University of Amsterdam Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA)
IAU-019863
Netherlands
General Information
Public
Founded 1632 as 'Athenaeum Illustre', became university 1877. Responsible to municipal authorities until 1961, now independent. Financially supported by the State
September to July (September-January; February-July)
Secondary school certificate in subjects appropriate to faculty requirements (diploma eindexamen Gymnasium A or B, or Atheneum A or B) or equivalent
Dutch;English
Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (NVAO)
co-ed
Officers
Head : P.P.C.C. (Peter-Paul) Verbeek
Job title:Rector Magnificus
Senior Administrative Officer : G.T.M. (Geert) ten Dam
Job title:President of the Board
Divisions
Faculty : Dentistry
Fields of study:Dentistry
Faculty : Economics and Business
Fields of study:Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics
Faculty : Humanities
Fields of study:Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Cultural Studies, Dutch, English, European Studies, French, Greek, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Romanian, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre
Faculty : Law
Fields of study:Criminal Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law
Faculty : Medicine
Fields of study:Medicine
Faculty : Science
Fields of study:Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Information Sciences, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics
Faculty : Social and Behavioural Sciences
Fields of study:Behavioural Sciences, Child Care and Development, Communication Studies, Geography (Human), Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychology, Social Sciences
Research Division : Academic Center for Dentistry in Amsterdam
Fields of study:Dentistry
Research Division : Academic Medical Center
Fields of study:Medical Technology, Medicine
Research Division : Tinbergen Institute
Fields of study:Business Administration
Degrees
WO Bachelor (BA/BSc)
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, European Studies, Media Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
WO Master (MA/MSc)
Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Natural Sciences, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
Doctor's Graad
Amsterdam University Press (AUP)
Updated on 17-06-2020