Pre-Master’s program Sociology: Politics, Policy and Societal Development track

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 September until January. 
• The second runs from February until August.  

After finishing the pre-Master's program with good results, you can start with: 

• The one-year Master's track Sociology: Politics, Policy and Society in Comparative Perspective at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year. 
• The one-year Master's track Politics, Policy, and Societal Development at the end of August next academic year. 
• The one-year Master's track Health, Wellbeing and Society at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year. 

Tuition fees

Please consult the page about the tuition fee rates concerning the Weighted fees pre-Master. This rate is the same for EEA and non-EEA students.

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. 

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 Sociology: Politics, Policy and Societal Development.

After you have submitted your complete application, the Admissions Committee 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. 

More on the application and admission procedure

You will take the following courses in block 1 (September- October)

• Introduction to Sociology 
• Methods, Measurement and Statistics 
• Research Project

You will take the following courses in block 2 (October - January)

• Sociological and Historical Perspectives on Identities OR Global Migration 
• Causal Analysis Techniques 
• Research Project 

Note: the second intake moment starts with block 3, however, it can be regarded as unit 1 et cetera.

You will take the following courses in block 3 (February- April)

• Introduction to Sociology 
• Methods, Measurement and Statistics
• Research Project

You will take the following courses in block 4 (April - August)

• Families in context OR Sociology of Work
• Causal Analysis Techniques
• Research Project