Application and admission
Important dates
| Start | ||
| Early Bird deadline | 15 May 2025 (10% discount) | September 2025 |
| Application deadline | 4 July 2025 | September 2025 |
| Application deadline | 18 December 2025 | February 2026 |
Admission requirements
Please check the admission requirements before you start your application process. An important admission requirement is that you are working and living in the Netherlands during your studies. The programme does not provide any services related to arranging housing or visa.
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Academic Degree (WO) in a different field
If you have an academic degree in a different field, without quantitative courses and business courses such as strategy, marketing or human resource management, you may have to follow a number of courses from our pre-Master’s programme before you can enter the Master's programme.
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Dutch (HBO) degree or other university of applied sciences degree
If you have a degree from a University of Applied Sciences (HBO) preferably with sufficient business administration subjects, you will have to follow the pre-Master’s programme to be admitted.
How to apply for this Master's
1. Check your eligibility
Submit a CV scan and we will check if you are eligible for this study. We will respond within 5 business days.
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2. Gather the required documents
For your application, you will need to fill in and upload the following information:
- Scan of your passport
- How you want to pay the tuition fee
- CV, resume or LinkedIn profile
- Scans of your diplomas and transcripts
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3. Start your application
Select the pre-Master or your preferred track and apply online.
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4. After admission
After you have submitted your application, we will contact you for more information about the start of the programme and practical matters.
Costs, start September 2025
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Programme |
Tuition fees |
Duration |
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| Master's programme | €22,950 | 18 months |
| Pre-Master's programme | €3,400 | 5 months |
| Adjusted pre-Master's programme* | €3,400 or less | 5 months or less |
*the fee for a pre-Master’s programme depends on whether you do the full pre-Master’s or an adjusted programme. An adjusted programme may be available for prospective students with a Bachelor's or Master's degree from a research based university.
10% Early Bird discount
Students will receive a 10% discount on the Master's fee for applications for the start of the pre-Master's or Master's from September 2025, submitted before 15 May 2025.
UvA alumni discount
UvA alumni that apply for the Executive Programme in Management Studies at Amsterdam Business School are eligible for a 10% discount on the tuition fee of the Master's programme.
What is included in the costs?
Fees cover the total programme, including: courses, exams and the use of the online library. The costs of textbooks are not included and are estimated at €350.
Pay the tuition fee
The tuition fee can be paid in different ways. When you apply, you can indicate how the fee can best be paid by your employer, by you or by both of you. If you first take a pre-Master, the fee of that part will be invoiced first. The costs of the Master's programme will be settled at the start of the Master.
You can also pay the tuition fees in monthly instalments. There is a lot of flexibility settling the tuition fee.
If you live outside the Netherlands, you may be requested to make a down payment after registering for the programme.
Funding
Non-funded programme
The Executive Programme in Management Studies is a non-funded programme. Regular tuition fees (Wettelijk collegegeld or Instellingscollegegeld) for Dutch and EU students or Non-EU students do not apply.
Ask your employer for financial support
Most of our students are financially supported by their employer. An employer can pay the tuition fee and deduct this investment in your education from your gross salary. In this way your fiscal salary decreases and you will pay less income tax. For your employer this is cost neutral while your benefit may go up to almost 50% of the tuition fee.
Lifelong learning credit
DUO offers a loan for tuition fees for local and foreign professionals living and working in the Netherlands (Lifelong learning credit). For more information, please check the DUO website. Please note that the Lifelong learning credit applies to our Master's programme only.
Convince your employer to finance your study
Following a part-time MSc programme does not only have benefits for you as a student, but also for your employer.