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Pre-Master’s programme

Language, Literature and Education

This pre-Master's programme is aimed at students who have a degree from a University of Applied Sciences (such as Dutch HBO) or an academic Bachelor’s degree that does not grant direct access to the Master's Language, Literature and Education.

If you successfully complete the pre-Master’s programme within a year, you will automatically be admitted to the Master’s Language, Literature and Education. However, you do need to complete the programme within one year, as you cannot start the Master's without fully meeting the entry requirements. After completing the pre-Master's programme you will not receive a diploma or certificate.

Programme

Please note: If you have obtained an academic Bachelor’s degree, you do not need to take the two Academic Skills courses (2 x 6 ECTS), which means that the programme will comprise 30 ECTS instead of 42 ECTS. Below you see the programme of the current academic year; the courses in the coming academic year may differ slightly. The Course Catalogue for the new academic year will be published in May.

You follow one of the programmes below. These variants prepare you for the language you choose within the Master's Language, Literature and Education.

German

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 5: Germanistische Sprachwissenschaft kontrastiv
    6
  • Kultur und Diskurs: Gender
    6
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 3: Literatur
    6
  • Deutschlandstudien 2: Deutsche Kultur vor 1945
    6
  • Spracherwerb Deutsch 4: Interkulturalität
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: German

English

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • English Linguistics 1: Stories of English
    6
  • English Linguistics 5: Language in Society (pre-master)
    6
  • Literary Theory
    6
  • English Linguistics 6: The Changing English Language
    6
  • English Literature 5: Modern and Contemporary Literature
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: English

French

COURSES SEM 1 SEM 2 SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2 EC
  • Academic Skills pre-Master's
    12
  • Littérature française: théories et pratiques
    6
  • Linguistique française: théories et pratiques
    6
  • Maîtrise du français 5
    6
  • Atelier de recherche
    6
  • État de la langue - langue d'État
    6
UvA Course Catalogue: pre-Master's Language, Literature and Education: French

Application deadlines

Please check the deadlines below very carefully, because they are strict. Missing one of the deadlines means that your application cannot be processed. 

Application procedure

Your application to the Graduate School of Humanities always starts by submitting an enrolment request in Studielink and MyInfo application for the Master's programme you wish to pursue, even if you think you are eligible for the pre-Master’s programme.

An enrolment request in Studielink for the pre-Master’s programme alone is not sufficient and will not be taken into consideration.

Tuition fee for pre-Master's programmes

The tuition fee rate for a pre-Master’s programme in the academic year 2025-2026 is €43.35 per ECTS, with a maximum of €2,601. This means that for a 42 ECTS pre-Master’s programme, the fee is €1,820.70; for a 30 ECTS programme, the fee is €1,300.50.

More information

Dr. A.P. (Petra) Sleeman

Faculty of Humanities

Onderzoek FGw

A.P.Sleeman@uva.nl

Facts & Figures
Mode
Full-time
Credits
30/42 ECTS, 12 months
Language of instruction
Dutch, English, Language of the study programme
Conditions for admission
University of applied sciences degree (HBO)
Academic/research university degree (WO)
Starts in
September