Ranked in the top 20 universities in Europe and the top 65 worldwide, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) stands for boundless curiosity – learning, research and innovation for a better world. Our 34,000 students from over 100 countries study a vast range of subjects from media, psychology and business to artificial intelligence.
We offer one of Europe’s largest selections of English-taught degree programmes, including some that are unique to us. A modern research university with roots going back to 1632, the UvA is set in the heart of a bustling European capital city that you can cycle across in under an hour.
Are you ambitious, independent and open-minded? We welcome individuals with an entrepreneurial spirit who, like us, believe in the power of change. Learn more at www.uva.nl/international.
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Undergraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Amsterdam Business School
Faculty of Economics and Business
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Postgraduate Faculties/Departments and Programs
Faculty of Economics and Business
- Accountancy and Control: Accountancy
- Accountancy and Control: Control
- Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance
- Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance: Quantitative Risk Management
- Business Administration (MBA)
- Business Administration (MSc)
- Business Administration (MSc): Consumer Marketing
- Business Administration (MSc): Digital Business
- Business Administration (MSc): Digital Marketing
- Business Administration (MSc): Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Business Administration (MSc): Entrepreneurship and Management in the Creative Industries
- Business Administration (MSc): International Management
- Business Administration (MSc): Leadership and Management
- Business Administration (MSc): Strategy
- Business Economics
- Business Economics: Competition Law and Economics
- Business Economics: Managerial Economics and Strategy
- Business Economics: Neuroeconomics
- Business in Society (joint Research Master’s programme)
- Econometrics
- Econometrics: Complexity and Economic Behaviour
- Econometrics: Data Science and Business Analytics
- Econometrics: Econometrics
- Econometrics: Financial Econometrics
- Economics
- Economics: Behavioural Economics and Game Theory
- Economics: Development Economics
- Economics: International Economics and Globalisation
- Economics: Markets and Regulation
- Economics: Monetary Policy & Banking
- Economics: Public Policy
- Entrepreneurship (joint degree VU and UvA)
- Executive MSc in International Finance (MIF)
- Executive MSc in International Finance (MIF): Finance and Technology
- Executive Programme in Management Studies
- Finance
- Finance: Asset Management
- Finance: Banking and Regulation
- Finance: Corporate Finance
- Finance: Quantitative Finance
- Finance: Real Estate Finance
- MBA Big Data & Business Analytics
- MBA in Healthcare Management
- Tinbergen Institute MPhil in Economics (Research Master)
Faculty of Humanities
- American Studies (History)
- Archaeology
- Archival and Information Studies (Heritage Studies)
- Archival and Information Studies (Media Studies)
- Argumentation, Rhetoric and Communication
- Art and Performance Research Studies
- Art Studies (Arts and Culture)
- Artistic Research (Arts and Culture)
- Arts of the Netherlands (Arts and Culture)
- Classics (Classics and Ancient Civilizations)
- Communication and Information
- Comparative Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
- Comparative Literature (Literary Studies)
- Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage
- Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)
- Curating Art and Cultures (Heritage Studies)
- East European Studies (European Studies)
- English
- English Literature and Culture (Literary Studies)
- European Policy (European Studies)
- Film Studies (Media Studies)
- French (tracks)
- General Linguistics (Linguistics)
- German (tracks)
- Governing Europe (European Studies)
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies (Middle Eastern Studies)
- Heritage and Memory Studies (Heritage Studies)
- Heritage, Memory and Archeology (Archaeology, Research Master’s)
- Holocaust and Genocide Studies (History)
- Identity and Integration (European Studies)
- International Dramaturgy (Arts and Culture)
- Italian (tracks)
- Language and Society (Linguistics)
- Language, Literature and Education
- Latin American Studies
- Linguistics and Communication
- Literary Studies (research)
