In this minor, you will learn to carry out a data science project from beginning to end. That involves: asking the right (research) question(s), data collection and cleaning, data management and organisation, modelling, communication and visualisation, and implementation of your findings. This minor will give you excellent job prospects. Searching for 'Data Science' on LinkedIn today will give you about 1,000 job hits in the Amsterdam Metropolitan area.

Study programme

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

Entry requirements

• You can apply for this minor if you are a Bachelor’s student and have obtained at least 60 ECTS from university-level courses at the time of application.
• Students taking this minor typically follow a strongly quantitative Bachelor's programme in for example Business Administration, Communication Sciences, Psychology or STEM studies (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). The minor is also open to other students, provided they have an affinity with quantitative methods.
• This minor is not available for students of the UvA Bachelor programmes in Actuarial Science, Business Analytics, Econometrics and Data Science.
• This minor is also not available for students of the UvA Bachelor programme Economics and Business Economics, specialisation Finance, and specialisation Organisational Economics.

When applying, please submit:

• a signed and stamped extract of your study results (for non-UvA students)

Required prior knowledge

The minor Amsterdam Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is for many a difficult programme. You are required to have basic knowledge of Python and Statistics. Self-study before starting the minor will be required in case of deficiencies in:

• Python
• Econometrics and Statistics

If you are admitted to the minor, you will receive an invitation to the e-modules of these topics in the summer period.

Application and Admission

For the academic year 2025–2026, you can apply from 1 April to 13 May. A limited number of places are available for this minor.  If there are more applications than available places, a draw will determine your placement.

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).