How can users rely on the information provided in financial reports? How do preparers of financial reports provide relevant information to users? These are the core questions in the Accountancy track.

Prepare for a career in accountancy or financial management. Choose a challenging combination of academic training and the application of international financial/reporting standards to complex real-life business cases.

The Actuarial Science track provides you with an excellent grounding for your career as an actuary or risk manager.

Learn about the financial and mathematical analysis of complex risk management and insurance issues.

This full-time two-year programme prepares the conservation trainee to become a qualified professional conservator.

Study the United States - from inside and out - historically and with an eye towards the present. Explore politics and foreign policy, but also the culture that has influenced and reflected the world.

Immerse yourself in the material culture of Europe’s past from the Bronze Age until the Early Modern Period. Choose between two specialisations: European Archaeology and Mediterranean Archaeology.

Gain a deep understanding of the processes that shape collective memory and determine how society deals with tangible and intangible remnants and narratives of the past.

With a focus on contemporary archival theory and practice, you will be trained in the science and craft of recordkeeping, and providing insight into the archives of the past and future.

Students who are interested in doing historical, theoretical and practice-based research into the visual and performative arts will be challenged in this two-year Research Master'sprogramme.

Artificial intelligence is the field of research that focuses on development and understanding of intelligent computational processes.

In the Research Master's Arts of the Netherlands you study the artistic tradition of the Netherlands from about 1400 to 1900.

Asset management (or investment management) studies portfolios of assets, typically including stocks, bonds and cash, for individuals or companies.

With the Banking and Regulation track you study how banks make lending and investment decisions, and the broad challenge of managing macroeconomic risk through regulation and supervision of banks.

The way in which we frame our problems determines our decisions. In the Behavioural Economics and Game Theory track you focus on the psychology of economic behaviour.

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.

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.

The aim of the two-year track is to promote understanding of the relationships between living organisms, the evolution of species and the function ecosystems, in order to contribute to more sustainability on earth.

The aim of this two-year is to promote understanding of the origins of behaviour and the mind from the integrative perspective of biology, psychology, anthropology, and other sciences.

In this two-year track you will immerse yourself in research ranging from tropical marine biology to the ecology of wetlands ecosystems.

The Master's programme in General Biology covers everything from the molecular mechanisms of a virus to the population dynamics of African elephants.

This master gives you the opportunity to combine training in the theoretical & practical aspects of chemical ecology, ecogenomics, biotechnology, plant breeding, phytopathology, cell biology & population biology.

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).

Biological Sciences: Medical Biology track is a challenging Master's programme where you acquire thorough knowledge of the cellular, molecular and biochemical basis of medical pathologies.

This master is for students who are fascinated by the functioning of the human brain. It is a study on the cutting edge of multiple disciplines such as biology, psychology, philosophy & computer science.

The Research Master's programme in Brain and Cognitive Sciences offers an interdisciplinary study of cognition, from the molecule to the mind.

Customise your Master's Business Administration (MSc) by selecting your specialisation and electives. Learn from top-level academic research and real-life business interaction.

Learn how to solve business-related problems using computational approaches and techniques, advanced analytics and data science; a highly sought-after combination on the job market.

Specialise in your field of interest. Choose from 3 top-level tracks: Managerial Economics and Strategy, Neuroeconomics and Sustainability.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, cloud and big data are transforming every industry. Starting September 2025, this Master's programme offers students a path to leadership roles in this exciting area.

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.

In the two-year track Analytical Sciences of the Master’s programme Chemistry from the UvA you will focus purely on aspects of analytical chemistry.

The master track Molecular Sciences at the UvA focuses on computational and photonic research of structure, dynamics and function in atomic, (bio)molecular and multi-scale systems.

This programme is an two-year track within the Master's programmes Chemistry. You take courses such as Management of Sustainable Innovation, Energy or Flow Chemistry & Reactor Concepts.

Design, conduct and report high-quality research in child development and education.

Become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East.

Gain a solid theoretical and methodological foundation for understanding the way in which language is used for informative and argumentative purposes, while specialising in one specific communicative genre.

