophysics, depending on your preferences. During your second year you will work on a large thesis project together with researchers in interdisciplinary environments. This gives you the opportunity to experience modern physics research firsthand, and gain hands-on experience with the latest experimental, computational, and theoretical methods.

Investigate the social and health-related aspects of behavioural regulation.
One of the most important challenges that people face in modern life is to control their own and others' behaviour. We have to resist impulses and to cope with several social and health threats, and our decisions often deeply affect our own and others' lives. The Master's programme Social and Health Psychology teaches you how to analyse these and other fascinating topics related to the control of human behaviour and how to design experiments to study them.

The Master’s programme in Climate Physics offers you a unique combination of theoretical courses and practical training in all aspects of the Earth’s climate. You’ll study the physics, dynamics, and chemistry of the atmosphere, oceans, and cryosphere – as well as explore their interactions.The two-year Climate Physics programme trains you to be a highly skilled researcher by focusing on the fundamental physical processes that make up the Earth’s climate system. The complex nature of the work requires advanced mathematical skills right from the start.

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During this two-year research Master you will develop expertise in an economics research area of your interest and supplement this with knowledge from another field of research preparing you for a career as a researcher inside or outside academia. From upheavals in the housing market to high bonuses for bankers, from rising taxes to the global credit crisis, economics is no longer a straightforward matter of money and finance. Economics today is a multifaceted discipline with real impact on global politics, law, and society. In Utrecht University's Master's programme in Multidisciplinary Economics, you learn to cross the borders of economics into other scientific disciplines – a real strength of the Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) - in order to provide sound research and applicable solutions to real-world problems, now and in the future.

During the one-year Master’s programme in Urban and Economic Geography, you learn how urban and economic issues are interwoven and gain the academic training needed to identify possible solutions for (future) challenges in urban regions. As a student of the Urban and Economic Geography Master’s, you will study the city and its economic, social and cultural developments from various academic perspectives and thematic angles, with an interdisciplinary approach.

In the Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity Master's programme you will learn to master integrative and cutting edge computational approaches to crack the biological code. Become an expert scientist with plentiful research opportunities.

Life is one of the most complex systems to study, as it encompasses a multitude of interacting levels. Bioinformatics is used to analyse the multitude of biological 'big data' that originate from observations and experiments investigating living matter. Biocomplexity researchers develop mathematical and computational models to simulate these processes and thereby unravel the building blocks and interactions responsible for the observed dynamic behaviour. Therefore both bioinformatics and biocomplexity research are core to research in the life sciences, making it a very interdisciplinary trade.

This Master's programme will be a deep-dive in bioinformatic data analysis, modelling and simulating biocomplexity. In two years, you will learn the theoretical basis and fundamental techniques relevant for bioinformatics and/or biocomplexity. Additionally you will learn to apply, modify and redevelop these methods to answer complex biological research questions. We will use state of the art research directly from our community as the basis for our lectures, assignments and internships.

Businesses increasingly have to reinvent themselves to meet the demands of a world characterised by societal challenges such as climate change, population growth, migration and globalisation. Pressure from consumers, regulators and other stakeholders stimulates organisations to combine financial and social goals, rather than focusing solely on shareholder value. More than ever, businesses need strategic renewal and value creators with transformative leadership qualities to help steer them in the desired direction. Our innovative Master’s programme in Business and Social Impact provides you with a solid grounding in economics & management, and equips you with practical skills, tools and networks for a rewarding career with organisations that lead the way on corporate responsibility.

Utrecht University School of Economics aims to contribute to an economy where people flourish. We enrich economics with other disciplines to better solve problems and identify opportunities, from a business and a government point of view. Scientifically rigorous and societally relevant: the real-world perspective. Depending on your chosen programme it also draws upon the broad international research and teaching network of such initiatives as the UU Centre for Entrepreneurship, the UU Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, the Sustainable Finance Lab, the Centre for Global Challenges, the Future of Work Hub, UtrechtInc, and Dynamics of Youth

Depending on your chosen programme your insights will be enriched by the international learning environment at U.S.E. Therefore, our programmes cross multiple borders: linguistic, geographical and disciplinary. Upon completion of the Master's programme in international economics and business you will be thoroughly prepared for a wide range of careers in a Dutch or international environment in which you manage complex economic and business problems. The specific expertise that you will gain depends on your chosen track. We offer six specialised programmes

• Banking and Finance
• Business Development and Entrepreneurship
• Business and Social Impact
• Financial Management
• International Management
• Sustainable Finance and Investments

In the Research Master's programme Comparative Literary Studies, we approach literature as a cultural medium from a comparative, theoretical perspective. How do different cultures and societies think about the present, remember the past, and imagine the future in and through literature? And how has literature itself been understood and theorised across historical periods and geographical boundaries?

In this programme you will have the opportunity to explore these and related questions. At Utrecht we focus on modern and contemporary literature from different language areas. What sets the Utrecht programme apart is a strong focus on literary and cultural history and memory, literary theory and criticism, and world literature.

Only through passionate entrepreneurship and ground-breaking innovation can our economy thrive and our society tackle its pressing problems. We need leaders who can recognize and develop winning innovative solutions and implement them in new and existing businesses.

This Master's programme gives you the practical abilities, networks, and strong academic foundations you need to promote entrepreneurship in new businesses and existing organisations alike. In the Master in Business Development and Entrepreneurship you focus on:

• Boosting entrepreneurial behavior and formulating strategy, both in the context of new ventures, as well as existing organizations;Applying rigorous scientific methods in your own academic research as well as in consulting projects with real companies;
• Developing and validating new venture ideas and business propositions;
• Creating the right ecosystem environment for new ventures and innovative businesses to thrive in;
• Applying entrepreneurial marketing methods, such as co-creation with customers and design thinking;
• Planning how to finance new ventures, innovation and business development projects.

In this LLM programme in Law and Economics we focus on the practical and academic toolkit to operate in the world of leading corporates, law firms, policy-making organisations, regulatory and supervisory bodies, and economic or legal consulting. You will focus on such issues as the economic and legal aspects of market regulation and supervision, competitive strategy, competition policy, private equity, mergers and acquisitions, and finance and banking. You will learn from an interdisciplinary team of legal experts and economists who enhance the challenging course content with both theory and real-world knowledge. The interdependence of and useful interplay between economics and legal perspectives is the prime focus of the programme and is discussed from both the perspectives of the regulator and of the regulated. As a graduate of this programme, you will be uniquely prepared to bridge the gap between law and economics and contribute to addressing the relevant challenges of public and private organisations.

Earth, Life and Climate is an interdisciplinary study of the processes that govern past, present and future climates, environments and biotic responses.
The programme Earth, Life, and Climate explores the fundamental processes which regulate the past, present, and future dynamics of sedimentary systems, biodiversity, and climate, as well as their evolution. It provides the knowledge to understand climate change and its impact on natural environments such as soils, sediments, lakes, groundwater, wetlands, estuaries, and oceans.

The main topics include the evolution of life, the development of sedimentary basins, carbon sources and sinks, biogeochemical and geochemical fingerprinting of sedimentary processes/environments, and climate reconstruction.

