Pre-Master's program Health, Wellbeing and Society

The Pre-Master's program for Dutch HBO graduates builds on the practice-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) has two intake moments. The first runs from the end of August until January . The second runs from the end of January until June .

After finishing the program with good results, you can start with:

• the 1-year Master's Program in Sociology at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year.
• the 1-year ‘Health, Wellbeing and Society track’ of the MSc Sociology at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year.
• the 1-year ‘Politics, Policy, and Societal Development track’ of the MSc Sociology starting in the fall semester (end of August) of the subsequent academic year.

The courses are:

• Introduction to Sociology
• Research Project Pre-Master Sociology
• Causal analysis techniques for pre-master students
• Methods, Measurement and Statistics for pre-master students

Elective courses:

Choose 1 out of 2:

• Global Migration
• National and Regional Identities

Choose 1 out of 2:

• Cultural Lifestyles and Participation
• Sociology of Work

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.  Please note: only Dutch HBO graduates can apply directly to the Pre-Master's Program in Human Resource Studies. International students must apply for the Master’s program.

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Tilburg University offers a Pre-Master’s program designed for students with a university Bachelor's degree - national or international - that does not entirely meet the entry requirements of the Master's program in Sociology.

After finishing the program with good results, you can start with

• the 1-year Master's Program in Sociology at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year.
• the 1-year ‘Health, Wellbeing and Society track’ of the MSc Sociology at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year.
• the 1-year ‘Politics, Policy, and Societal Development track’ of the MSc Sociology starting in the fall semester (end of August) of the subsequent academic year.

Application and admission

As a university graduate, you should always apply for the Master’s program. It is not possible for you to apply directly for our Pre-Master’s program.

After you have submitted your complete application, the Admissions Board will, based on this, decide whether:

• You can be admitted to the Master's program directly.
• You need to take a Pre-Master's program.
• You cannot be admitted to the (Pre-)Master's program.

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