The Graduate School of Communication offers several Master's programmes to prepare students for a career in the broad field of Communication Science. You will focus on the dynamics and effects of media and communication

How do you engage with stakeholders or implement change processes? Learn how organisations communicate with their environment, and how to improve their strategic communication.

How can you strategically use media to reach and influence specific target groups? Learn more about the experience and impact of entertainment media and technology.

How do you convince people? Learn how to apply persuasive communication to challenge problems of consumer and health-related behaviour.

How do media influence political engagement, who tries to influence the news and what's the difference between countries? Learn how to address questions at the core of our democratic societies.

Combine theoretical courses about the production, use and impact of communication with academic-level research.

Explore ‘culture’ in the broadest sense - from art, film and new media, to popular culture and social movements - in relation to contemporary issues.

Grounded in literary and cultural theory, you will be trained to analyse cultural objects (both Western and non-Western) within an interdisciplinary theoretical framework and a globalised context.

Learn more about political processes, institutions and political actors, and get a better understanding of the rapidly changing character of politics.

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.

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.

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.

Analyze (inter)national conflicts, negotiate their resolution and link conflict research with its practice.

Unite your passion for cultural heritage with theory and practice. Choose one of the nine branches of specialisation within the field of Conservation or the track in Technical Art History.

In the Consumer Marketing track, you gain an in-depth understanding of consumer characteristics, behaviours and motivations as inputs for effective marketing strategies.

How can information help organisations reach their goals? This is the core question you will learn how to answer in the Control track.

Do you have a sharp mind? A fascination with numbers and governance? Want to work with a bank or a consultancy firm? Then this may be your track within the Master's Finance.

Cultural phenomena such as works of art and literature, cinema and new media, popular culture, as well as social belief and value systems are examined and analysed in this two-year Research Master's programme.

Learn how to think critically about social and cultural phenomena to engage with current anthropological debates.

Conduct in-depth anthropological fieldwork in collaboration with partners outside the university and translate your findings to non-academic audiences.

Anthropological research, but make it visual: this Master's enables you to pick up your camera and immerse yourself in the lives and worlds of others.

Cultural Data & AI prepares you for work in big data, artificial intelligence and automation by teaching you essential computational techniques in tandem with critical reflection.

Get trained to become the curator and (museum) researcher of the future.

How to predict flight arrival delays? In the Data Analytics track your focus is on analysis of the large amounts of data that organisations collect through the internet and social media.

Learn how to solve business-related problems using computational approaches and techniques, advanced analytics and data science; a highly sought-after combination on the job market.

Learn how to solve business-related problems using computational approaches and techniques, advanced analytics and data science; a highly sought-after combination on the job market.

The Development Economics track gives you the in-depth knowledge and expertise to help spur growth in developing economies.

In the Digital Business track, you dive into the opportunities and challenges of IT innovations and their impact on organisations and businesses.

How do digitalisations and technologies in our globalised economy affect the lives of people in different parts of the world? Digital Economic geographers know the answer.

In the Digital Marketing track, you explore the impact of the digitised business environment on marketing processes and customer value creation.

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.

Are you interested in the functioning of the Earth System across diverse spatial and temporal scales, from global to local and from millions of years to the present? In the Earth System Science track you will investigate the interplay between earth surface processes, such as erosion, river dynami...

Earth Sciences: Environmental Management combines an education in geo-ecological science with interdisciplinary skills. You are trained to tackle environmental problems while working in teams with other specialists.

Develop a thorough understanding of the history of Eastern European countries (including Russia), and insight into recent developments in the region.

Get theoretic and practical training in the quantitative analysis of issues in economics and finance. Choose from 4 specialisations.

In the Econometrics and Mathematical Economics specialisation track you will study economic theory, and learn about the complex calculations that govern today's advanced market configurations and pricing structures.

In the Econometrics and Policy Analysis track, you will apply econometric models to answer important research questions about economic, environmental, and health issues.

Choose from 6 specialty tracks. Earn your Master's at an internationally highly ranked university.

Explore the history and theory of literature in English, and study its relationship with other media, while engaging key issues of intellectual concern in society, politics and culture.

Become more entrepreneurial and bring innovation to life! As a future employee or entrepreneur. Learn from academic and business professionals from UvA and VU.