Students will learn state-of-the-art reconstruction methods, modelling techniques, and laboratory experiments used in a wide range of earth and beta science disciplines. These disciplines include biogeology, palaeontology, sedimentology, stratigraphy, environmental geochemistry, organic geochemistry, hydrology, physical geography, geology, biology, climate dynamics, and palaeoceanography. Students utilize these skills in their own research project or in the traineeships they undertake in preparation for an international career in applied or fundamental research.

Sustainable Development is the study of scientific solutions and societal interventions for an environmentally accountable society. This two-year Master's programme is aimed at students who want to contribute to the design of the solutions needed to achieve an environmentally and socially accountable society. The programme offers an inter and transdisciplinary perspective, students will learn how to analyze the processes associated with change and will consider the short and long term management of these processes on local and global levels. The Sustainable Development Master’s programme offers students the opportunity to develop broad knowledge in the field of sustainability and also expertise in their chosen subject area, by choosing one of four specialization tracks. As well as working in their chosen track, students will work in research teams with fellow students from the other tracks, because sustainability problems faced in modern societies cannot be solved from a single perspective.

This Master’s programme on Law and Sustainability in Europe discusses how the EU and its Member States respond to challenges related to the sustainability transition. It approaches the role of Europe and its legal regimes, especially EU law, in an international setting. But it also teaches students how national law can play an essential role in implementing European law on sustainability. This unique dual approach is the core feature of this new Master’s programme.

Do you want to gain knowledge about legal principles and instruments to create truly sustainable economies and societies at the European and national levels? Are you interested in how liability law is used in climate litigation and which new legal concepts are being discussed to stop biodiversity loss? Do you want to become a legal expert who contributes to saving the planet and improving the quality of life for current and future generations? If so, our one-year Master’s in Law and Sustainability in Europe sounds right for you!

Energy Science provides a thorough understanding of energy systems and provides students the capabilities to work towards sustainable energy systems.
This two-year Master's programme in Energy Science at Utrecht University offers an interdisciplinary approach to tackle challenges including mitigating climate change, securing our long-term energy supply, and providing access to sustainable energy for everyone.

Energy collection, conversion, transport, storage, distribution, and end-use application are all steps in providing energy services to society. All these elements form an energy system, which is complex and interacts with other systems in a multitude of ways. Transitions in energy systems and the merits of innovation for the individual components of each can only be analysed in the context of the complete system. This is why we place energy systems analysis at the very center of our Energy Science programme.

Analyzing energy systems requires a thorough knowledge of the fundamental scientific and technological principles of the discipline. This knowledge enables us to understand how the characteristics of individual technologies can influence their performance, as well as the impact of market and policy contexts on energy systems. Both economics and policy studies are covered in the programme.

The Master in European Governance is a unique double-degree programme offered in partnership with Masaryk University (Brno, Czech Republic), the University of Konstanz (Germany) and University College Dublin (Ireland). As a student you will study and live in two different European locations. This means that during the first year of the master, you study at one of the partner universities (Masaryk University Brno, University of Konstanz, University College Dublin). The second year all students will come to Utrecht. This allows you to study European governance from two different perspectives in the context of a unique personal experience.

In the European Governance programme, you will:

• Obtain two Master's degrees from highly reputed universities.
• Become a trained professional with the skills to apply theory to real-life challenges.
• Analyse issues of European governance from different angles, involving economics, law, and public administration.
• Study in two different cities and countries, where you will have a unique opportunity to see various levels of government at work in two different contexts.
• Write a final thesis and do an internship within an organisation that deals with issues of European governance.

Do you want to become an expert in sustainability? Then one of the master's programs at Utrecht University is a great choice for you!

Environmental Sciences in short

There are two Master's that fall under the official name 'Environmental Sciences'. Sustainable Development is the study of scientific solutions and societal interventions for an environmentally accountable society. Water Management for Climate Adaptation is the study of modern water management techniques and water policies from a sustainable development perspective. Both Master's programmes are part of the Copernicus Institute. The Copernicus Institute researches and develops processes and opportunities for innovative sustainable development. The institute aims to make a positive impact on the transition to a sustainable society by developing excellent and relevant knowledge and by educating the changemakers of the future. There is extensive collaboration with citizens, politicians, policymakers, NGOs, and businesses to learn and influence decision-making.

Our Master's programmess (MSc)

Within the field of Environmental Sciences, we offer two master's programs:

• Sustainable Development
• Water Management for Climate Adaptation

Earth Surface and Water involves the study of natural and human-induced physical and geochemical processes, patterns, and dynamics of the Earth's continental and coastal systems.
Physical Geographers and Hydrologists have an important role as identifiers of nature's action in our modern world because societal pressure on the natural environment increases more and more.

The themes represent decades of knowledge related to coastal and river sciences, hydrological processes, land degradation in mountainous regions and Quaternary geology. The programme is concerned with a wide range of societal problems, such as the increased vulnerability of our society to climate change, natural hazards such as flooding, storms and mass movements, and the adverse effects of human activities on our physical environment, including the impact on the hydrological cycle.

Earth Surface and Water has a strong international profile based on its pioneering work and international expertise in the field of Environmental Modelling and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the development and application of Geostatistics. Attention is further paid to water-related aspects, such as climate and environment, bioremediation and virus transport in subsurface water.

In this Research Master's programme, you will learn to critically analyse how gender and ethnicity intersect with other social and historical categories.
The programme combines a thorough grounding in the historiography and contemporary state of Gender Studies as a discipline with intensive training in the critical practice of cultural theories and epistemologies from feminist, postcolonial, critical race, and queer perspectives. In a highly interdisciplinary setting and with academic staff and fellow students representing a range of fields from anthropology to literary studies, you will be trained to apply these theories to the analysis of representations of gender in artistic practices, literary texts, political discourses and (new) media and technology. The international and intellectually challenging setting of this programme offers you the opportunity to broaden your horizon and to build an academic and professional network.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

This Master's programme covers the interplay between law and technology in Europe and teaches students about the legal challenges resulting from digitalisation. This thought-provoking Master’s dives deep into the fascinating digital and societal developments that are raising new questions at the intersection of law, regulation and technology. As a student on the programme, you will examine the role played by the EU as it looks to regulate and police these technologies, and whether Europe’s laws are ‘future-proof’ enough to withstand continuing technological innovation and change.

During the Master's in Law and Technology in Europe, you will:

• Study the evolving relationship between law and technology, while crossing the boundaries of ‘classical’ subsystems of law.
• Explore how digital advancements impact different actors within society and study the possibilities and pitfalls of potential legal responses.
• Examine the multilevel legal order of the EU and its growing role in shaping the regulatory response to technological developments
• Anticipate future developments in technology and digital innovation, and potential EU responses.

The Master's in Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism allows you to develop the knowledge, attitude and skills needed to evaluate and conduct premiere research in this important field.
Why do people migrate? How do host societies respond to immigrants? Why and when do cultural differences lead to conflicts and misunderstandings? What are the reasons for prejudice and racism and how can these negative reactions be reduced? The two-years Master's programme Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism provides you with the knowledge and skills necessary to answer such questions. The programme is aimed at students who are eager to do research and who want to become accomplished researchers to make a real and informed contribution to academic and societal debates.

How can we think and write about music, its production, its distribution, its reception? Our innovative research Master’s in Musicology programme builds on a 95-year-long history of musicology at Utrecht University and enriches it with the newest perspectives on the field and its entanglements with other disciplines. It prepares you for music careers within and beyond academia where critical engagement, reflection and writing skills are key. Therefore, our research Master’s in Musicology will train you in advanced research while giving you academic insight into the theoretical and artistic principles underpinning how music is understood and practiced across history and cultures.

