Each faculty has its own additional steps which are required in order to take an elective course. The UvA has strict course registration periods, which you can find in this overview.
Faculty of Science (FNWI)
If you want to take an elective course at the Faculty of Science as a non-UvA student, there may be additional admission requirements that you must meet. Check out our study guide for any prerequisite. Subsequently you may contact course registration via vakaanmelding-fnwi@uva.nl for the next steps in the enrolment procedure.
Amsterdam Law School (FdR)
In order to do an elective course you need to fulfill the entry requirements of the specific programme, therefore please check the entry requirements first. In case you fulfill the entry requirements, the Admissions Office will admit you based on your educational background as registered in DUO.
Please follow the steps of the course registration on the student website.
Please note: if you are studying at another university, you will first have to register for the elective course in Studielink. If you are studying at the UvA and you are admissible you can directly register for the course(s) via the regular course registration procedure.
Questions? Please contact the Education Desk of the Amsterdam Graduate School of Law.
Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)
If you want to enrol in an elective course at the Faculty of Economics and Business, follow the procedure for course registration.
Faculty of Humanities (FGw)
If you want to enrol in an elective course at the Faculty of of Humanities, follow the procedure for course registration on the Faculty's student website.
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
Psychology: go to following elective courses at the Psychology department.
Bachelor's programme in Communication Science: The Course Catalogue lists which courses at the College of Communication can be taken as an elective course. Use the terms ‘open UvA college’ and ‘College Communicatiewetenschap’ to filter results. Furthermore you should submit a request to the Examinations Board to ask permission.
Master's programme in Communication Science: You can only follow an elective course at the Graduate School of Communication if you meet the entry requirements and if there are still places available in the course. Please have a look at the Course Catalogue for the entry requirements. For more information, please get in touch with studyadviser-cs@uva.nl.
Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Social Sciences: for an overview of course within the social sciences, check the online course catalogue. Would you like to know if you meet the entry requirements or if there's room on the course, please get in touch with the Education Desk Social Sciences (edss@uva.nl).