In the Entrepreneurship and Innovation track, you explore the most advanced theories devised and practiced by the current hub of innovators and entrepreneurs.

In the Entrepreneurship and Management in the Creative Industries (EMCI) track, you learn state-of-the-art theories rooted in different business disciplines, like strategic marketing, management, and digital innovation.

In the Environmental Economics track you explore which effect climate change will have on future welfare. What is the link between human activities, economic development and environmental problems?

Should social networks be subject to intervention by competition authorities? Questions like this will be discussed during this Master's track of International and European Law.

A unique combination of humanities and social sciences approaches to understand and analyse the ways in which the European Union is governed and how EU policy is addressing the challenges contemporary Europe is facing.

Gain more knowledge of Europe’s politics and its power in an increasingly complex world.

Would you like to look beyond the letter of the law – discuss the justice and politics of private law rules? This is an excellent Master's programma on European civil and commercial law in context.

Many of today’s challenges demand a response from EU law. This track of the Master's International and European Law gives you the tools to unlock the many fields of EU law and to critically reflect on them.

Approach the study of film as a multi-faceted phenomenon. You will be trained to critically and effectively engage with important shifts in film and cinema culture.

Gain a deep understanding of financial decision-making and markets. Choose from our tracks and specialise in your field of interest.

The Finance and Real Estate Finance Combination Track is for ambitious students that seek to combine specialist knowledge in real estate finance with a broader understanding of other concepts in finance.

What is the impact of Trump’s tweets? In the Financial Econometrics track you focus on the econometric techniques that have been developed for the analysis of financial markets.

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.

Explore issues of gender and sexuality within the discipline of Political Science or Sociology.

Explore how the systems of the languages of the world can vary and to what extent this variation is constrained.

Gain the skills, knowledge and tools to understand and evaluate the ongoing transformation of media culture.

Engage with the dynamics of heritage and memory, analysing it from a critical, cultural-historic and spatial perspective.

Explore 20th-century genocides from the vantage point of different disciplines.

Learn more about the link between places and politics, in one of these specialization tracks: Economic Geography, Political Geography, Spatial Sustainability Studies or Urban Geography.

Study contemporary challenges in Europe and the EU from the perspectives of history, arts and culture, media and politics.

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.

Data scientists are needed to give meaning to the sea of data that surrounds us. The UvA's Data Science track makes it possible to become a skillful expert in this field.

This track designed to give you the tools to analyse and create systems for the supply, storage and communication of information. It is based on the intelligent communication between humans and information systems.

This LLM focuses on international and transnational criminal law as distinct fields of legal study. You will also have the opportunity to do an internship or participate in the ICC Moot Court Competition.

In the International Business (IB) track, you learn about the challenges multinational enterprises (MNEs) face when doing business abroad.

This Joint Program entails a semester at the prestigious Columbia Law School in New York. You will also meet and hear from internationally renowned practitioners, including the ICC judges.

Examine global inequalities: their causes, characteristics and possible solutions.

Learn how to do research to constructively and critically engage with global concerns, with a focus on the Global South and/or Global North.

Get educated to become a dramaturge, who works in theatrical settings across cultural, linguistic, social and national boundaries. Rigorous academic coursework is combined with an internship.

The International Finance and Trade track offers a fascinating analysis of current developments in the global economy.

Gain knowledge about the changing character of global politics. This study gives you insights into fundamental political questions around the world.

This Master’s is a unique full-time Advanced LLM in International Tax Law of 1 year. Academically excellent, strongly connected to tax practice and based in the diverse and cosmopolitan capital of Amsterdam.

In this track, part of the LLM International and European Law, you learn to operate, analyse, and debate the international legal framework that sustains, ordains, and contains the global economy.

Focus on Jewish culture and intellectual life from antiquity to the present in your personal tailor-made programme, next to a solid methodological basis.

Are you an aspiring or practising journalist wishing to have a more critical understanding of your profession? Then this international Master's might be right for you.

Analyse language from a (socio)linguistic and pragmatic perspective while gaining proficiency in one of seven European languages.

Specialise in one of seven major European languages or language families and become a teacher in language and literature.

Gain a deep understanding of social transformations in Latin America from an interdisciplinary perspective. You will design your own research plan and carry out field research in this region.