The Musicology programme at Utrecht University focuses on Western music from the Middle Ages to the present, the impact of media on the reception and conceptualisation of music, and digital musicology. Interdisciplinary work is central to the programme, and there are particularly strong links with Medieval and Renaissance Studies, New Media & Digital Culture, Gender Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Computational Humanities, as well as Game Research.

The Master's in Epidemiology focuses on biomedical research, examining the distribution of health and the spread of disease in both human and veterinary medicine.
In the Master's in Epidemiology you acquire extensive knowledge and practical skills in epidemiologic research design and implementation, quantitative analysis and its application to human or veterinary medicine and public health. The knowledge and skills gained form a solid basis for health research and disease control programmes, including applications in developing countries.

This two year research programme comprises such core theoretical courses as 'Study Design' and 'Modern Methods in Data Analysis.' You choose from five specialisations: Clinical Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Pharmacoepidemiology or Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology. You undertake a practical research project (which may be completed at an external company or research institute), that results in a publishable scientific paper. A final Master's thesis based on a literature review of a relevant topic completes the programme. Graduates may go on to a PhD programme, or a position as an epidemiologist in various settings. This programme is also offered in a 1.5 year post graduate format.

Do you ever wonder...

• How you can optimise the performance of the electricity network?
• How you can use hospital data to improve the efficiency and quality of patient care?
• How you can develop correct and efficient software?

If you’re interested in questions like these, then the Computer Science programme at Utrecht University might be it for you!

The fundamentals of Computer Science

Computer Science is a young field, that is rapidly evolving. As a professional, it’s vital for you to stay up to date with the latest developments so that you can use them to create innovations that improve our society. In the Computer Science Master’s programme, you’ll learn the fundamentals of Computer Science, which will form a common thread throughout your degree. This will give you a solid foundation in the field and make you future-proof as a professional or researcher.

Create information-driven systems and applications for our diverse society

In the Computing Science Master’s programme, you’ll learn more about the algorithms and programming languages that power modern software development. Also, you will learn the data-driven techniques and analytical skills to create information-driven systems and applications for our diverse society. You will apply this theoretical knowledge in your Master’s thesis.

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Ready for a professional blend of Art History, Museum and Curatorial studies? Do you love research? Fancy a 5-month internship? Our research Master's programme immerses you in innovative approaches to the history of art and related digital methods, curatorial and conservation questions and ecological and transcultural challenges. We work in close connection with art and heritage institutes and museums. You will become part of an international community of students and teachers, committed and passionate about art.

What drives cooperation and conflict between states? How is the world order changing? What is the legacy of empires in today's world? Do smaller states matter? Can global governance protect the environment? What’s unique about this Master’s programme, is that you will learn to answer these questions from a historical perspective. You will gain a greater historical understanding of international politics and current global developments. For, even though history does not repeat itself, you can learn a great deal from it!

The Water Management for Climate adaptation programme aims to equip the water professionals of the future with knowledge of the relevant natural processes and state of the art of water management, concerning the availability, quality and safety of water. Climate change can lead to water shortage or excess, and affect the quality of water with devastating effects on the populations and ecosystems. Adaptation to the effects of climate change is possible through water management.

The water professionals of the future also must be able to navigate through decision making structures at the global, regional and local levels to be able to effectively implement plans in water management. The Water Management for Climate Adaptation master's programme will give you insights into the implementation and governance of water measures, according to the legislative frameworks that are in place.

The programme also features a living lab component, where students are able to implement what they learn in the field through action based research. The living lab will take place at the Delta Climate Center in Zeeland in the Netherlands.

In the Master's programme Literature Today, you will learn how literature works in the modern globalised, digitalised, and commercialised world. You will learn to identify and critically evaluate the most recent national and international developments in literature, and to situate these from a historical perspective. You will be equipped with the tools to identify and explain the quality of literary works in times of increasing commercialisation. You will learn how literature circulates within the market as part of a creative industry sustained by centuries-old tradition, and you will investigate from theoretical and practical angles how to help to spread literature, explain it to a broader public, and translate academic insights for the reading public.

You can choose from the following five tracks to tailor the programme to your interests and desired career path:

- English and Comparative Literature (entirely in English)
- Dutch Literature (in Dutch and English)
- French Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)
- German Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)
- Hispanic Literature (Modern Literature in European Languages)

The Intercultural Communication Master’s programme teaches you how to approach and facilitate linguistic and cultural diversity in various international contexts. The interdisciplinary and multilingual programme will equip you with the tools to apply theory to international practice.

Over the course of one year, this Master’s programme will prepare you for an international career. Through rigorous interdisciplinary methods, you will gain experience in communication from linguistic, communicative, cultural, ethnographical and management perspectives. In a compulsory internship, you will learn how to apply your knowledge.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

Sustainable Business and Innovation focuses on sustainability business challenges and technological and non-technological options that can be used to innovate in a sustainable way.
As part of this two-year Master's programme in Sustainable Business and Innovation, students learn about sustainability challenges and the technological and other options that businesses can use to work in a more environmentally and socially friendly manner. By reviewing the academic literature and theory, real-life examples, and business case studies, students acquire insight into the behaviour of organisations, including processes of organisational change and innovation.

Businesses increasingly face significant challenges and opportunities from environmental issues such as climate change, energy, and water and social issues such as labor and human rights, corruption, and transparency. Stakeholders in these businesses – including governments, shareholders, business customers, local communities, consumers, employees, and NGOs – are demanding that companies become more focused on sustainability for themselves and the communities they impact. Graduates from this programme understand how to help business and organisations in their journey toward making societies more sustainable. The course content is framed by life-cycle thinking, systems thinking, and long-term thinking.

In the Master's Neuropsychology, you learn to understand the relationship between brain and behaviour, and to assess and treat cognitive behavioural disorders.
The Neuropsychology Master's programme focuses on the relationship between behaviour, behavioural disorders and neurological dysfunctions in a wide range of clinical groups, from stroke to schizophrenia and developmental disorders. If you are interested in the brain and cognition, and applying your knowledge in assessment, treatment or research in clinical practice, then the Neuropsychology Master's programme might be the right choice for you.

Learn how to treat and prevent psychological problems and disorders. Acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in evidence-based psychotherapies and become familiar with the research methods.
How can mental health problems such as anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and grieving problems best be studied and treated? How can we prevent them from occuring, improve treatment results and prevent relapse? The Master's programme in Clinical Psychology addresses these and similar questions. You will acquire and develop fundamental knowledge and skills in evidence-based psychotherapies and become familiar with the research methods in the field of clinical psychology.

Do you want to understand the role of Mexico in the cocaine trade, why a Dutch multinational dumps waste on an African country, or how human smugglers operate in war zones? Are you curious about phenomena such as Internet fraud, food criminality or mobile banditry? Old and new forms of global crime are rapidly expanding, as are the means to control it. The Netherlands serves both as a major crossroad in the illegal flow of goods, people and services and as a key host for international organisations such as Europol, Greenpeace and the International Criminal Court. Drug trafficking, human trafficking, international terrorism, corruption, environmental harm, financial and corporate crime and conflicts over natural resources all have global dimensions. Tackling these issues requires modern instruments that transcend national boundaries.

