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| Application Deadline: | Start in 1 September: April (non-EEA: April). | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 1,750 - ≈ € 12,000 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Amsterdam / Netherlands / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 60 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
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In the Master's programme in Health Sciences, you will learn to analyse the various factors that contribute to health. You will look at health problems at population level.
Since 1900, life expectancy has increased by 30 years. Only 5 of those years can be attributed to curative medicine; the remaining 25 years are due to public health and prevention measures. On the Master's programme in Health Sciences, you will learn to analyse the various complex factors that contribute to health and disease. Health scientists go beyond individual health and look at health problems at population level. Obesity can be solved by developing an anti-fat pill or by stomach reduction, but health scientists look at other possibilities such as increasing taxes on fatty foods, reducing the amount of sweets and soft drinks children can buy at school, designing residential areas so that there are places for children to play and educating people about healthy eating and exercise. Since health problems are complex, the solutions have to be implemented on different levels by a variety of professionals. As a health scientist, you will develop competences that enable you to cooperate with patient populations, health care professionals, policy makers and the greater public.
Contents
Types of teaching (in year 1):
- theory: 30%
- practice: 25%
- self study: 45%
Programme internationalization:
- Studying abroad is optional.
- The percentage of foreign students: 100%
- The percentage of foreign teachers: 100%
- The percentage of students abroad: 100%
This programme has a workload of 60 ECTS.
Specialities:
Policy and Organisation of Health Care:
This specialization focuses on health technology assessment and health economics. You will study elements that determine the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of care. Waiting lists, staff shortag
Prevention and Public Health:
This specialization is intended for students who want to specialize in health promotion and disease prevention. You will gain a broad overview of the theory, research and practice in the field of prev
Infectious Diseases and Public Health:
This specialization will give you a broad overview of the biology of pathogenic organisms, the interaction between pathogens and their hosts. You will focus on the epidemiology and control of infectio
Nutrition and Health:
This specialization focuses on the role of diet in health and in disease. You may, for example, concentrate on promoting good health through primary and secondary prevention of nutrition-related illne
International Public Health:
This specialization will train you to cooperate and communicate with professionals from various scientific and medical disciplines as well as representatives of public health and related organizations
Courses:
Course type: internship
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Course type: graduation
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
Course type: graduation
This course is given in year 1
This course is required to apply to.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
More informationRequirements
Additional subject: Knowledge in Epidemiology and statistics is needed
Previous education: BSc in Health Sciences is required
Additional language requirements:
- IELTS overall band: 6.5
- IELTS listening: 6
- IELTS reading: 6
- IELTS writing: 6
- IELTS speaking: 6
- TOEFL paper based: 580
- TOEFL computer based: 237
- TOEFL internet based: 93
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade C (Score: 60) |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 580 |
| TOEFL Computer-based: | 237 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 93 |
Accreditation
Accredited by: NVAO in: Netherlands
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