Admission requirements
To enrol in the Master of Engineering Systems course, you need a Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline, with a GPA of 2.8 or higher based on a 4.0 scale. International students need to be proficient in English.
Admission criteria
There is a two-step admission process:
First you must submit:
- A Bachelor’s degree certificate and a list of marks with an average of at least 70%. Your grade point average must be 2.8 or higher, based on a 4.0 system. It is essential that you have good grades in mathematics and physics, as well as in track-related subjects.
- If you are an international student, you need to be proficient in the English language. The following English language proficiency test results are accepted:
- TOEFL iBP score of 80 or higher (all sub-scores must be at least 18)
- IELTS score of 6.0 or more (for reading, listening, writing and speaking); all sub-scores must be 6.0 or higher
- Cambridge Certificate CAE or CPE
Once you have received permission to proceed to the second step, you must submit:
- A curriculum vitae including previous education and professional experience, knowledge and skills
- A motivation letter. Answer the following questions and upload your letter in the portal as a pdf.
♦ Why did you choose a university of applied sciences? Use the document ‘Preparing students for differences in educational style’
♦ Why did you choose this Master course and this master track?
♦ Who are you, and how will you deal with a different cultural environment?
Maths
If you have any doubts about your mathematics skills and whether these are well developed enough for this course, you can work on some extra mathematics modules at home before the course starts. For more information about these self-study modules, please contact the course coordinator, Kea Bouwman (technicalmasters@han.nl).
Choose one of the tracks
Please note that you have to apply for the Master Engineering Systems and choose one of the tracks. Choose between
Exemptions
If you can demonstrate you have already covered certain units in the curriculum, you may be exempt from some of the course components. You may indicate this on your application.