The MA in Global Criminology is a one-year Master’s programme that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding required to work with local and global crime issues, crime policies and crime control strategies. The programme offers a multidisciplinary, critical and comparative perspective in criminology, open for students with a BA degree in law, criminology, social sciences, or any other related social discipline such as economy, history or media studies, to name a few.

Do you ever wonder...

• How you can design and evolve the software systems we use in servers, laptops, smartphones, and wearables?
• How an organization can make effective use of the sheer amount of data and derive actionable insights?
• How you can model, extract, and implement the business processes that make organizations work?

If you are interested in questions like these, then the Business Informatics Master’s programme at Utrecht University might be your choice!

Succesfully aligning ICT with business processes

Organisations often run into problems when implementing new ICT systems. It is vital for them to rely on professionals who do not only know technologies but are also able to implement them in an organisation. Both technological and organisational insights are indispensable for successfully aligning ICT with business processes.

Combines information and computing science

The MBI programme focuses on the design and use of theories, methods, techniques, and tools from information and computing sciences, and on the application of these in business and organisational domains. This requires a holistic approach that considers the organisation as a whole to ensure that business and ICT are properly aligned.

Students are encouraged to specialize by choosing one specific theme as primary throughout their studies. See our website for more information!

International Development Studies focuses on current development issues and teaches conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge of trends and topics on the development agenda.

Over the past decade, the number of actors active in the development domain has multiplied. In addition to the traditional donors, new 'players' have entered the scene, including foundations and diaspora-organizations. Furthermore, individual migrants and socially-engaged entrepreneurs are acknowledging their responsibility for acting to benefit society at large, taking responsibility for the social and environmental impacts of production activities and/or consumption.

The multidisciplinary Master's programme in International Development Studies addresses the current development challenges and engages with these current, urgent and highly important issues. In particular, the programme focuses on topics surrounding migration/mobilities, climate change, land governance, urbanization and corporate social responsibility. Students are found in an international environment, with peers and staff from diverse disciplinary and cultural backgrounds. A research-oriented internship abroad is a core component of the programme.

Cardiovascular diseases are a major burden worldwide. This programme challenges you to reduce this burden by unravelling cardiovascular disease mechanisms, developing treatments and therapies, and investigate risk management and preventive strategies.

Cardiovascular Health and Disease positions you at the cutting edge of basic and clinical science, in the cardiovascular research field. You study the cardiovascular system in the broadest sense and learn to conduct cardiovascular-related research on a basic, translational, or (pre)clinical level.

Learn to translate a disease into a scientifically sound experiment or model, and translate your experimental model back to the disease. Expand your knowledge concerning the disease or build bridges towards therapeutic leads by studying underlying mechanisms of the disease. Research projects, courses and writing assignments focus on different cardiovascular subjects, allowing you to gain experience in multiple labs. Examples of subjects covered are arrhythmias, vascular biology and disease, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors and prevention.

Societal challenges are incorporated in this Master’s programme, such as diversity, health equity, development of animal-free models, prevention, and patient participation in cardiovascular research.

This Master's programme focuses on new and interdisciplinary forms of theatre, dance and dramaturgy. How do performance and choreography respond to current societal phenomena? How does this lead to new artistic forms and strategies and new modes of storytelling? In this Master you will learn how to critically reflect and write about these developments. Fully taught in English, this Master’s programme takes an academic approach to contemporary performance. Utrecht University closely collaborates with the field of theatre and dance in the Netherlands and Flanders. You will get acquainted with state-of-the-art theory, but you will also be oriented towards the practice of theatre and dance. This is exemplified by the focus on dramaturgy, an internship in the second semester and the many opportunities to meet with practitioners.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

Visit our website to read more about this programme: https://www.uu.nl/en/contemporary-theatre-dance-and-dramaturgy

Do you want to know...

• How you can predict the effectiveness of different medical treatments?
• How you can use social media data to detect the emergence of extremist behaviour?
• How you can predict environmental conditions using camera data?

If you’re interested in questions like these, the Applied Data Science Master’s programme at Utrecht University might be it for you!

Similarities in Data Challenges across different fields

The amount of data in the world has grown dramatically over the past few years and continues to do so. With this, there is a growing need to effectively and safely put this data to use. As opposed to fundamental research into data science, the field of Applied Data Science is unique in that it recognizes similarities in data challenges across different fields. In this Master’s programme, we’ll examine the optimal ways to utilise those data. In the process, we’ll look at how to turn old data into new data and use it to solve problems within a variety of domains.

One-year fast-paces academic Master's programme

In this one-year fast-paced academic Master’s programme, you’ll learn how to apply data science techniques in four different focus domains. This knowledge will be combined with your own domain-specific knowledge to create considerable added value.

Today financial management operates in a highly complex, interconnected and fast-moving international arena. Organisational objectives have to integrate a wide variety of considerations, from long-term stakeholder value to the short-term financial growth that is desired and demanded. Do you want to take on the challenge of being one of the new generation of chief financial officers (CFOs) with the complex skills to effectively manage the finances of large, SME and start-up businesses? Then the Master’s in Financial Management at Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) is for you.

For legal practitioners and academics alike, legal research skills are increasingly important. Universities and research centres, but also law firms, companies, courts, non-governmental organisations and public authorities all have a need for thorough, well-trained lawyers with excellent writing skills and a research-oriented mindset. The Legal Research programme will help you to become the type of well-rounded lawyer that our changing society needs.

Are you curious...

• About the use of games for health, education, and helping to save the earth?
• How you can use multimodal, mobile, and AR/VR interaction to improve and create new experiences?
• How you can develop a new generation of real-time graphics and AI for interactive applications?

If you’re interested in questions like these, then the Game and Media Technology Master’s programme at Utrecht University might be it for you!

Apply developments to new innovations

The game landscape is constantly changing, and new developments come up at a rapid pace. The industry therefore needs professionals who can apply these developments to new innovations and know how to implement them within an organization. The Game and Media Technology Master’s programme will train you to become such a professional.

Only research master's in the Netherlands

Game and Media Technology is the only game research Master’s in the Netherlands. The focus is not on developing games, but rather on the technological aspects of games and multimedia in the context of computer science. You’ll test the systems and technologies in our labs such as the Motion Capture Lab or the Crowd Simulation Lab.

The Master Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences focuses on understanding molecular-level cellular function and rests at the crossroads of chemical, biological, physical and computational science. Designed to communicate this unique field of research to a new generation of students, this MSc programme is research-oriented and takes a multidisciplinary approach. You will learn a wide range of state-of-the-art techniques, including advanced methodologies in genetics, cell biology and structural biology. You will acquire extensive knowledge of molecular recognition and regulation, cell signalling, membrane biogenesis and sorting, chemical approaches to biology and genomics/proteomics. The programme offers you considerable freedom to choose a specific field within the biomolecular sciences. A tailor-made programme can be developed to suit your personal interests.

Want to know more about this programme? Visit our website for more detailed information.

Data analysis plays a crucial role in addressing current economic and societal challenges such as climate change, technological transitions, inequality and migration. Novel tools like machine learning offer unique potential to exploit the big data available within companies and governments to understand the root causes of these challenges and design innovative solutions. This Master's programme Economics and Data Analysis provides you with the solid theoretical foundation in microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics, necessary for applied quantitative data analysis. During this programme, you will acquire the latest quantitative and data-analytical skills and apply modern theories to real-world examples of current global challenges.

