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Pre-Master’s programme

Language, Literature and Education

This pre-Master's programme is aimed at students who have a degree from a University of Applied Sciences (such as Dutch HBO) or an academic Bachelor’s degree that does not grant direct access to the Master's Language, Literature and Education.

If you successfully complete the pre-Master’s programme within a year, you will automatically be admitted to the Master’s Language, Literature and Education. However, you do need to complete the programme within one year, as you cannot start the Master's without fully meeting the entry requirements. After completing the pre-Master's programme you will not receive a diploma or certificate.

Programme

Please note: If you have obtained an academic Bachelor’s degree, you do not need to take the two Academic Skills courses (2 x 6 ECTS), which means that the programme will comprise 30 ECTS instead of 42 ECTS. Below you see the programme of the current academic year; the courses in the coming academic year may differ slightly. The Course Catalogue for the new academic year will be published in May.

You follow one of the programmes below. These variants prepare you for the language you choose within the Master's Language, Literature and Education.

German

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 5: Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft kontrastiv
    6
  • Kultur und Diskurs: Gender
    6
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 3: Literatur
    6
  • Deutschlandstudien 2: Deutsche Kultur vor 1945
    6
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 4: Interkulturalität
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: German

English

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • English Linguistics 1: Stories of English
    6
  • English Linguistics 5: Language in Society (pre-master)
    6
  • Literary Theory
    6
  • English Linguistics 6: The Changing English Language
    6
  • English Literature 5: Modern and Contemporary Literature
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: English

French

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • Littérature française: théories et pratiques
    6
  • Linguistique française: théories et pratiques
    6
  • Maîtrise du français 5
    6
  • Atelier de recherche
    6
  • État de la langue - langue d'État
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: French

Application deadlines

Please check the deadlines below very carefully, because they are strict. Missing one of the deadlines means that your application cannot be processed. 

  • I have a Dutch nationality

    Register in Studielink (see step 1 of the application process)
    8 May 2025, 23:59 CET

    Submit complete application (see step 2)
    15 May 2025, 23:59 CET

  • I have an EU/EEA-nationality

    If you wish to apply for housing

    Register in Studielink (see step 1 of the application process)
    23 February 2025, 23:59 CET

    Submit complete application (see step 2)
    1 March 2025, 23:59 CET
     

    If you do NOT wish to apply for housing

    Register in Studielink (see step 1 of the application process)
    8 May 2025, 23:59 CET

    Submit complete application (see step 2)
    15 May 2025, 23:59 CET

  • I have a non-EU/EEA nationality

    Register in Studielink (see step 1 of the application process)
    23 February 2025, 23:59 CET

    Submit complete application (see step 2)
    1 March 2025, 23:59 CET

    Important information regarding visa

    If you need a visa for your stay in the Netherlands, please note that the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) only issues visas to pre-Master's students for the duration of one year. If you do not complete the programme in one year, you cannot continue your studies anywhere in the Netherlands.

Application procedure

Your application to the Graduate School of Humanities always starts by submitting an enrolment request in Studielink and MyInfo application for the Master's programme you wish to pursue, even if you think you are eligible for the pre-Master’s programme.

An enrolment request in Studielink for the pre-Master’s programme alone is not sufficient and will not be taken into consideration.

  • 1. Submit an enrolment request in Studielink for the Master's Linguistics or Taalwetenschappen 60 EC

    All students applying will need to start their application by submitting an enrolment request in Studielink, the Dutch online system for students applying for a degree programme at a Dutch university.

    Applicants for the pre-Master's in Language, Literature and Education need to submit an enrolment request in Studielink for the Master's in Linguistics 60 EC or Taalwetenschappen 60 EC. Please note: even if you think you are eligible for the pre-Master’s programme, you must start your application by submitting an enrolment request for the Master's in Linguistics 60 EC or Taalwetenschappen 60 EC.

    It is extremely important that you register in Studielink at least 48 hours before the application deadline (see above). This is to ensure that you receive your login information (UvAnetID) in time to fill in your UvA application in MyInfo (see step 3).

    Register via Studielink Enrol in the Master's Linguistics or Taalwetenschappen 60 EC
  • 2. Pay the application fee (international prior education only)

    All students applying for a (pre-)Master’s programme with a non-Dutch degree must pay a non-refundable application fee of €100. The UvA cannot start processing your application until this fee has been paid. You can pay the application fee by credit card (Master or Visacard) or iDEAL.

    You do not have to pay the application fee:

    • If you have obtained or will obtain a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch research university or university of applied sciences (HBO);
    • If you have already applied and paid the application fee for another Master’s programme at the UvA for the academic year 2024-2025;
    • If you have already applied and paid the application fee for a Master's programme at the Graduate School of Humanities for the academic year 2023-2024;
    • If you have started a UvA Master’s programme in 2021, 2022 or 2023.
  • 3. Submit a complete application in MyInfo

    Complete all of the steps of the application process for the Master's programme, including the application in MyInfo and the submission of all required application documents. This includes proof of English/Dutch language proficiency that meets our requirements.

  • 4. Wait for the admission decision

    The Admissions Board will assess your prior education and determine whether you are directly admissible to the Master’s programme, admissible to the Master’s programme after first completing the pre-Master’s programme, or not admissible to the (pre)Master’s programme.

  • 5. After admission decision

    If you are admissible to the pre-Master’s programme, you will receive a letter of conditional admission with the steps you need to take to become fully enrolled.

    Please be aware that all pre-Master’s programmes offered by the Graduate School of Humanities must be completed within one academic year. Extensions are not possible.

Tuition fee for pre-Master's programmes

The tuition fee rate for a pre-Master’s programme in the academic year 2025-2026 is €43.35 per ECTS, with a maximum of €2,601. This means that for a 42 ECTS pre-Master’s programme, the fee is €1,820.70; for a 30 ECTS programme, the fee is €1,300.50.

More information

Dr. A.P. (Petra) Sleeman

Faculty of Humanities

Onderzoek FGw

A.P.Sleeman@uva.nl

Facts & Figures
Mode
Full-time
Credits
30/42 ECTS, 12 months
Language of instruction
Dutch, English, Language of the study programme
Conditions for admission
University of applied sciences degree (HBO)
Academic/research university degree (WO)
Starts in
September