Master of Science [M.S] [Biomedical Sciences] From Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Academic Eligibility:

• a Bachelor’s of Science degree from an accredited research university including at least three full years of academic study amounting to a minimum of 180 ECTS or equivalent. 
• A Bachelor's 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).

• A minimum of 24 ECTS in molecular biology and a minimum of 24 ECTS in human biology, including at least:

  • Cell biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
  • Immunology
  • Microbiology
  • Statistics
• A bachelor research internship of ≥12 ECTS in a research laboratory. The internship should be performed at a research department within a university, academic medical center, or acknowledged research institute in the field of human or molecular biology.
• An average Bachelor's grade of at least 7.0 out of 10, or equivalent (GPA of at least 3.0 out of 4.0, second class upper division or higher).

Indian Eligibility:

Indian students are eligible to apply if they meet the following eligibility criteria:

• VU Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test. Exceptions are made for students who have completed a bachelor's or master's in Canada, the USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, or Australia.
• TOEFL and IELTS tests must have been completed no more than two years before 1^st September of the year in which your course starts.
• Note: TOEFL MyBestScore is not accepted.

International students hailing from non-English speaking countries also need to prove English proficiency through IELTS/TOEFL/any equivalent test to get admission to this program.