Pre-Master’s program Sociology: Politics, Policy, and Society in Comparative Perspective 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 the end of August until January. 
• The second runs from the end of January until June.  

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

• The one-year Master's track 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. 

Program content 

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: 

• Global Migration 
• Sociological and Historical Perspectives on Identities 
• Sociology of Work 
• Family in Context: How Families Define Us 

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

Go to the course descriptions of the September intake  

Go to the course descriptions of the February intake  

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. 

More on the application and admission procedure

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: Politics, Policy and Society in a Comparative Perspective.

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