In the Master Environmental Biology, interactions between plants, fungi and the environment from an evolutionary and historical perspective, with organisational levels ranging from genes to ecosystems, are explored. You will study the fundamental life processes of plants and fungi at different organisational levels, from molecules and cells to entire plants and ecosystems. The goal of these studies is to understand how plants and fungi function in populations and ecosystems and adapt to continuously changing - often hostile - environments.

The two-year programme provides a range of possibilities for students interested in plant biology, fungal biology, natural resource management, palaeoecology, or environmental sciences in general. The main programme components are practical research training and theoretical education, but there are also possibilities for a more applied focus. Students will contribute to ongoing projects of internationally renowned university research groups or professional organisations in the public or private domain. The programme offers you considerable freedom. You may opt for a tailor-made Master plan to suit your personal interests, but you are also welcome to follow specialisation programmes Plant Biology, Fungal Biology, Ecology & Natural Resource Management, or Biomarine Sciences & Palaeoecology.

From AI generated art and news, to digital cities, to green games: digital media are transforming everyday life, society, politics, and culture. Understanding media has never been more urgent. The one-year Academic Master's programme New Media & Digital Culture trains you to become a critical thinker and doer who understands these changes. Guided by cutting-edge staff, you learn how to analyse digital media, unpack what is often black-boxed, intervene in academic/public debates, and translate insights to professional fields.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

You will learn to observe and examine contemporary Youth issues by combining different social scientific disciplines (psychology, pedagogy, sociology, anthropology) in an interdisciplinary approach.
Do you want to contribute to knowledge regarding youth issues, improve the quality of youth welfare, and develop ways to prevent or solve problems associated with adolescence and young adulthood? The Master's programme Youth Studies will enable you to look beyond the limits of single academic disciplines in approaching these problems. By integrating knowledge from different disciplines you will be able to advance fundamental understanding of youth issues and to address youth problems whose solutions are beyond the scope of a single discipline or area of research.

Do you aspire to make a positive social impact through your work? Are you interested in better understanding the major challenges of our time? Do you want to study how today’s institutions work, where they fail and how they can be transformed to improve society? Do you want to become a changemaker? Are you into ideas and action? Are you a self-reflective thinker and an engaged doer? We offer you a unique combination of interdisciplinary theoretical knowledge, research methodologies, professional skills and experience in the field. This small-scale, intensive programme will enable you to understand organising as an action and process to foster institutional transformation, both in theory and in practice. It will allow you to explore how you can have impact and become part of social change.

Are you curious about:

• How are we transitioning into an energy efficient and zero waste society?
• How do we detect and analyze fraud schemes and money laundry in an increasingly complex economy?
• How do we improve healthcare by developing personalized medicine

Data Science will play a pivotal role in solving the global challenges of the 21st century!

Become the Data Scientist of the future

Data Science is the science of converting data into knowledge by data-driven decision making. While in the early days people were running around with their hunches, nowadays people are attributing their hunches to valid proof. Data Science questions data by looking into the past ánd future. The Research Master’s Data Science teaches the principles and core fundamentals of data science and how specific data science tools are designed internally. The two-year programme is built on the premise that certain fundamental principles are universally essential, regardless of the domain. The curriculum provides a solid foundation and specialised pathways related to data-driven decision making. While the Data Science Master’s programme primarily aims to prepare you for a career in academia (PhD), it also acknowledges diverse career paths including managerial roles or entrepreneurship in data science.

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The world is changing. Rising inequality, climate change, an ageing population, increasing international migration, digitalization, robotization have a profound impact on our lives, societies and economies. Policy challenges are everywhere and policy economists can play a key role solving them. Are you interested in a Master’s programme that takes a real world perspective and focuses on major societal challenges? Do you want to develop the knowledge and skills required to improve policy for a more equitable, efficient and sustainable society? If you are strongly motivated to contribute to an economy where people flourish, the Master’s programme Economic Policy at Utrecht University School of Economics (U.S.E.) is the right choice for you.

This Master's programme European Criminal Justice in a Global Context deepens the knowledge on EU criminal law and its interaction with national criminal justice systems. It is designed to prepare the student for today's dynamic, fast-changing and increasingly globalised legal environment. It intends to be an intellectual challenge as well as the platform for a legal career.

This LLM focuses on:

• the constitutional foundations for criminal justice in a Europeanised setting, including the fundamental rights dimension and the harmonisation of defence rights and safeguards;
• the effects and impact of EU law on domestic criminal justice and its relationships with administrative law enforcement in such areas as anti-money laundering, financial fraud and other serious cross-border offences;
• the different legal regimes for transnational enforcement cooperation and exchange of information, including the European Arrest Warrant and European Investigation Order;
• the relationships between national criminal justice and EU authorities such as Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office;
• the relationship between European criminal justice and its global context (external dimension).

Learn about the psychology of children and adolescents. Apply your knowledge of developmental psychology in clinical practice.

In Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, you will gain the professional knowledge and skills needed in the fields of developmental psychopathology, assessment and intervention. You will complete an internship and conduct practice-oriented research. During the internship, you will familiarise yourself with the developmental psychology profession, train your skills and apply your knowledge in practice. In your thesis project, you will use the skills and insights gained regarding data analysis- and research methods acquired during your Bachelor's studies. Over the course of the year, you will also work on the Academic Professional module in order to prepare for the practice of the profession.

The master Neuroscience and Cognition gives you insight in the principles of the field normal and pathological brain function and delivers a new generation of multidisciplinary neuroscientists.
The master in Neuroscience & Cognition covers the full width of research topics in the field and is taught by researchers based at Utrecht University or the University Medical Center Utrecht. A unique setting is created in Utrecht in which the participating research groups are organized in Neuroscience and Cognition Utrecht.
The emphasis of the Utrecht master in Neuroscience & Cognition is on hands-on experience, although a selection of elective courses allows for a thorough theoretical basis. Over 200 principal investigators participate in the program and offer internships and supervision. The second internship is often taken outside Utrecht, usually within an international collaboration of one of the principal investigators, allowing easy access to top institutes all over the world.
The principal researchers involved in the master program are experts in a large variety of advanced techniques. To advise and guide students there are two track coordinators. The wide range of options for internships, thesis topics and elective courses allows each student to design a personalized study path matching individual interests, abilities and ambition.

Explore the relationship between citizenship, cultural diversity, and social sustainability.
This Master's programme in Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable Citizenship focuses on the triangle of People, Planet, and Profit, pointing out that sustainability does not just have an environmental meaning, but also an economic and sociocultural one. As such, the programme seeks to understand how citizens worldwide are negotiating and restructuring their living environments to be safe and sustainable at the same time. It incorporates both local and global understandings of the concept of sustainability and, in doing so, scrutinizes various expressions of active citizenship in building sustainability around the world.

Marine Sciences studies how marine systems and processes operate naturally and how they change through human intervention.
Seas and oceans play an important role in our day-to-day lives, and over 65% of the world's population lives or works in coastal areas. Vital for our economy and health – as well as for climate, food, and biodiversity – seas and oceans have immense societal significance. However, the oceans are changing rapidly as human-induced pollution and CO2 emissions lead to global warming and ocean acidification. The impact on organisms, ocean chemistry, and currents on short to long timescales is uncertain, affecting both business and policymaking.

