Our online and on campus academic writing courses were originally developed for PhD and Master’s students at the Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Life Sciences (FHML*) in order to help the participants in a variety of aspects of the writing process. Students practise the writing skills required when developing their own texts, carrying out literature reviews as well as improving and editing their own texts and those of their peers. Upon successful completion of the course you receive a certificate of participation.
* If you are from a non-FHML discipline please see this page for the correct course.
For an overview of the English Academic Skills programme go to Communication in Scientific English.
Would you like to improve your English for work or study purposes and obtain an internationally recognised certificate that confirms your proficiency in English? Then you could consider taking one of our Cambridge English courses. For more information see Cambridge English.
- focus on using precise and nuanced language
- it is possible to register for the courses several times a year
- online and on campus courses
- 8 weekly sessions of 2 hours
- 2-3 hours of preparation each week
- you will receive a certificate of participation
- this course is considered to be worth 2 ECTS depending on faculty policy
I would like to thank you for the feedback you have given me on my introduction chapter. It was really helpful, and some tips I will definitely take with me going over the rest of my thesis. Thank you for all your insights and tips, I have learned a lot in this course. In my opinion, my writing skills improved substantially!
Carolien | Student FHML
I just wanted to say, thank you for the extensive and constructive feedback. I don't believe every tutor provides such extensive feedback. So, thank you for that!
Debbie Kuper | Student SBE
Admission requirements and Certificate
PhD-1 (FHML) is available to all PhD candidates and Research Master’s students at Maastricht University and from other universities.
Our PhD-2 courses are open to scientific PhD candidates at Maastricht University and other universities after assessment of previous academic writing experience.
At the end of the course you will receive a certificate, providing you have attended at least 6 out of the 8 sessions and submitted at least 5 of the writing assignments.