Maastricht Science Programme

An academic year at the Maastricht Science Programme is split into two semesters. Each semester consists of two periods of seven weeks, followed by a three-week project period. During the project period, you incorporate the knowledge and skills you have acquired over the previous sixteen weeks into a single research project.

Period 1 (7 weeks)

• Course A (5 ETCS)
• Course B (5 ECTS)
• Skills training A (2.5 ECTS)

Period 2 (7 weeks)

• Course C
• Course D
• Skills training B (2.5 ETCS)

Period 3 (3 weeks)

• Project period (5 ECTS)

The core will ensure that you obtain essential knowledge before you start building your own curriculum. Since all introductory courses are prerequisites for more advanced courses, you are guaranteed that your peers have an equal knowledge base when you start selecting more advanced courses.

Modules at the Maastricht Science Programme are taught at three levels of increasing complexity:

• 1000 level | Introductory
• 2000 level | Intermediate: might have course prerequisites, such as having completed an introductory course
• 3000 level | Advanced: will have course prerequisites, such as having completed one or more intermediate course
   

To ensure in-depth knowledge, the amount of 1000 level courses you can choose is limited, and a substantial amount of 3000-level courses are required.

At the Maastricht Science Programme, we use a diverse range of assessment methods: exams, papers, peer review, presentations or lab reports, just to name a few.

Each course will have at least two moments of assessment to ensure an adequate review of your obtained knowledge.