As part of your two-year Master's programme in Marine Sciences, students will learn how marine systems and processes operate naturally – and how they change through human intervention. The programme offers multidisciplinary cutting-edge information in this rapidly developing field.

The Master's in Infection and Immunity gives you the opportunity to gain profound knowledge of fundamental and translational immunology through a multidisciplinary research approach.
The Master's programme in Infection and Immunity aims to give young scientists the opportunity to gain profound knowledge of fundamental and translational immunology, vaccination strategies, immunotherapy, mechanisms of infectious diseases, molecular epidemiology of infections, virulence factors of micro-organisms and resistance to therapy.
Infectious diseases and immunity disorders are a continuous threat to human and animal life and well-being.
As part of this two year research programme you will undertake a major and a minor research project that complement each other (one in immunology and one in microbiology/ infectious diseases). You will also follow theoretical courses and seminars, make presentations regarding your own research, and write a Master's thesis.
Scientists who possess expert knowledge in both fundamental and disease-oriented aspects of immunology and infection are in great demand; they will find careers in academic hospitals, research institutes, the pharmaceutical industry, and policy-making.

The combined talents and expertise of physicists and chemists are the key to success in the field of condensed matter and nanomaterials science, which is the focus of this programme. Functional materials, organic and inorganic, play an important role in much of modern physics, chemistry and technology.

In this field there is an obvious trend towards systems which operate on the nanoscale. This includes the exciting areas of nanoscience, nanotechnology and catalysis: the fundamental units such as macromolecules, quantum structures and catalysts have dimensions on the nanometre scale. The challenges in this area of science include:

* the synthesis of functional units and their manipulation to form novel and 'artificial' solids;

* the study of fundamental processes in (nano)structured systems and the development of theory and models to explain new phenomena;

* the elucidation of structure-property relations;

* materials engineering and the application of materials in improved and novel devices.

Curious about our programme? Visit our website for more detailed information.

Do you want to become an expert in the field of sustainability and innovation? Then one of our Master's programmes will be a great fit for you!

Science and Innovation in short

The official name 'Science and Innovation' has two different Master's programmes to offer. Sustainable Business and Innovation is the study of sustainable business challenges and technological and non-technological options that can be used to innovate in a sustainable way. Innovation Sciences is the study of how new technologies are transformed into marketable innovations, explaining how innovation and innovation systems work. Both programmes are part of the Copernicus Institute. The Copernicus Institute researches and develops processes and opportunities for innovative sustainable development. The institute aims to make a positive impact on the transition to a sustainable society by developing excellent and relevant knowledge and by educating the changemakers of the future. There is extensive collaboration with citizens, politicians, policymakers, NGOs, and businesses to learn and influence decision-making.

Our Master's programmes (MSc)

There are two Master's programmes that fall under the Science and Innovation name:

• Sustainable Business and Innovation
• Innovation Sciences

The Master's in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology guides you in exploring the mysteries of embryonic growth, stem cells, evolution and development in relation to health and disease.
This Masterprogramme combines research in the fields of oncology,molecular developmental biology and genetics in animals and humans. During the major (9 months)and minor (6 months) research projects on topics of your own choice, you learn sophisticated modern techniques of genomics, proteomics and bioinformatics. It is possible to complete the minor research project in a laboratory of your choice abroad. During the two year research programme, you are required to take 10 weeks of theoretical courses in the areas grouped in five broad subject areas. You may choose your favourite courses from the list of courses organized by our programme, as well as by other programmes and institutes. Moreover, you are required to attend seminars that present research covering the full range of topics related to biomedical and life sciences.
A final Master's thesis, based on literature research on a relevant topic, completes your programme. It should present a clear overview of recent literature on the topic of interest and demonstrate your ability to critically evaluate hypotheses and results, present your own views and draw conclusions that may lead to the formulation of new research goals.

In the Master's in Health and Environmental you gain knowledge and skills in the recognition and evaluation of human or animal exposure to potentially hazardous factors in the environment.
The Master's programme in Toxicology and Environmental Health deals with the health risks of exposure to potentially harmful agents in the environment, in the workplace and through the food chain. Possible effects on ecosystems are also examined.This two year research programme is comprised of theoretical courses, a major and minor research project to gain practical skills, and the writing of a final Master's thesis. This programme is organised by the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences (IRAS), an inter-faculty institute of Utrecht University; for your research projects it is therefore possible to work within one of the divisions of IRAS. Your minor project may also be carried out at an institute outside Utrecht University or abroad; or depending upon the career you find most appealing, you may replace your minor research project with a professional profile, including Management, Communication & Education, or Drug Regulatory Sciences. Graduates of the programme are prepared for further PhD studies in fundamental or applied research, or for a post at an academic level; they may work as toxicological risk assessors, occupational hygiene consultants, or forensic specialists.

Creating functional tissue models with 3D printing technologies: Biofabrication combines advanced fabrication techniques with biological systems to prepare designed tissue constructs.
Tissue constructs can be applied for tissue engineering, as 3D in vitro biologic models or as medical therapeutic products.
Biofabrication is a truly multidisciplinary area of research. It requires an understanding of chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, robotics and computer science. In this respect, few researchers entering the biofabrication field have been trained in such a diverse range of subjects.

Students enrolled in the Biofabrication programme at Utrecht University will complete their coursework required for the degree in Utrecht at Utrecht University / UMC Utrecht, as well as a research project that fills the first year. A total of 60 EC including a research project will be undertaken in Australia in the second year, at either Queensland University of Technology or University of Wollongong. Both institutions have a strong reputation in the field of Biofabrication and are in the forefront of 3D printing with biomaterials. A European Union-subsidised mobility programme will financially support these overseas secondments.

Are you curious...

• How can AI help us make decisions?
• How does AI improve our safety?
• How you can design and develop AI systems that can learn from humans and from each other?

If you’re interested in questions like these, then the Artificial Intelligence Master’s programme at Utrecht University might be it for you!

The development of AI-systems

Artificial Intelligence is a fast-paced and challenging field that is making visible inroads into our everyday life. Developments quickly follow one and other, and it is vital to apply them to new innovations, such as logistical applications for the railway timetable or self-driving cars. In this Master’s programme, we’ll work on the development of these AI-systems and examine how we can implement the technology for the benefit of society.

An integrative and cutting-edge approach

This Master’s offers you an integrative and cutting-edge approach to the field from the viewpoints of Informatics, Logic, Cognitive Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics. How do computers learn? How do they represent knowledge? And how do they reason? These are the questions we’ll deal with in the Artificial Intelligence Master’s programme. We’ll test the systems we develop in our very own AI-labs, where we collaborate with a variety of businesses.

Check our website for more information and updates!

In the Master's programme Sociology and Social Research, you will learn to develop explanations for relevant social phenomena using state-of-the-art social theory.

Do you want to discover the history and culture of the great pre-modern civilisations? Our research Master’s programme in Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies focuses on the interdisciplinary study of material, social, and intellectual developments in Europe from Antiquity through the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

Tracks

Within this long period, you can focus on your academic interests by choosing one of the following tracks:

• Ancient Studies
• Medieval Studies
• Early Medieval Insular Languages and Cultures
• Renaissance Studies

The flexibility of our Master in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies sets it apart from other Master’s programmes in the field. If Utrecht University does not offer the course you require, you can take a similar course at a different institution. With your tutor, you determine which courses are best-suited to the research you wish to undertake at the end of the two-year programme.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

See our website for more info on this research Master: https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/amrs.

