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55 Master's degrees offered by the university
Humanities Research - Critical Studies in Art and Culture
The Humanities Research - Critical Studies in Art and Culture programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on current developments within four main disciplines – visual arts, architecture, design and media – from both a theoretical and a historical perspective.
Psychology - Work and Organizational Psychology
The Psychology - Work and Organizational Psychology course offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam offers you plenty of opportunities to study what you are interested in—from how you carry out your research and study of clinical psychology in the broadest sense, to genetic predisposition, treatment or healthcare.
Islam and Interfaith Relations
This Theology and Religious Studies MA programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on different professional fields, and you can choose between four different tracks, including Islam and Interfaith Relations.
Econometrics and Operations Research - Econometrics and Data Science
The Econometrics and Operations Research - Econometrics and Data Science programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam equips you with cutting-edge methods and tools to tackle these challenges head-on.

Social Psychology (Research)
This Social Psychology (Research) programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam focuses on evolution, morality and cooperation.
Arts and Culture - Design Cultures
In the Arts and Culture - Design Cultures programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam you explore the history and theory of design, but also discover how design intersects with contemporary issues such as identity, mobility, ecology, overconsumption and inequality.
Biomedical Sciences - Science in Society
The Biomedical Sciences - Science in Society programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam enables you to conduct research within the broad spectrum of biomedical sciences.
Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Finance
The Tinbergen Institute Research Master in Economics - Finance course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique programme with the best researchers and teachers from three leading schools of economics
Econometrics and Operations Research - Financial Econometrics
The Econometrics and Operations Research - Financial Econometrics programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam equips you with cutting-edge methods and tools to tackle these challenges head-on.
International Crimes, Conflict and Criminology
This International Crimes, Conflict and Criminology programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is unique in several ways: literally, in that it’s not offered by any other university in the world.

Spatial and Applied Economics
The Spatial and Applied Economics MSc programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam deals with urban, transport, environmental, real estate, health, development, and public policy economics.
Econometrics and Operations Research - Quantitative Logistics
The Econometrics and Operations Research - Quantitative Logistics course at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam equips you with cutting-edge methods and tools to tackle these challenges head-on.
Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication
In this Communication and Information Sciences - Multimodal Communication programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam they look at text, images, talk, and interaction, considering how they function, both on their own, and when integrated.
Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences - Health and Life Sciences-based Management and Ent
How should we respond to an increase of Meningococcal disease? These are the types of questions addressed in this Management, Policy Analysis and Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences - Health and Life Sciences-based Management and Entrepreneurship course offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Political Science
The Political Science (PS) pre-Master’s programme at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is meant for students who have a special interest in how current events like a global pandemic, climate change, shifts in economic power, the rise of AI and big data impact global politics.
Political Science - Global Environmental Politics
The Political Science - Global Environmental Politics programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam explores the political dynamics of the climate crisis and the transition to a just and sustainable future.
Econometrics and Operations Research - Financial Engineering
The Econometrics and Operations Research - Financial Engineering programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam equips you with cutting-edge methods and tools to tackle these challenges head-on.
Economics - Public Policy
The Economics - Public Policy programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is designed for ambitious students with a strong academic background in economics who want to sharpen their expertise even further and prepare for the demands of a rapidly changing world.

Political Science
The Political Science MA programme offered at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam teaches you to analyse the exercise of political power in its social and international context.

Public Administration
The Master's programme in Public Administration at VU Amsterdam trains the next generation of ambitious public administration students. The rise of algorithmic governance requires trained experts well-versed in the theory and practice of governance as well as tech-savvy. You will be at the forefront of the latest iteration of the technological revolution in governance.