Application and admission Human Resource Studies - national procedure
This is the national application and admission procedure for the (pre-)Master's program in Human Resource Studies.
Please read before continuing
Are you applying with a Bachelor's diploma obtained in the Netherlands?
Then you must follow the national procedure below.
Are you applying with a Bachelor's diploma from a non-Dutch educational institution*?
Then you must follow the international procedure.
*including Suriname, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba
a) Check your eligibility
Students of Tilburg University
Bachelor’s students of Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (TSB)
The following TSB Bachelor's make you eligible to the Master's program in Human Resource Studies:
- Human Resource Studies: People Management
- Personeelwetenschappen
- Global Management of Social Issues
Provided that the minor in Human Resource Studies has been completed, the following TSB Bachelor's make you eligible to the Master's program in Human Resource Studies:
- Sociology/sociologie
- Organisatie- en Managementwetenschappen
- Another TSB Bachelor's program
For admission to this Master's program register in Studielink.
See step 1 of the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions about the procedure?
Send an e-mail to Ma_HRS@tilburguniversity.edu.
Bachelor’s students of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
You can be admitted when you have successfully completed one of these Bachelor’s programs: Business Economics (Bedrijfseconomie) or International Business Administration including the courses:
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Causal Analysis Techniques for International Students or MTO-C (the Dutch equivalent)
- Construction and Analysis of Questionnaires for international students or MTO-D (the Dutch equivalent)
Bachelor’s students of University College Tilburg
You are eligible for admission when you have successfully completed the Bachelor’s program Liberal Arts and Sciences with the major in Social Sciences: Human Behavior, including the courses:
- Construction and Analysis of Questionnaires for international students or MTO-D (the Dutch equivalent)
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Work Well-being and Performance
Do you want to know if you are admissible?
The only way to find out whether you are eligible for the master's program is to register in Studielink and apply for admission. See the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions about the procedure?
Send an e-mail to Ma_HRS@tilburguniversity.edu.
Students of other Dutch universities
This Master's program may be of interest to students with a Bachelor's or Master's degree in the areas of economics, political science, management, sociology and psychology.
To start with the program you should have the following prior knowledge:
- Basic knowledge of social science theories
- Basic knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics
- Basic knowledge of relevant subjects in the field of Human Resource Studies, e.g. sociology of organizations, organizational psychology, human resource management.
You can find the admission criteria in this course list.
Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Should you fail to meet all the prerequisites for admission to the Master's program, you may be able to make up this so-called deficit by taking an individual pre-Master's program at Tilburg University.
Do you want to know if you are admissible?
The only way to find out whether you are eligible for the master's program is to register in Studielink and apply for admission. See the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions about the procedure?
Send an e-mail to Ma_HRS@tilburguniversity.edu.
Students of a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo)
You may qualify for the half-year pre-Master's program in Human Resource Studies.
- If you have completed the pre-master's program successfully, you are automatically admitted to the Master's program in Human Resource Studies starting at the end of January or at the end of August next academic year.
- If you complete the pre-Master’s program in Human Resource Studies, you may also apply for one of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences' Research Master's programs, starting in the fall semester (end of August) of the subsequent academic year. Keep in mind that all other admission criteria still apply.
Students have been admitted to the pre-Master's program Human Resource Studies with the following Dutch hbo Bachelor's:
Please note that if your hbo Bachelor’s program is not mentioned in this overview, you can still apply for admission to this pre-Master’s program by registering in Studielink. The Admissions Committee of the Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences will assess whether your degree qualifies you for admission.
- Business Innovation
- Bedrijfseconomie (of Finance and Control)
- Bedrijfskunde
- Bedrijfskunde en Agribusiness
- Bedrijfskunde MER
- Bestuurskunde
- Business Management
- European Studies
- Hogere Europese beroepenopleiding
- Hotel- and Eventmanagement
- Human Resource Management (of: Personeel en arbeid of Personeel en organisatie)
- Integrale veiligheid
- International Business
- International Business and Management Studies
- Learning and Development in Organisations
- Logistics management
- Management, economie en recht
- Management in de zorg
- Technische bedrijfskunde
- Toegepaste Psychologie
- Vrijetijdsmanagement/Leisure Management
Please note that the programs and sources mentioned above provide an indication of your eligibility to the pre-Master's program, not a guarantee.
Bachelor students Leisure Studies Breda University of Applied Sciences
You are eligible for admission to the Master’s program in Human Resource Studies when you have successfully completed the academic Bachelor’s program Leisure Studies at Breda University of Applied Sciences, including the minor in Human Resource Studies.
