Overview

The Master's in Public Administration at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam will enable you to work as a management consultant, policy maker, researcher or advisor at social organizations and in the business community.

Career

Do you want to make a meaningful contribution to the governance of societal issues? And do you want to develop into a critical, reflective, and engaged professional? Then choose one of the following specializations within the Master's in Public Administration:In the Master's in Public Administration at VU Amsterdam, you will focus on governance and public policy issues from various perspectives. You actively seek ways to make public governance function better, looking at substantive solutions, methods of analysis and advice. Theory is never separate from the practice of policy, management and organisation.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

AI in Government: Artificial Public Administration

Research Methods and Techniques of Public Administration

Computational Analysis

Good Governance

Digital Encounters: Citizen-State Interactions in the Digital Age

Elective course from Communication Science or Political Science

Master’s Thesis in Public Administration

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Direct admission requires 12 ECTS in public administration and 12 ECTS in social science research methods, including 6 ECTS in quantitative methods/statistics.
Bachelor's degree must be equivalent to a Dutch academic (WO) bachelor obtained from a research university.
Conditional admission may be granted if the bachelor's or master's degree is in a field other than public administration.
Conditional admission may require completing a bridging program (premaster) of up to 30 ECTS.
Bridging program content and scope will be determined based on individual admission requests.
Proficiency in English is required, and English test results can be submitted after starting the application.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

24830 EUR / year

≈ 24830 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

2694 EUR / year

≈ 2694 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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