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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 Supply Chain 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 you must have completed an hbo program in one of the following:

  • Bedrijfseconomie
  • Logistiek & Economie (with extra courses)
  • Technische Bedrijfskunde (with extra courses)
The Master's in Supply Chain 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 of the courses in the Premaster’s in Supply Chain Management program are taught in Dutch.

Provisional hbo Premaster's program 2012-2013*

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

This is the provisional program for 2012-2013, the definite program will be available in August 2012.

*The confirmed course outline for the 2012-2013 premaster program will be available in August 2012. The program should be the same or similar to that of the 2011-2012 program. Please visit the electronic study guide for a more detailed overview of the courses of the Hbo Premaster in Supply Chain Management.

Admission and Application

Ready to apply to the Premaster’s in Marketing Research program? Please visit the Admission and Application procedure for HBO (in Dutch)

Premaster for university graduates

Tilburg University offers students whose university bachelor degree does not meet the Master’s in Supply Chain Management admissions requirements the opportunity to take a Premaster’s program.

The Premaster for Bachelor graduates is designed to fill knowledge gaps and provide you with the essential foundation needed to pursue your Master’s in Supply Chain Management. It is also tailor-made to your 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 Supply Chain Management program.

Admission and Application

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