191 Master's degrees offered by the university

The one-year General Linguistics programme of the University of Amsterdam has a typological focus: you will explore how the systems of the languages of the world can vary and to what extent this variation is constrained.

In the Literary Studies (research) programme of the University of Amsterdam, you will study literature as a cultural practice that is capable of (re)shaping the world. Literature offers critique and provides creative answers to new and old questions. You will examine literary texts and literary culture from a transnational, theoretical and historical perspective.

Global Cross-Media Cultures (Media Studies) programme of University of Amsterdam provides you with the skills, knowledge and tools to understand and evaluate the ongoing transformation of media culture.

The Art and Performance Research Studies programme of the University of Amsterdam is for students who are interested in doing historical, theoretical and practice-based research into the visual and performative arts. In this Master's, students will be challenged and will learn how to develop and execute research ideas in an interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and cross-media environment.

The Communication Science - Entertainment Communication programme of the University of Amsterdam with its roots in media psychology, trains you to meet this growing need for knowledge and advice.

The Communication Science - Political Communication programme of the University of Amsterdam addresses issues at the core of our democracies. It provides an understanding of the role and significance of media, journalism and information in shaping public opinion.  

The 1-year academic Master’s programme in Business Economics from University of Amsterdam teaches you to conduct research in business economics subjects. Choose from our top-level tracks: Managerial Economics,  Strategy or Neuroeconomics and Sustainability.

Start your career in finance with the Master's Finance at the University of Amsterdam Business School. This programme will provide a deep understanding of financial valuation, modelling of security prices and investment strategies, decision-making under uncertainty, and the operation of financial markets.

Do you want to be challenged to become an expert in the literature and linguistics of classical languages or in the cultures and religions of Ancient Greece, Rome or the Near East? Then the Classics and Ancient Civilizations programme of the University of Amsterdam with its two distinct specialisations – Classics and Ancient Studies – may be the programme for you.

A 2-year joint degree Research Master's in Business Data Science at the University of Amsterdam (120 EC) aiming to train future PhD students who will start their doctorate at one of the Schools in Business and Economics of the 3 partner universities: University of Amsterdam (UvA), Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU).

In the Business Administration - International Business programme of the University of Amsterdam, you learn about the challenges multinational enterprises (MNEs) face when doing business abroad. This track is one of the nine tracks you can opt for in our Master's in Business Administration.

Do you want to manage the savings of pension funds, insurance companies, or sustainable investment funds? Then this Finance - Asset Management track from University of Amsterdam is the one for you.

What can we do to prevent unhealthy behaviors and how can we intervene? The Psychology - Development and Health Psychology programme of the University of Amsterdam offers both the knowledge and skills for prevention and intervention of unhealthy behaviors, and to increase healthy behaviors.

Would you like to resolve communication challenges in practice rather than just study them? The Communication Science - Research Master's (Professional) programme of the University of Amsterdam is for students who would like to be at the forefront of the newest developments in understanding the role of communication and media in an applied context.

The Psychology - Consultancy and Organisational Development programme of the University of Amsterdam focuses on organisational psychology; this discipline studies the relationship between employees and their social working environment (e.g., colleagues, supervisors, teams, organization as a whole).

How can managers make more effective decisions? This is the core question you will learn how to answer in the Business Administration - Leadership and Management programme of the University of Amsterdam. This track is one of 9 tracks you can opt for in the Master's in Business Administration.

The Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance at University of Amsterdam is a research programme in the section Quantitative Economics of the Amsterdam School of Economics. It concerns both fundamental and applied research in the field of financial and economic risk management.

During the Political Science - European Politics and External Relations programme of the University of Amsterdam you will analyse politics, governance and power in Europe. The programme focuses on the European challenges as part of an increasingly globalized world.

The New Media and Digital Culture (Media Studies) programme of the University of Amsterdam builds upon the pioneering new media scene, and enables students to learn digital methods and contribute to the discourse surrounding critical media theory.

The Biological Sciences - Evolution of Behaviour and Mind program at University of Amsterdam is for those interested in research on the behaviour of primates and other animals or work on the origins of Homo sapiens.