Minors and Electives at FHML

Are you an FHML student? 
Please visit the respective Student Intranet websites (FHML students-GW, FHML students-BMS, FHML students-EPH, FHML students-MED, FHML students-RMT). 

Are you a foreign exchange student?
You can find more information about our minors and how to apply here.

Are you a student from another Dutch university, or an UM student not from FHML.
Stay on this website to learn more about minor/elective possibilities at FHML.

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• Biomedical Sciences
• European Public Health 
• Health Sciences

UM students from other UM faculties
Submit a request via Special Course Request in the Student Portal. Login and go to My Study > Special Course Request.

Students from another Dutch university
Send registration form to examensfhml@maastrichtuniversity.nl

• registration form 2026-2027 (use this form until 1 April 2027)
• Registration form 2027-2028 (form available as of 1 April 2027)

The FHML has set the following deadlines for minor/elective requests:

• period 1: 1 July
• period 2: 1 September
• period 3: 1 November
• period 4: 1 December
• period 5: 1 February
• period 6: 1 April

Approval of your request(s) depends on your previous training, knowledge as wel as capacity of the course. The application will be reviewed by the faculty. It is important that you have sufficient prior knowledge to successfully complete the course in question. Available capacity shall also be taken into account. If either or both of these criteria are not met, your application will be rejected.

Regarding courses of period 1, You will hear from the faculty within 2 weeks after 1 July. 

Once the course has been booked for you, you can find it via the Student Portal > My Courses/My Study.
From 10 working days before the start of the course, you can check your schedule via the Student Portal > My Timetable.