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Premaster's Programme

Be optimally prepared for your master’s

Premaster’s program for hbo graduates

All hbo-BE or hbo-AC graduates must complete a Premaster's in Strategic Management program before pursuing their Master's.

The Premaster's program builds on the practically-oriented knowledge you acquired during your bachelor's by enhancing your theoretical knowledge as well as your capacity for conceptual thinking, ensuring you get the most out of your Master's program.

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for the Premaster's program you must have completed an hbo program in one of the following: 

  • Bedrijfseconomie
  • Commerciële Economie

The Master's in Strategic Management program is taught in English. You must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the English language to be eligible for the Premaster's program by submitting one of the following:

  • A TOEFL score with a minimum of 575 (paper-based) or 233 (computer-based) or 90-91 (internet-based).
  • An academic IELTS score with a minimum of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 on individual parts of the test.
  • A passed Cambridge Proficiency test.
  • A vwo-diploma with a pass for English.
  • An hbo-diploma of which the last three years were taught entirely in English.

Program

Most courses in the Premaster's program in Strategic Management program are taught in Dutch.

Provisional hbo premaster's program 2012-2013

  • Organization and Management: Academic Skills
  • Business Ethics
  • Finance for Premasters
  • Organization and Management
  • Statistics for HBO-graduates
  • Industrial Organization
  • Marketing 2: Consumer Behavior
  • Research in Business Administration
  • Bachelor's Thesis Organization & Strategy

*This is the provisional program for 2012-2013. The final program outline will be available in August 2012. Please visit the Electronic Study Guide [link] for a more detailed overview of the courses of the Premaster’s in Strategic Management program.

Admission and Application

Ready to apply for the Premaster's in Strategic Management? Please visit the Admission and Application procedure for HBO graduates.

Premaster’s program for university graduates

Tilburg University offers a program for students whose university bachelor’s degree does not meet the entry requirements of the Master’s in Strategic Management.

The Premaster’s program for Bachelor’s graduates is designed to fill knowledge gaps and provide you with the essential foundation needed to pursue your Master’s in Strategic Management, and is tailor-made to individual learning needs. The program consists of up to 60 credits (ECT) depending on your educational background. Should you require more than 60 ECTS, we recommend you follow the Bachelor’s in Economics before applying to the Master’s in Strategic Management program.

Admission and Application

Ready to apply for the Premaster’s in Strategic Management? Please go to the Application procedurefor premasters (in Dutch) or the Application procedure for international students.