Admission requirements

If you have successfully completed the Bachelor of Science Leisure Studies programme, BUas pre-master’s programme Leisure and Tourism Studies (more information below), BUas pre-master’s programme Strategic Business Management and Marketing (SBM), or the Bachelor of Science Tourism programme, you will have direct access to the academic master’s programme.

If you have successfully completed an academic bachelor’s degree in one of the social sciences - such as sociology, psychology, economics, management, or marketing - your eligibility for admission to the academic master’s programme will be assessed through:

• An introductory interview
• An evaluation of your methodology skills
• An assessment of your academic knowledge in leisure studies

Admission requirements for International applicants

For admission to this academic master's programme an academic bachelor’s degree is required. If you do not have a bachelor’s degree obtained in the Netherlands, our admissions officer will evaluate if your bachelor’s degree can be considered a professional or an academic bachelor's degree, compared to the Dutch educational system. The level of your research skills and theoretical background will be thoroughly evaluated, because an academic master’s programme requires a higher starting level than a professional bachelors degree delivers.

Pre-master Leisure and Tourism Studies

If you have a professional bachelor’s degree, you will first have to complete a pre-master’s programme to prepare you for studying at an academic master’s level. After completion of this pre-master’s programme, you will have direct access to the academic Master of Science Leisure and Tourism Studies.

Read more about the pre-master Leisure and Tourism Studies.

English language requirements

You will also be required to demonstrate sufficient results on one of these tests:

• Cambridge English Qualification results (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency): minimum total score 169, and minimum sub score of 169 for speaking
• IELTS academic test: minimum overall band score of 6.0, and minimum sub score of 6.0 for speaking
• TOEFL iBT test: minimum overall score of 4,5 internet-based, and minimum sub score of 4 for speaking (old scoring system 90/20)
• Pearson PTE academic test: minimum overall score of 61, and a minimum sub score of 61 for speaking
• LanguageCert academic test: minimum total score of 65, and a minimum sub score of 65 for speaking

Please note: Tests must be taken at an official test center; home edition tests are not accepted, except in cases where regular language testing is unavailable or inaccessible/closed, for example due to unsafe conditions. In such cases, only the TOEFL Home Edition will be accepted. Please contact Student Office before scheduling your test date to confirm whether a home edition test would be accepted given your specific circumstances.

Exemptions from taking the English test

You do not need to submit an English test if:

• You graduated from Dutch havo or vwo
• You hold an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma, Career-related Programme Certificate of the IB, US High School diploma, GCE A(S) levels, or European Baccalaureate certificate (English Language 1 or 2)
• Your previous education (completed secondary school or university) was taught in English in a native English-speaking country (Australia, Canada [except Quebec], Ireland, New Zealand, UK, USA)
• You hold a diploma listed by Nuffic with English as one of the exam subjects. Check the list of diplomas (pdf)

Flowchart admission process 

This flowchart of the admission and selection process  (pdf) shows how BUas handles the applications of international students.
  

Overview Master of Science Leisure and Tourism Studies