Bachelor students Convenant programs hbo
You are eligible for admission to the Master’s program in Human Resource Studies when you have successfully completed one of the following Dutch hbo Bachelor’s programs of the Convenant program:
Avans University of Applied Sciences ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda
- Bachelor’s programs in
- Human Resource Management,
- Personeelsmanagement and
- Bedrijfskunde/Management, Economie en Recht
Fontys University of Applied Science HRM and Psychology
- Bachelor’s program in Human Resource Management
For admission to this Master's program, you must register in Studielink. See step 1 of the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions?
Send an e-mail to Ma_HRS@tilburguniversity.edu.
b) Consider the deadlines
The pre-Master’s program starts end of August.
- You must register yourself in Studielink before: August 1
The Master's program has two intake moments. You must register yourself in Studielink before:
- Starting end of August: August 1
- Starting end of January: December 15
Please note: Make sure you complete your application on time.
Make sure you are well prepared to start your (pre)-Master.
c) Follow the procedure for national applicants
Step 1: Register in Studielink
After you have registered in Studielink, the program's Admissions Committee will assess whether your previous education is a sufficient fit with this program to be admitted. Studielink opens on October 1.
- The name of this Master's program in Studielink:
M Human Resource Studies (CROHO-code: 60075)
- The name of the pre-Master's program in Studielink:
B Human Resource Studies (premaster) (CROHO-code: 42483)
Enter an e-mail address in Studielink that you use regularly. Tilburg University will use this e-mail address to send you important information on your application and admission and/or to request additional information to assess your admissibility.
Step 2: Continue your application in our online application system
This step is not applicable for:
Students who are currently enrolled or have already completed a Bachelor's -, pre-Master’s – or convenant’s program program at Tilburg University that makes them directly admissible for this Master’s program.
- See the tabs “Students of Tilburg University” and “Bachelor students Convenant programs hbo” below the heading Check your eligibility at the top of this webpage for an overview of Bachelor’s programs that make you directly admissible.
- If you are directly admissible with your Bachelor's-, pre-Master’s – or convenant’s program, you only need to register in Studielink . Please continue to Step 3: Admissions Committee's decision.
In all other cases, you must continue your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld, our online application system, after you have registered in Studielink.
Application in OSIRIS Aanmeld
Within 1 week of your registration in Studielink, you will receive two e-mails from Tilburg University.
- One e-mail contains your Tilburg University account details (your student number and Tilburg University e-mail address). You will not need these details for your application, but please save them carefully, as you will need them at a later stage.
- The other e-mail contains your OSIRIS Aanmeld account details as well as information on how you can start your application in OSIRIS Aanmeld. If you have not received this e-mail within 1 week of your registration in Studielink, please contact your Admissions Committee via toelatingenprema-matsb@tilburguniversity.edu.
Upload your documents
When you are logged into OSIRIS Aanmeld you will have to upload several documents. Please ollect the requested documents and upload them in pdf-format.
You will see exactly which documents you need to upload once you have filled out the necessary details in OSIRIS Aanmeld.
Submit your application before the deadline as stated above
If you submit your application either close to or on the deadline, but have not uploaded the correct documents, Tilburg University reserves the right not to process your application.
After submitting your application
Our Admissions Committee will check that your application is complete, according to the requirements above.
If your documents are not complete, you will be asked to submit any missing or replace any illegible document(s).
You can check your application status anytime you log in to your account in OSIRIS Aanmeld.
Step 3: Admissions Committee's decision
The Admissions Committee assesses whether your degree qualifies you for admission to this (pre-)Master's program on a case-by-case basis.
You will receive the decision of the Admissions Committee by e-mail. In general, we aim to assess your application within six weeks.
There are three possibilities:
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(Conditionally) accepted to the Master's program
If you are conditionally accepted, this means that you are admitted to our Master's program (on the condition that we request additional information). -
(Conditionally) accepted to the pre-Master's program
It is possible that you do not completely fulfill the requirements for the Master’s program. If this is the case, we may offer you a pre-Master's program to prepare you for the Master's program. -
Rejected
If you do not fulfill the admission requirements, your application will be rejected. We will e-mail you personally the reasons for the rejection.
Step 4: Admitted, what's next?
Congratulations on being admitted to Tilburg University, either conditionally or unconditionally!
You may be wondering what the next steps are. To ensure a smooth (and stress-free) start of your studies, we have prepared a timeline to give you an overview of the things you need to arrange before the start of your studies.
On the timeline you can find information about:
- Completing your enrollment
- Paying your tuition fees
- Tips on finding accommodation (if applicable)
- Books and schedule
- Introduction activities like TOP week and your (mandatory) Study Program Introduction
Do you have any questions?
Please feel free to contact us for your personal queries. You can contact us on every page of the Master's website.