FHML Honours Programme
The FHML Honours Programme is an extracurricular activity offered to a maximum of 75 talented and motivated FHML students, plus students from the University of Midwifery Education & Studies (AVMU).
The programme is offered in the second and third year of the bachelor’s programmes. It takes 420 hours over a period of 18 months in addition to your regular studies.
The Honours programme aims to provide you with:
- the skills to contribute to the organisation of scientific research;
- competencies such as analysing, collaborating and leading a project;
- a better understanding of the complexity of the relationship between science and society;
- the opportunity to improve the skills you want to improve.
What will you do?
As an honours student, you will follow electives, participate in workshops and lectures, and become actively involved in FHML (research) projects. Biomedical and social sciences, as well as historical and philosophical disciplines will play a contributing role. The programme aims to challenge talented students and to remove them from the comfort of their own education programme and discipline.
Each week, you will spend about 20 hours on the honours programme. Once a month, you will come together for two hours. The honours programme does not earn you any additional ECTS credits.
What are the benefits for you?
- You will participate in an extra FHML curricular programme, based on PBL
- You will work on a real life (research) project in a multidisciplinary team of students
- You will advance your personal competencies and academic skills
- You will have access to the UM Honours+ programme and Edlab facilities
- You will have access to the FHML Honours Programme Alumni Network
Fast Facts
Introduction Presentation Honours Programme FHML
Language of instruction: English
Start: September 2024
Admission requirement: you have acquired all study credits of year 1
Costs: none
Real life (research) project
Along with six to eight other students, you will work under the supervision of an FHML staff member on a project that involves healthcare.
Some examples of projects are:
- The Alzheimer Centre Limburg: Living well with dementia
- NOC * NSF (Dutch Olympic Committee): Is beet juice healthy or harmful? Does it help improve health?
- Trimbos Institute: The paradox of medical marijuana
- The International Network Inflammation: The first 500 days after conception, developmental origins of health and disease
Honours stories
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Emma van Straten - My Honours programme experience
Read moreEmma van Straten, a Health Sciences student and Honours alumna organised an international conference on Lama2 in Barcelona. She can now proudly include this achievement in her resume.
Application
Deadline for application for the FHML Honours Programme is Friday 21 June 2024, 23.59h CET.
FHML students can apply via askFHML. Students from the University of Midwifery Education & Studies (AVMU) can apply via email to honoursfhml@maastrichtuniversity.nl
