After graduation
Specialise with a Master's degree
A Master’s programme enables you to gain advanced knowledge and engage in experience-based learning. The specialised knowledge and experience you will gain in a Master are assets in the job market that help you climb the career ladder. With your Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration you are guaranteed admission to one or more associated Economics and Business Master’s programmes. The follow-on Master’s programmes align seamlessly with your Bachelor’s programme.
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Accountancy and Control
With a specialisation in Accountancy and Control, you will be unconditionally eligible to our 1-year Master's Accountancy and Control. This Master's prepares you for a career in accountancy or financial management. The programme offers you a challenging combination of academic training and the application of international financial and reporting standards to complex real-life business cases. You will develop your intellectual skills, professional knowledge and gain the latest insights to take with you to your first employer.
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Finance
After finishing your Bachelor's Business Administration with a specialisation in Finance, you can continue with the Master's Finance. During this programme, you will gain a deep understanding of financial decision-making and markets. We will train you in a broad range of skills to take with you to your first employer. You can choose one of our 6 tracks and focus on the field that interests you most.
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Business Administration
Did you take the specialisation Management in the Digital Age, or Entrepreneurship and Creativity in the Digital Age? And are you ambitious as well as entrepreneurial and do you have a global mindset? The Master's Business Administration offers you all the necessary knowledge and skills to start your international career in business. You can choose from 9 tracks in this Master's, to specialise or broaden your education.
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Entrepreneurship (joint degree VU and UvA)
With all specialisations of the Bachelor's Business Administration you can continue with the Master's in Entrepreneurship. During this exciting Master’s programme, you learn how to turn opportunities into action. Thinking and feeling like an entrepreneur benefits your career as employee or business owner. This is a joint degree of VU Amsterdam and UvA.
Did you take a minor in a specific discipline during your Bachelor's? If so, you may be eligible for admission to the Master's programmes relating to that discipline. For some of these, certain admission requirements apply.
€2,913 gross
2 months
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Where do our graduates work?
The possibilities are endless. The Bachelor's in Business Administration is a great step towards your first job or a follow-on Master's programme. The majority of our Bachelor's graduates choose to continue their studies with a Master's programme. By further specialising, you increase your chances in the job market.
Here are a few examples of potential career paths:
- (Online) marketer, product manager, account manager
- HR advisor, head of talent development
- Researcher at a university
- Management consultant at a consultancy firm or a government institution
- Strategist at a multinational or a creative agency
- Entrepreneur: setting up your own business
- Accountant, controller, or financial advisor
Many of our graduates work for large companies such as Philips, Unilever, Ahold Delhaize, major banks like ABN AMRO, Rabobank, or ING, or the large consulting and accounting firms such as PWC, Deloitte, or Accenture.
Professional development and career preparation during your Bachelor’s
The Economics and Business Career Centre (EBCC) offers advice and support for your professional development. From the first year of your Bachelor’s, you can reach out to the EBCC for:
- personal advice on your study and career choices (e.g. added value of a Master’s);
- developing professional skills and gaining practical experience (internship, study-related secondary job);
- preparing for the Dutch labour market.
Your skills and experiences are essential in today’s rapidly changing job market. With the EBCC's support, you will be ready to start your career with confidence after graduation.
The EBCC and the study associations often organise career events. Here you can expand your network with professional contacts and learn about the latest developments in the field.
Internship and exchange
During or after your studies you have the possibility to do an internship or go on an exchange abroad. For international students an internship is an excellent opportunity to experience the Dutch labour market.
'Start-ups are a fast growing sector uniting people from all over the world to work on their own companies and projects. I am looking forward to becoming one of those entrepreneurs, building my own business and living my own dream.'