Drug Discovery and Safety in Netherlands at VU Netherlands

These are the international student eligibility for the Drug Discovery and Safety in Netherlands

The Drug Discovery and Safety programme is open to both Dutch and international students. The Faculty's Admission Board will decide upon your admission after having evaluated your complete online application. In order to gain admission to the Drug Discovery and Safety Master's programme, you will need to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of aEUROemic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score. A Bachelor degree obtained at an applied university or higher vocational education (HBO in Dutch) in most cases does not grant direct access to the programme (only exceptionally high ranking students stand a chance of admission).

Specific requirements for the Drug Discovery and Safety Master's programme You can gain direct admission to the Master's programme Drug Discovery and Safety with a Bachelor's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences or Chemistry. If you hold a Bachelor's degree in a related subject like Biomedical Sciences*, it is possible that you will first be required to first bring your knowledge up to standard in a number of areas, depending on both the specialization in your Bachelor's and the Drug Discovery and Satefy specialization you apply for. The decision on how you should compensate for any gaps in your knowledge will be taken in consultation with the Master's coordinator of your specialisation.

Important: All prospective Drug Discovery and Safety students must have an intake interview to check eligibility for admission with the Master's coordinator. Without the approval of one of the Master's coordinators you cannot be admitted to the master programme. Apply for the master programme via Studlink and complete your application in VUnet. After we have received the requested documents, the admission board will decide whether you can be invited for the intake interview. Please note that you cannot have the intake interview, before your application is completed. Other Documents required are:

• Copy of your valid passport or ID (only for EU citizens)
• Curriculum Vitae
• Motivation letter
• Transcript of records
• A description of the relevant courses you have taken during your previous higher education, with the main literature used for those course. You can use this format. Thesis (or another sample of aEUROemic writing). If your thesis was not written in English, please submit the original with an added summary of about 3 pages in English.

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These are the domestic student eligibility for the Drug Discovery and Safety

In order to gain admission to the Drug Discovery and Safety Master's programme, you will need to have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of aEUROemic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. We do not require a GRE or GMAT test score.

The Master's programme in Drug Discovery and Safety is open to students:

• with a Bachelor's degree in VU Pharmaceutical Sciences / Pharmacochemistry;
• with a Bachelor's degree in VU Chemistry;
• with a Bachelor's degree in VU Medical Natural Sciences;
• who have followed a similar programme at another university*;
• with sufficient knowledge of the English language (level of Dutch VWO-examination).

Important: All prospective Drug Discovery and Safety students must have an intake interview to check eligibility for admission with the Master's coordinator. Without the approval of one of the Master's coordinators you cannot be admitted to the master programme.

Apply for the master programme via Studielink and complete your application in VUnet. After we have received the requested documents, the admission board will decide whether you can be invited for the intake interview. Please note that you cannot have the intake interview, before your application is completed.

*Similar relevant programmes need to cover the required knowledge stated below for students to be eligible in the Master Drug Discovery and Safety.

Mastering of the material highlighted in the matrix is judged by grade(s) obtained for key courses in the respective field. The Master's coordinator will determine if you meet these requirements.

1. Biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology and pharmacology, including techniques such as protein expression, purification, mutagenesis. An indication of the expected knowledge is given by textbooks Essential Cell Biology (Alberts et al.), chapters 1-16, and Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry (Patrick), chapters 1-18.

2. Pharmacokinetics, enzyme kinetics and pharmaceutical toxicology. An indication of the expected knowledge is given by textbook Pharmacology (Rang & Dale), chapters 1-10 & 21-26.

3. Analytical chemistry, including techniques such as HPLC, spectrophotometry, fluorimetry, NMR, mass spectrometry. An indication of the expected knowledge is given by textbook Quantitative Chemical Analysis (Harris), chapters 1-10, 17-25.

4. Organic chemistry, including practical laboratory experience with organic chemical techniques. An indication of the expected knowledge is given by textbook Organic Chemistry (Clayden et al.), chapters 1-30.

5. Physical chemistry. An indication of the expected knowledge is given by textbook Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences. Peter Atkins and Julio de Paula, chapters 1-4.

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These are the test eligibilities for the Drug Discovery and Safety to qualify.

The international student tuition fees and costs for Drug Discovery and Safety in Netherlands.

Every international degree programme has its own International Student Advisor(s), also called ISAs, who are happy to help you during the application process. The ISA will be your main point of contact and can help with questions about the programme, admission requirements or the application procedure. Find your ISA