This minor is of interest for all students who aspire to fulfil policy- or management positions within business (banks and companies) or the government. A minor in Business Administration provides you with a good basis to be able to think about these types of issues and to work with the professionals in this field. After the completion of this minor you will be able to operate in local, national and international companies.

This minor does not provide admission to the Master’s programme in Business Administration.

Programme

The minor contains of 30 EC and can be completed in 1 semester.

Entry requirements

• When applying for the minor, it is necessary to have successfully completed your first year (60 EC).
• Students from a University of Applied Sciences (HBO) who finished their first-year programme (60 EC) can also be admitted.
• No prior knowledge in Economics or Mathematics is required.
• This minor is not open  for students from UvA Economics and Business Bachelor's programme in Business Administration. Students in Economics and Business Economics take the course "Corporate Social Responsibility" as an alternative to the course Management Accounting 1 for Business as it overlaps with their own programme.

Application and Admission

At this moment you are unable to apply for the minor. On 30 April 2024 10:00 AM, the minor application opens. You will find a link to the application form on this page.

Important dates and selection process

You can apply for this minor between 30 April2024 10:00 AM and 1 August 2024 01:00 PM (or earlier if the maximum number of participants for the minor has been reached). Selection for this minor is based on the first come first serve principle.

Please note that you can only be admitted to one minor at UvA Economics and Business at a time. However, you can apply for a maximum of two minors. A potential second choice will only be taken into consideration if you are not selected for the minor you applied for first.  

What do you need to apply?

Non UvA-students

• Sign up as an elective student (bijvak student) for the Bachelor's programme in Economics and Business Economics in Studielink with a start date of 1 September 2024. Important: You need a timely enrolment and an active UvA-account, to access the application form. It is advised to arrange this before 10 May.
• a signed and stamped transcript of your study results so far;
• Motivation letter.

UvA students

• Motivation letter.

After admission: register for courses

After being admitted to the minor, you need to register for the individual courses of the minor. The course registration period for the first semester will take place on the following dates:

• 10 June until 17 June 13:00;

All information about course registration will be included in the email you receive after you are admitted to the minor. All minor students have a guaranteed spot for a course.

More info and contact

For more general information about applying for and taking a minor, visit the student website about minors at UvA Economics and Business. Or you can contact the Education Desk ((make sure to choose an UvA Economics and Business programme to see the correct information).