In this Master's programme, you will study how theories from the field of social, health and organisational psychology can contribute to the management of complex problems within these specific psycho

Medical Imaging is a technology-oriented research master's programme that prepares students for a career in the strongly multidisciplinary and rapidly evolving field of medical imaging.

The field of medical imaging is evolving rapidly, since medical diagnosis and treatment are increasingly supported by imaging procedures. We offer a technology-oriented research master's programme that prepares for a career in this strongly multidisciplinary field. The programme combines elements from physics, mathematics, computer science, biomedical engineering, biology, and clinical medicine allowing you to attain a high level of knowledge and skills in various areas of medical imaging, such as image acquisition, quantitative image analysis, computer-aided diagnosis, and image-guided interventions.

We offer a strongly technology-oriented MSc programme in a clinical setting, allowing you to actually work with the impressive range of imaging platforms available in the UMC Utrecht.

The whole field of medical imaging, ranging from image acquisition physics to advanced image processing and analysis topics, is covered. You will benefit from the excellent international reputation and strong position of the Image Sciences Institute (ISI) and the Centre for Image Sciences (CIS) at UMC Utrecht in medical imaging research. As a student you will have the opportunity to carry out research p

This unique Master's gives you a broad, solid foundation of international legal knowledge and the chance to specialise in such areas as human rights, conflict and security and the environment and law of the sea.

Do you wish to pursue an international legal career that makes a difference? Are you interested in international peace and security, human rights, international environmental law and law of the sea? In the intensive one year LLM Public International Law you will explore common themes of public international law with the option to take a specialisation in Conflict and Security, Human Rights, or Oceans, the Environment and Sustainability.

In this programme you'll work closely with your lecturers - legal experts who are often involved in professional practice - and your classmates, international students with whom you'll collaborate throughout the year. The theory presented in compulsory and elective courses is enhanced by practical experience. You'll participate in a moot court, and will have a chance to visit a variety of international courts within the Netherlands, so you gain familiarity with the international legal environment.

The Research Master’s in Theoretical Physics opens the door to exploring the wonders of physics, from the smallest scales of elementary particles to the vast reaches of the universe. This program equips you with the expertise to unravel the complexities of space-time, elementary particles, quantum systems, and soft matter, bridging the microscopic and macroscopic worlds.

Theoretical Physics is a two-year Research Master's programme which provides you with a broad overview of methods and topics in theoretical physics. You will learn to work independently in a specific sub-discipline of the field. Are you interested to learn more about our programme? Visit our website for an overview of courses or chat with one of our students!

Emancipation, the recognition of differences, and awareness of intersections of gender with other factors of identity making (class, race, age, sexuality, etc.) are crucial tools in analysing social and cultural relations in today’s postcolonial and post-secular societies. Gender Studies provides you with an interdisciplinary understanding of these tools, as well as advanced analytical skills. You will be trained within an internationally diverse cohort of students and academic staff to become a professionally successful 'agent of change'.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

In this Master's Programme, you will be thoroughly trained to analyse and advise on contemporary social issues.
An ageing population leads to increasing healthcare costs. How should care for the elderly be structured in order to make it more personal and affordable again? The virtual and physical world are increasingly merging. What role does the internet play in shaping political and social movements' ability to self-organise? How do governments respond to crimes that occur within the neighbourhood environment, in the virtual world and across borders? As society becomes more complex, there is a growing demand for people who are able to answer questions like these. The one-year Master's programme on Contemporary Social Problems focuses on building your expertise with regard to a variety important social themes, and gives you ample room to explore your own interests in order to specialise in a particular topic. In this programme, you will learn about the latest insights of present-day social science, and learn to think from a multidisciplinary perspective.

As a qualified anthropologist, you will study the relation between cultural diversity and power within the process of sociocultural transformation.
Cultural Anthropology: Sociocultural Transformation introduces you to the analysis of the complex interplay of cultural diversity and power throughout the world with a particular emphasis on multi-level analyses ranging from interpersonal relations and local communities to regional, national and global socio-cultural configurations.

Do you want to become an expert in anything related to the earth, her processes and the impact on the world? Then one of the Master's programmes at Utrecht University if a good fit for you!

Our Master's Programmes (MSc)
Within the Earth Sciences field, we have several different Master's programmes for you to choose from:

• Earth, Life and Climate
• Earth, Structure and Dynamics
• Earth, Surface and Water
• Marine Sciences

Earth Sciences in short

The Earth Sciences contribute to answers on a wide range of societal and economic questions in areas such as:

the natural means of existence (water, raw materials, the energy transition).

• the terrestrial environment (influenced by the changing climate, but , e.g., also searching for new methods to remediate pollutions).
• natural hazards and disasters (such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and floods).
• and the safe, responsible and sustainable use of terrestrial space (specifically near surface and underground space).

Epidemiology Postgraduate (also offered online!) focuses on biomedical research into the spread of disease in human and veterinary medicine.
This Master's programme is not state funded.
Epidemiology Postgraduate is offered in two variants:

MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate: a postgraduate programme (1.5 years) for applicants who have already completed a postgraduate medical or biomedical degree, such as physicians, veterinarians, pharmacists, and candidates holding an MSc in Life Sciences. The MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate is taught in Utrecht;
MSc Epidemiology Postgraduate Online: this variant can be taken entirely online.
You acquire exensive knowledge and practical skills in epidemiologic research design and implementation, quantitative analysis and its application to human or veterinary medicine and public health. The knowledge and skills gained form a solid basis for health research and disease control programmes, including applications in developing countries. The programme comprises theoretical courses as 'Study Design' and 'Modern Methods in Data Analysis.' You can choose from five specialisations: Clinical Epidemiology, Veterinary Epidemiology, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Pharmacoepidemiology or Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology.

The research Master's programme in Religious Studies is a challenging, research-oriented programme that prepares you for participation in current debates in the international community of scholars of religion, and to make your own contributions to the field.

The programme combines an advanced grounding in the central themes and theories of the study of religion, with ample opportunity for specialisation. You can choose and develop your specific expertise in relation to one of the key research areas of our institute such as:
* Religious texts and practices;

* Materiality of lived religion;

* Religious diversity in contexts of globalization and migration.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

Become a social scientist in the field of developmental psychology, pedagogy, and/or interdisciplinary social sciences.
From the day a child is born, their family and the culture in which they are raised have a huge impact on their socio-emotional development and psychological adjustment. As the child grows up, their school and networks of friends and peers become more and more influential in their development. The two-year Master's programme in Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence (DaSCA) gives you the theoretical and methodological background to analyse this development. The programme focuses on both normal and abnormal development processes. Explicit attention is given to the study of interventions and risk factors in children's and adolescent's cognitive and social-emotional development and adjustment.

In this two-year research programme you will get the perfect training to work as an innovation specialist. You will learn how new ideas or inventions are transformed into marketable innovations.

This two-year Master's programme focuses on the dynamics of emerging technologies and innovation. After completing the programme, students will be able to link new technologies to human and economic wants and needs, as well as to the grand societal challenges. What does innovation mean for economic growth, welfare, health care, climate change, energy security, mobility and sustainability?

