Science Masters
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Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is the field of research that focuses on development and understanding of intelligent computational processes.
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Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
The programme Bioinformatics and Systems Biology combines molecular and cell biology, computer science and mathematical modelling to integrate vast amounts of biological data into fundamental knowledge.
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Biological Sciences
The programme Biological Sciences is a 2-year programme that offers specialisations in ecology, evolution of behaviour and mind, freshwater and marine biology, green life sciences, and general biology.
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Biomedical Sciences
This Master's programme is closely affiliated with the University of Amsterdam Academic Medical Center (AMC), Dutch Cancer Institute and the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS).
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Brain and Cognitive Sciences
The Research Master's programme in Brain and Cognitive Sciences offers an interdisciplinary study of cognition, from the molecule to the mind.
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Chemistry
This master, a joint degree with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, provides you with a highly qualified background of theory and practice in chemistry and sufficient specialisation in a specific field.
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Computational Science
Computational Science seeks to explain the complex world we live in using technological simulations. The curriculum relies heavily on algorithmic-driven procedures but also involves lots of mathematics and logic.
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Complex Systems and Policy
The Master's programme Complex Systems and Policy (CS&P) aims to equip you with the tools to navigate and address complex societal challenges about health and sustainability and cooperate with different stakeholders.
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Computer Science
The Master’s programme in Computer Science will be offered in close collaboration with the VU Amsterdam in order to provide students with the best educational experience and research facilities.
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Earth Sciences
Advancing fundamental knowledge on Earth system functioning and how these functions respond to human pressure is necessary to move forward in an ever-changing world.
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Forensic Science
This master offers an interdisciplinary view of the forensic process from crime scene to court, the fundamentals of forensic expertise areas, as well as the statistical foundations for interpreting evidence.
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Information Studies
Information studies at the UvA is a broad and interdisciplinary field, primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information.
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Logic
The UvA Master in Logic is an interdisciplinary and international two-year Master's programme that focuses on the central role of logic as mediator between the sciences and the humanities.
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Mathematics
This master is a vibrant & versatile field, in which the dividing line between theory & practice is often merely an illusion. It finds its way into unexpected applications, with new paths always waiting to be explored.
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Physics and Astronomy
The Master's programme Physics and Astronomy focuses both on fundamental research and its applications. It combines a broad understanding of physics and astronomy with in-depth knowledge of specific physics areas.
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Quantum Computer Science
Be at the forefront of the next potential technological revolution. This two-year Master’s programme offers education and training from researchers in the new, challenging and exciting field of Quantum Computer Science.
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Security and Network Engineering
The Master’s programme Security and Network Engineering at the UvA allows students to specialise in Security and Network Engineering on a more theoretical level.
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Software Engineering
The Software Engineering programme concerns the broad field of software engineering, a field that is in constant movement due to innovations in technology, design patterns and techniques.
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Stochastics and Financial Mathematics
Stochastics examines phenomena in which chance plays a central role. It can be subdivided into statistics, probability theory and stochastic operations research.