Pre-Master's program Accountancy

The pre-Master's program for HBO graduates 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.

• This half-year pre-Master's program (30 ECTS) runs from the end of August until January.
• After finishing the program with good results, you can start with the one-year Master's program in Accountancy end of January, or end of August next academic year.
• As of the end of August 2020, the HBO pre-Master’s program is completely taught in English. After completing the pre-Master's program successfully, there is no additional English language requirement to start with the English taught Master's program.

The courses for 2020-2021 are:

• Academic Competences Accountancy
• Business Research Techniques for Pre-master
• Statistics for Pre-master
• Intermediate Financial Accounting
• Intermediate Management Accounting

You will find a detailed description of the courses and required literature in our course catalog.

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Application and admission

To be eligible for this pre-Master's program, you must have completed a Dutch HBO-Bachelor's program that gives direct access to the pre-Master's program.

• If your HBO-Bachelor's program is not indicated as admissible for this program, unfortunately you cannot apply. In that case you can look for other (pre-)Master’s programs more closely related to the topic of your HBO-Bachelor’s program.

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Tilburg University offers a program designed for students with a university Bachelor's degree that does not entirely meet the entry requirements of the Master's program in Accountancy.

Tailor made to individual learning needs

The program is tailor-made to individual learning needs and consists of a maximum of 30 ECTS, providing you with the essential foundation needed to pursue your Master's in Accountancy.

• After finishing the program with good results, you can start with the one-year Master's program in Accountancy end of January, or end of August next academic year.

Application and admission

As a university graduate you are encouraged to apply for the Master’s program directly. After receiving your application the admissions board will assess your academic background, and decide whether:

1. You can be admitted directly into the Master’s program.
2. You can be offered a pre-Master’s program (6 to 30 ECTS).
3. Your academic background is unfortunately not matching enough to cover the gap with a 30 ECTS pre-Master’s program. In that case admission is not possible.

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