Application and admission Organizing for Global Social Challenges track - national procedure
This is the national application and admission procedure for the track Organizing for Global Social Challenges of the MSc in Organization and Management 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 the Tilburg University
Bachelor’s students of Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
The following TSB Bachelor's make you eligible to the Master's track Organizing for Global Social Challenges:
- BSc Global Management of Social Issues
- BSc Organization and Management Studies
- Another TSB Bachelor's program, provided that the minor in Organization and Management Studies has been completed
Register in Studielink for admission to this Master's track.
See step 1 of the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions?
Send an e-mail to Ma_OMS@tilburguniversity.edu
Bachelor’s students of Tilburg School of Economics and Management
Admission is possible if you have successfully completed one of the Bachelor’s programs at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), for example Business Economics (Bedrijfseconomie) or International Business Administration, as long as you have sufficient knowledge of:
- qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics
- relevant subjects in organization theory, management and the sociology of organizations and/or organization psychology
You can find the admission criteria in this course list.
Register in Studielink to apply. Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis. Should you fail to meet all the prerequisites for admission to the Master's track, you may be able to make up this so-called deficit by taking an individual pre-Master's program.
University College Tilburg
You are eligible for admission as long as you have successfully completed the Bachelor’s program Liberal Arts and Sciences with a major in Social Sciences: Human Behavior or a major in Business and Economics
- For the major Social Sciences: Human Behavior this includes the courses
- Construction and Analysis of Questionnaires for international students OR MTO-D: Constructie en analyse van vragenlijsten
- Two specific Organization Studies Bachelor’s courses: Organization Theory and Organization Development (or equivalent thereof, determined by the Program Director of the Master’s program Organization and Management Studies).
- For the major Business and Economics admission is possible as long as you have sufficient knowledge of
- qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics
- relevant subjects in organization theory, management and the sociology of organizations and/or organization psychology
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 track, you may be able to make up this so-called deficit by taking an individual pre-Master's program.
Do you want to know if you are admissible?
The only way to find out whether you are eligible for the Master's track, is to register in Studielink and apply for admission. See the admission procedure below.
Do you have questions?
Send an e-mail to Ma_OMS@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:
- Knowledge of relevant subjects in organization theory, management and the sociology of organizations and/or organization psychology
- Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods and statistics
- Basic knowledge of social science theories
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 track, 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 track, 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_OMS@tilburguniversity.edu
Students of a Dutch university of applied sciences (hbo)
You may qualify for the one-year pre-Master's program in Organization and Management Studies.
- If you have completed the pre-Master’s program in Organization and Management Studies successfully and have passed all the exams (60 ECTS), you are automatically admitted to the Master's track Organizing for Global Social Challenges.
- By finishing the pre-Master’s program in Organization and Management Studies, you will also be able to enroll in the MSc Organization and Management Studies starting in the fall semester (end of August) of the subsequent academic year.
Students have been admitted to the pre-Master's program Organization and Management 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 on a case-by-case basis.
- Accountancy
- Agrarische Bedrijfskunde
- Bedrijfseconomie
- Bedrijfskunde
- Bedrijfskunde MER
- Bedrijfskundige Informatica
- Bestuurskunde
- Bestuurskunde en overheidsmanagement
- Bouwtechnische Bedrijfskunde
- Business Innovation
- Business Management
- Commerciële Economie
- Communicatie
- Economisch Linguïstische Opleiding (of: International Business and Languages)
- European Studies
- Facilitair Management
- Finance and Control
- Fiscale Economie
- Hogere Europese Beroepenopleiding
- Hogere Hotelschool
- Hospitality and Evenementen Management
- Hotel and Eventmanagement
- Hotel Management
- Human Resource Management (of Personeel en Arbeid of Personeel en Organisatie)
- International Business
- International Business and Management Studies
- Logistics Management
- Management, Economie en Recht
- Management in de zorg
- Opleiding Leraar VO 2e graads Bedrijfseconomie
- People and Business Management
- Small Business and Retail Management
- Sport, Economie en Communicatie
- Sportkunde
- Sport Management
- Technische Bedrijfskunde
- Tourism Management
- Vrijetijdmanagement/ Leisure Management
Please note: the programs and sources mentioned above provide an indication of your eligibility to the pre-Master's program, not a guarantee.
Do you have questions?
Send an e-mail to Ma_OMS@tilburguniversity.edu
Bachelor students Leisure Studies of Breda University of Applied Sciences
You are directly eligible for admission to the Master’s track in Organizing for Global Social Challenges as long as you have successfully completed the academic Bachelor’s program Leisure Studies at Breda University of Applied Sciences, including the minor in Organization Studies.
Bachelor students Convenant programs hbo
You are directly eligible for admission to the Master’s track in Organizing for Global Social Challenges as long as you have successfully completed one of the following hbo Bachelor’s programs including the Convenant program:
Avans University of Applied Sciences ’s-Hertogenbosch and Breda
- Bachelor’s programs in:
- Human Resource Management,
- Personeelsmanagement
- Bedrijfskunde/Management, Economie en Recht
Fontys University of Applied Sciences HRM and Psychology
- Bachelor’s program in Human Resource Management
Register in Studielink for admission to this Master's track.
See step 1 of the admission procedure below
b) Consider the deadline
This (pre-)Master's program starts end of August. You must register in Studielink before August 1.
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 Organization and Management Studies (GMSI: Organizing for Global Social Challenges) (CROHO-code: 60754)
- The name of the pre-Master's program in Studielink:
B Organization and Management Studies (premaster)
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 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 the 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 collect 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.