Admission and application

Application
All applicants for Industrial Ecology have to apply online via Leiden University. Information on application, e.g. tuition fee, application deadlines, and application forms can be found at www.unileidenmasters.nl (Dutch)  or www.unileidenmasters.nl (English).

Deadlines
Deadline for application in September 2013 is 1 April (non Dutch students) or 15 June (Dutch students).

Admission Requirements

  1. A bachelor’s degree in any of the Natural Sciences, Engineering Sciences, or Social Sciences from an accredited university programme and comparable with three years of Dutch Academic Education. The application for admission shall be reviewed by the Board of Admissions.
  2. For Dutch HBO students, the grade point average of the entire curriculum has to be 7.5 or higher.
  3. The student has a demonstrable affinity with multi-disciplinary education and research by showing course modules, summer courses, internships, or other relevant experiences that are within the endterms of the bachelor’s degree, or at least at sufficient academic level, but clearly outside the main field of the bachelor’s degree.
  4. The student has a demonstrable interest in the field of Industrial Ecology and can show in a motivation letter to the admission committee at least one relevant example of the relation between his/her bachelor’s education or previous experience and an academic contribution to the field of Industrial Ecology.
  5. Students from abroad must also show proficiency in English, to be demonstrated by IELTS, TOEFL or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English with the levels as prescribed at www.mastersinleiden.nl.

At the Picture: Students Industrial Ecology become Industrial Ecology (January 2011)