How can some banks and states become too big to-fail? Why do companies need financial lawyers to produce self-driving cars? In this challenging, interdisciplinary LLM you will learn to answer these questions.

How can managers make more effective decisions? This is the core question you will learn to answer in the Leadership and Management track.

Study language and communication from various theoretical perspectives, including generative grammar, functional discourse grammar, optimality theory, neural networks, argumentation theory, rhetoric and discourse theory.

Literature offers critique and provides creative answers to new and old questions. You will examine literary texts and literary culture from a transnational, theoretical and historical perspective.

Focus on the ways in which contemporary literature, culture, and society are interlinked and inform and influence each other, while also specialising in one language of choice.

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.

In the track Management of International Business and Trade you will learn to look at international trade and global business from both a business and economics perspective.

The Managerial Economics and Strategy track teaches you how to make the right organisational and financial decisions for organisations.

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.

With roots in philosophy, history and discourse analysis, the two-year Research Master's in Media Studies explores pertinent theoretical approaches to the study of media in contemporary culture.

Analysing health issues in a globalised world? This Master's focuses on health and healthcare in a political, economic and cultural context.

Discover the MSc in Medical informatics where ambitious students learn to integrate healthcare and ICT. Gain expertise in healthcare processes, ICT technologies and the potential of AI in healthcare.

The AI for Health track integrates AI techniques such as deep learning and reasoning techniques with healthcare applications. It features courses like AI for Medical Imaging and Medical AI.

Sustainable eHealth Solutions focusses on the the impact of eHealth solutions on their users (can patients and doctors use them?), the organizations (do departments benefit from them?) and climate (do they lead to lower emissions?). We use our eHealth lab to measure the effect of human factors on...

In the Monetary Policy and Banking track, you will get an understanding of how monetary policy and financial institutions affect economic performance. And on how economic models can be used in the current policy debate.

Get educated to work within the museological field. The programme includes an intensive, one-semester internship.

Specialise in historical, cultural or cognitive musicology, or a combination of the three.

In the Neuroeconomics track you learn to understand the brain’s role in controlling human behaviour.

Build upon the pioneering new media scene, the programme enables students to learn digital methods and contribute to the discourse surrounding critical media theory.

Become a scientist-practitioner in preventive youth care, parenting and education, so you can help enhance the development of youth at risk.

Acquire the skills to formulate, analyse and discuss philosophical problems. Explore one or more sub-areas of philosophy, studying both Anglo-Saxon and European philosophy.

You acquire the skills to formulate, analyse and discuss philosophical problems, as well as to formulate and present targeted research questions within a broader research plan.

Gain philosophical insights in conjunction with another academic discipline.

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.

This two-year track in the Master’s programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is among the best experimental physics programmes in the world.

This two-year track, a joint degree with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, provides students with thorough training in both the observational and theoretical aspects of modern astronomy and astrophysics.

In this two-year track in the Master’s programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, students will use the language of physics to explore the secrets of life processes.

The two-year track Advanced Matter & Energy Physics in the Master’s programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, is among the best experimental physics programmes in the world.

The two-year track Gravitation, Astro-, and Particle Physics in the Master’s programme Physics & Astronomy stands at at the intersection of theoretical physics, experimental (astro)particle physics and astrophysics.

This track is an interdisciplinary programme, covering topics from both physics and chemistry, and combining ‘hard’ scientific research with the analysis of societal issues, business models and government regulations.

The two-year track Theoretical Physics in the Master’s programme Physics and Astronomy offers education and training from researchers of one of Europe's leading institutes in this challenging and exciting field.

Discover how the world of politics and economy are intertwined, so you can apply that knowledge in debates in private businesses, ministries and international organisations.

Examine the relationship between power and space in our globalised world. In this Master's you will focus on three core themes: geopolitics, globalisation and governance.

Investigate how ongoing social, economic and political transformations affect different governments. Within this Master's programme, you can choose between seven tracks.

Are you interested in the complex issues of politics? In this track you will be challenged to critically analyse current political contexts through the lens of different theories.

Become critically engaged with current practices of collecting and selecting, preserving and restoring, making accessible, presenting and curating moving images and sound.