This programme will be of particular interest to students with a background in technology, health, life sciences, natural sciences or industrial engineering that wish to extend their technical background with knowledge about innovation management and social processes. Moreover, the programme is also of interest to talented students with a background in the social sciences (for example: economics, economics geography, entrepreneurship or business) that have demonstrated an affiliation with science and technology. Innovation Sciences students may want to pursue a career in high-level consultancy, strategic research and development (R&D) management, policymaking, entrepreneurship,or academic research.

Today’s financial markets play a key role in tackling global environmental and social challenges. Regulators and society expect major capital suppliers to demonstrate the purpose they serve beyond financial goals. At the same time, the financial sector recognises that considering issues such as climate change and societal well-being in financial decision-making is not just the right thing but also a smart thing to do.

It is the reason why the world’s leading institutional investors, banks and financial service providers are making sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) an integral part of their core activities. For example, BNP Paribas and APG no longer finance the tobacco sector, while ABN AMRO and Triodos invest in companies that have a positive impact on society and earn competitive financial returns. This move towards sustainable finance creates the need for professionals who can use their knowledge of finance and sustainability to achieve financial and societal goals. This combined expertise is sought by major financial institutions and companies that seek to fulfil their financial goals while promoting a more sustainable financial market, economy and society.

Through its focus on musical infrastructure, Utrecht University's Master's programme Applied Musicology will equip you with the specific knowledge and skills required to operate as a musicologist within the international musical industry. The programme utilizes reflective training in both current and innovative approaches in musicology, through which you will learn to apply academic musicological skills to the day-to-day challenges in a musical life.

Our Master's programme was designed in direct dialogue with top institutions within the musical infrastructure in the Netherlands and beyond; it does not discriminate between classical and popular music. The curriculum builds on knowledge and skills gained through a Bachelor's in Musicology, with emphasis on both historical musicology and the relation of music with other media.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

Visit our website for more info on the Master Applied Musicology: https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/applied-musicology

The Master's programme in History and Philosophy of Science offers a unique opportunity to study the foundations, practice and culture of science from historical and philosophical dimensions. The 2-year research programme in History and Philosophy of Science addresses the historical development of scientific thought and practice, with a broad scope that includes the interplay of science with cultural, social or institutional factors. It also offers conceptual analysis of theories such as relativity, quantum mechanics, evolution and modern genetics.

Our programme is both broad and flexible. Only two courses are mandatory. In the first year you will choose six other courses (which may include an internship), all relevant to your chosen specialisation.

Tracks offered are: History of Science or the Humanities, Philosophy of Science, Foundations of Physics, and Foundations of Mathematics and Logic.

The second year is dedicated to a research project that is closely attuned to current developments in the field, culminating in a Master's thesis.

Graduates of our Master's programme often continue in PhD programmes in Utrecht or elsewhere. Many have also found employment in science communication, consultancy or the financial industry.

This programme is the only English programme on the European continent in this field.

The research Master in Philosophy is a challenging, two-year, research-oriented programme that prepares you to participate in the current debates in the international philosophical community and to develop your own research contributions to the field.

The programme combines an advanced grounding in the core themes and texts of philosophy with ample opportunity and flexibility for specialisation. Through elective seminars, specialised tutorials, and seminars at other universities in the Netherlands or abroad, you will have the opportunity to dive into issues, methods, and philosophers that are central to your own research project.

Learn to apply knowledge of human cognitive, sensory and motor systems in real-life situations.
The Master's programme Applied Cognitive Psychology is one of the broadest programmes in the field of psychology. Are you interested in cognition and applying your knowledge in real-world situations? Are you practically minded, and curious about how products can be made more ergonomic and user-friendly? If so, then the Master's programme Applied Cognitive Psychology might be the right choice for you!

Earth System Governance is a multidisciplinary social science track that deals with environmental issues and environmental policy.

The Drug Innovation Master’s programme focuses on the improvement and management of small molecule drugs or biomolecular drugs. Drug innovation is an interdisciplinary field, which pulls together expertise from the bioinformatics, chemical, biological, physical, and medical sciences. This interdisciplinarity is key to the search for new solutions to currently incurable diseases.

You become skilled in the development of new vaccines, gene therapeutics, the application of organoids, and medical nutrition. Additionally, you are trained to establish new methods and criteria for evaluating the quality, efficacy, safety, and performance of drugs. The programmes’ translational approach enables you to contribute from ‘lab to bedside’: work on the latest insights of the cause of a disease, be part of the development of a new drug, and investigate the drugs’ long-term safety.

In this interdisciplinary programme, students learn to connect issues of youth, development, and education to contemporary (inter)national social issues.
Are you interested in making a contribution to contemporary social challenges involving the relationship between children and youth and their guardians/educators? Do you want to help shape new policies that could improve the position, welfare and development of children, youth and their parents? Are you interested in international comparisons? Youth, Education and Society (Dutch: Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukken) is the only Master's programme in the Netherlands that focuses on the innovation of practices and policies related to children, youth and education, both nationally and internationally.

The cultural world is in a state of rapid transformation due to technological innovation, urbanisation, economic globalisation, and an increasingly unpredictable sociopolitical landscape. All facets of the arts – practice, organisation, leadership, societal relevance, and internationalisation (in Europe and beyond) – are affected by this transformation. Utrecht University's Master of Arts and Society will prepare you to operate as a leading figure in the global arts, media, and cultural sectors of the future.

Our Master’s programme is designed to meet the urgent need for arts professionals who possess rigorous theoretical and research skills coupled with practical abilities and an acute awareness of the current state of the sector at the local and global levels. As a student in this programme you will explore, for example, the dynamics and dilemmas within existing mainstream culture and its relationship with a growing number of “alternative” cultural practices, new models of creative production and industry, and the ever-increasing role of the arts in social justice.

For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.

Visit our website to read more about this Master: https://www.uu.nl/en/masters/arts-and-society

The new Master's programme aims to educate the next generation of scientists and engineers to innovate at the intersection of biomedical science, technology and clinical applications.
The master program One Health focuses on multidisciplinary research on the interface of public health, animal health and environmental health with a clear focus on infectious diseases.
1200 characters: This master programme educates multidisciplinary researchers in the field of One Health. The One Health approach in research involves interdisciplinary research by collaborations between physicians, veterinarians, epidemiologists, microbiologists and ecologists. Within One Health public health threats related to animals and environment are being monitored, studied, evaluated, modeled and controlled. The program will contain theoretical courses, research projects, a writing assignment, and seminars. The program consists of a combination of different disciplines: zoonotic diseases and (re) emerging diseases, (molecular) epidemiology, ecology and wildlife, risk analysis and risk prevention. Graduates of this programme are prepared for a PhD position, but other possibilities are consultancy or policy within the commercial or public sector.

The Master's programme of Conflict Studies and Human Rights places a spotlight on the intricate dynamics of conflict, collective violence, and the associated political, cultural, and societal problems and tensions.

What drives people to take up arms, and how do conflicts reshape societies? How are new technologies—like drones, surveillance systems, and artificial intelligence—redefining the nature of war? Why do peacebuilding efforts so often fail, as seen in Mali and other conflict zones? How does the climate crisis intensify resource conflicts and displacements around the globe? And how can we begin to address cycles of systemic violence, such as police brutality in urban spaces? For students looking for an extra challenge, Utrecht University offers several interdisciplinary honours programmes.