University College Venlo
At University College Venlo (UCV), you have the opportunity to focus on health, nutrition and business in an interdisciplinary manner. You design your own curriculum by choosing from a broad range of courses from the Social sciences (e.g. psychology, sociology, economics, health management, public health or law) and Life sciences (e.g. biology, chemistry and informatics and physiology). For example, you can study the topic Nutritional Pharmacotherapy (medicine 2.0) together with Social Psychology.
With the help of your personal academic advisor, you build a tailor-made bachelor's programme, perfectly adapted to the master’s programme or professional position you aim for.
Fast facts
- For highly motivated students with a passion for health, nutrition and business
- Freedom to design your own curriculum
- 3-year, full-time bachelor's, taught in English
- Selective admissions process, starts in September and February
- Weekly: 12-14 contact hrs, 28 hrs self-study
- Graduate with a BSc or BA degree
- On-campus student studios
Experience what it’s really like to study at UM:
- Bachelor’s Open Day
- Virtual Open Day
- Student for a Day
- Visit UCV
Skype or Zoom call with a UCV representative
University College Venlo auf Deutsch
Are you a German student considering University College Venlo? Hit the green button to download our German flyer - speziell für dich! The flyer will download as a .pdf file.
Calendar
News
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Growers will be able to measure vitamins in the greenhouse
Tuesday, April 5, 2022As a vegetable or fruit grower, measure how many vitamins are in your products? That is still in the future, but in the Food Screening EMR project companies and knowledge institutes are working on a device that will make this possible.
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Towards a healthier countryside
Thursday, March 24, 2022Scientists from Maastricht University will lead a major research program into the health effects of climate adaptation in rural areas. In this programme, MANTRA, researchers from Maastricht University, Radboud University, Wageningen University & Research, Leiden University of Applied Sciences, RIVM, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and Naturalis are joining forces.
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More fish for the food bank
Monday, November 15, 2021Can we make food bank customers happy with bycatch? Madhura Rao, researcher at Maastricht University, wanted to know whether donating excess caught fish to food banks would be a welcome addition to the packages and contribute to reducing food waste.
The social impact of a small-scale university is huge
My courses mainly focus on consumer behaviour and how to help people to make healthy choices. Health, psychology and economics was not such a weird combination after all

Life@UM
Find out what it's like to live and study in Venlo:
- living in Venlo
- sports & outdoor activities
- take a virtual campus tour

Practical matters
In the support section, you can find out more about practical matters, such as:
- scholarships
- accommodation
- visas & residence permits

Questions?
For general info, please contact us at:
Chat with us (Mon-Fri from 8.30 to 17.00 CET)
+31 43 388 5388
study[at]maastrichtuniversity[dot]nl
For more info on a programme's content, visit the programme's contact page or order a brochure