- Literature, Culture and Society (Literary Studies)
- Logic
- Media Studies
- Media Studies (Research)
- Museum Studies (Heritage Studies)
- Music Studies (Arts and Culture)
- New Media and Digital Culture (Media Studies)
- Philosophy
- Philosophy (research)
- Philosophy of the Humanities and Social Sciences
- Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image
- Religious Studies (Theology and Religious Studies)
- Scandinavian Languages (Tracks)
- Slavonic Languages (Tracks)
- Spanish
- Spirituality and Religion (Theology and Religious Studies)
- Television and Cross-Media Culture (Media Studies)
- Theatre Studies (Arts and Culture)
Faculty of Law
- European Competition Law and Regulation (International and European Law)
- European Private Law (LLM)
- European Union Law (International and European Law)
- International Criminal Law – Joint Program with Columbia Law School
- International Criminal Law (International and Transnational Criminal Law)
- International Tax Law (LLM)
- International Trade and Investment Law (International and European Law)
- Law and Finance
- Public International Law (International and European Law)
Faculty of Science
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bioinformatics and Systems Biology
- Biological Sciences
- Biological Sciences: Ecology and Evolution (track)
- Biological Sciences: Freshwater & Marine Biology (track)
- Biological Sciences: General Biology (track)
- Biological Sciences: Green Life Sciences (track)
- Biomedical Sciences
- Biomedical Sciences: Medical Biology tracks
- Biomedical Sciences: Neurobiology tracks
- Chemistry (joint degree UvA/VU)
- Chemistry: Analytical Sciences (track)
- Chemistry: Molecular Sciences (track)
- Chemistry: Science for Energy and Sustainability (track)
- Computational Science (joint degree UvA/VU)
- Computer Science (joint degree UvA/VU)
- Earth Sciences
- Earth Sciences: Environmental Management (track)
- Earth Sciences: Future Planet Ecosystem Science (track)
- Earth Sciences: Geo-ecological Dynamics (track)
- Forensic Science
- Information Studies
- Information Studies: Data Science (track)
- Information Studies: Information Systems (track)
- Logic
- Mathematics
- Medical Informatics
- Physics and Astronomy (joint degree UvA/VU)
- Physics and Astronomy: Advanced Matter and Energy Physics (track)
- Physics and Astronomy: Astronomy and Astrophysics (track)
- Physics and Astronomy: Biophysics and Biophotonics
- Physics and Astronomy: Gravitation, Astro-, and Particle Physics (track)
- Physics and Astronomy: Science for Energy and Sustainability (track)
- Physics and Astronomy: Theoretical Physics (track)
- Security and Network Engineering
- Stochastics and Financial Mathematics
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Child Development and Education (Research Master’s)
- Communication Science: Corporate Communication
- Communication Science: Entertainment Communication
- Communication Science: Persuasive Communication
- Communication Science: Political Communication
- Communication Science: Research Master’s (Academic)
- Conflict Resolution and Governance
- Cultural and Social Anthropology
- Cultural and Social Anthropology: Applied Anthropology (track)
- Environmental Geography (Human Geography)
- Human Geography
- International Development Studies
- International Development Studies (Research Master’s)
- International Relations (Political Science)
- Journalism, Media and Globalisation (Erasmus Mundus Master’s – joint degree)
- Media Studies (research)
- Medical Anthropology and Sociology
- Pedagogical Sciences: Youth at Risk
- Political Economy (Political Science)
- Political Geography (Human Geography)
- Political Science
- Political Theory (Political Science)
- Preservation and Presentation of the Moving Image (Heritage Studies)
- Psychology
- Psychology: Behavioural Data Science (track)
- Psychology: Brain & Cognition in Society (track)
- Psychology: Cultural Psychology (track)
- Psychology: Development and Health Psychology (track)
- Psychology: Social Influence
- Public Policy and Governance (Political Science)
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Sociology: Comparative Organisation and Labour Studies (track)
- Sociology: Cultural Sociology (track)
- Sociology: Gender, Sexuality and Society (track)
- Sociology: Migration and Ethnic Studies (track)
- Sociology: Social Problems and Social Policy (track)
- Sociology: Urban Sociology (track)
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Urban Geography (Human Geography)
- Urban Studies
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