Do you aspire to a career as an academic or applied researcher? Learn everything about psychological research and how to conduct your own.

Get a thorough understanding of data science and human behaviour modelling.

Learn how to apply knowledge from the field of Brain and Cognitive Sciences to answer important societal questions.

Learn how to help organisations to manage change, develop teams, manage conflicts and make organizational improvements. You will also develop your own practical consulting skills.

Learn how to help organisations to manage change, develop teams, manage conflicts and make organisational improvements. You will also develop your own practical consulting skills.

Gain a cultural perspective on the human mind, the world and how individuals interact with their surroundings. As a cultural psychologist, you design and evaluate interventions that are culturally sensitive.

Gain more knowledge about the prevention and intervention of unhealthy behaviour (like overeating, drug use and unprotected sex) and learn how to stimulate healthy behaviour.

Hiring the right people, placing them in the right positions and retaining them is essential for any organisation. Gain knowledge to help organisations with these challenges.

Organisations and companies benefit from effectively influencing the behaviour of citizens or consumers. Develop effective strategies and intervene in real-world human behaviour.

Which psychological processes are involved in peak performance? How do you help people perform at their best when it matters? Help performers to achieve their greatest dreams.

Use your psychological knowledge to help achieve change. Apply theories of social, clinical and organisational psychology to train different groups.

Today, problems increasingly transcend national boundaries. Climate change, terrorism and mass migration are examples of global issues. In this track you look at international law as a tool to achieve global solutions.

In the Public Policy track in Economics you learn how to apply the latest economic theory and research methods to help governments intervene in the economy.

Analyse public policies in political settings. Discover how governments tackle problems, in collaboration with citizens, NGOs, social movements and other actors.

Discover the Quantitative Finance track in our Master's in Finance. Learn to model security prices, design investment strategies, and master data analytics for risk management.

The Quantitative Risk Management track (Master's Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance) provides an excellent grounding for your career as a risk manager.

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.

The Real Estate Finance track provides you with an in-depth understanding of real estate markets and valuation in the context of international finance.

You develop the research skills to conduct your own research project in the field of religious studies, and explore key issues, theoretical perspectives and methodological questions in this field.

A 2-year joint degree Research Master's programme (120 EC) aiming to train future PhD students who will start their doctorate at one of the Schools in Business and Economics of the 3 partner universities: University of Amsterdam (UvA), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Vrije Universiteit Ams...

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.

Dreaming of being an academic or applied social scientist? Learn how to do research about human beings, their behaviour and their (social or cultural) environment.

Whether it is inequality, migration or diversity: ask fundamental questions and understand how people, social movements and governments address them.

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.

Become an expert in spatial analysis, computational tools to analyse spatial data, visualisation and digital cartography, and examining the relationships between people and their environments.

Learn how to face environmental and social challenges, to create a sustainable future for generations to come.

How to make sense of the grow room for creativity and personalisation of religious ideas, beliefs, and practices? Study the changing role of religion and spirituality in contemporary societies and their historical roots.

Stochastics examines phenomena in which chance plays a central role. It can be subdivided into statistics, probability theory and stochastic operations research.

In the Strategy track, you will learn about the strategic issues that businesses face. How does dealing with competitors and navigating the business environment determine success or failure in business?

In the track Strategy, Disruption and Business Transformation you will learn how to manage disruption, use emerging technologies, create effective strategies, and drive sustainable growth.

In the Sustainability track of the Master's Business Economics, you will learn evidence-based economic policies and business strategies that achieve sustainability in practice.

This Master’s is a unique full-time Advanced LLM in Technology Governance of 1 year. Academically excellent and based in the diverse and cosmopolitan capital of Amsterdam.

Specialise as a scholar of theatre and performance in one of the world’s most vibrant theatre cities.

A 2-year joint degree Research Master's programme (120 EC) aiming to train future PhD students who will start their doctorate at one of the Schools in Business and Economics of the 3 partner universities: University of Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Analyse, understand and address the challenges of contemporary cities, so you can reinvent urban futures by urban planning.

Gain a deeper understanding of global and local processes that shape cities across the world.

Get a multidisciplinary and (international) comparative perspective on urban research, to shape the cities of the future.