During the bachelor's degree in Earth, Economics and Sustainability at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you will come up with feasible sustainable solutions for this. You develop the unique ability to look at current issues in different ways, both from the perspective of people's choice behavior and from the changing climate and landscape. You can relate to all parties involved – from a multinational to a farmer who grows organically. This way you come up with well-thought-out solutions that involve people, their living environment and social costs and benefits.
The Bachelor's degree in Earth, Economics and Sustainability is personal: there is a lot of guidance, many contact hours, a friendly study association and a lot of attention for your personal development. This development does not only take place in lectures, you regularly go out. You investigate practical situations during fieldwork in the Netherlands and abroad and go on excursions to, for example, an energy producer or a water board. This way you immediately come into contact with people from your future labor market.
Oportunidades de financiamiento/becas
The Semester in Amsterdam programme offers three scholarships in the amount of €2,500 each (to be subtracted from tuition costs) to prospective Semester in Amsterdam students. Please note that the scholarships do not cover all expenses and scholarships cannot be combined. You can choose to apply for more than one scholarship to increase your chances, but you will only receive one.
Prerrequisitos
VWO diploma
At the VU you can study Earth, Economics and Sustainability with the following VWO profiles:
- Nature and health
- Nature and technology
- Economy and society
- Culture and Society, supplemented with mathematics A or B
- Please note: if you have a society profile, know that Earth, Economics and Sustainability has mathematics, chemistry and physics subjects. These start at E&M level, but quickly go into depth. If you want to do Earth, Economics and Sustainability without a nature profile, realize that you must be prepared to focus on these science subjects again. So work hard, but you also develop an innovative view on these subjects. If your final list for mathematics is insufficient, then this course is probably too ambitious for you.
HBO propaedeutic certificate
The following partial certificates must be additionally obtained:
Mathematics A or B at 6 pre-university education level
English at 6 pre-university level
Dutch: minimum NT2 II / CNaVT (STRT or EDUP)*
*Does not apply if you have completed a Dutch-language HBO propaedeutic year or obtained Dutch at 5 HAVO level
HBO bachelor
The following partial certificates must be additionally obtained:
Mathematics A or B at 6 pre-university education level
English at 6 pre-university level
Dutch: minimum NT2 II / CNaVT (STRT or EDUP)*
*Does not apply to obtained a Dutch-language HBO bachelor's degree or obtained Dutch at 5 HAVO level
Over 21?
Do you not meet one of the above educational requirements and are you 21 years or older? Then it is possible to be admitted to the program on the basis of the entrance examination. Consult the admissions page for more information about the application deadline and costs.
The following partial certificates must be obtained:
English at 6 pre-university level
Mathematics A or B at 6 pre-university education level
Dutch: minimum NT2 II / CNaVT (STRT or EDUP)*
Foreign diploma
A foreign diploma gives access to this bachelor's program if this diploma is equivalent to the Dutch pre-university education diploma. The admissions committee will only assess the admission request after receiving your application in Studielink and completing your student portal on VU.nl. The admissions committee will inform you of the admission decision by email.
Additional entry requirements may apply:
1. A diploma that is equivalent to the Dutch pre-university education diploma.
See the List of diploma requirements for examples of accepted diplomas per country. Please note: this list is intended as an indication of admissibility; no rights can be derived from it.
2. Proof of sufficient command of the English language
You can find all accepted tests and scores on our Meeting Language Requirements web page .
3. Proof of sufficient command of the Dutch language
You can find all accepted tests and scores on our Meeting language requirements web page .
4. Obtained a mathematics A or B certificate.
You can obtain your certificates from various institutions .
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