The Programme Director coordinates and organises the preparation and execution of the study and examination programme of the corresponding programme(s). In this, he or she advises the Faculty Board on the content of programme and examination regulations, and, as board executive and advisor, is closely involved in the quality assurance of the programme.

After three years at the College and 180 ECTS you qualify for an interna­tionally recognized Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science diploma. This wraps up the first phase of your academic studies. You might opt for leaving the university and getting a job. But you can also apply for a master’s program in the Nether­lands or abroad. For which programs you qualify, of course, depends on the courses you took during your bachelor’s program. With the help of your academic advisor you will compose a program matching the master’s you want to enroll in.

Master's programmes
Graduates of UCM have enrolled in all sorts of master’s programs. Some have stayed at Maastricht University, while others have moved on to other Dutch universities, such as Leiden, Groningen, Rotterdam or Utrecht. UCM graduates have also been invited to join master’s programs at for example:

 Oxford
 Columbia University (New York)
 The London School of Economics
 University College London
 Warwick
 Berlin

Become a medical doctor through UCM
You can also prepare to become a medical doctor through UCM. In that case you will opt for a specified range of courses in the Life Sciences concentration (90 ECTS). Your UCM degree meets the requirements for the 4-year master’s program of Medical Doctor – Clinical Researcher at Maastricht University (the so-called ‘A-KO Arts-Klinisch Onderzoeker’ program). Please beware that this master program is highly selective.

Students who do not have a Bachelor’s in psychology are often not eligible to enter into master programs in clinical psychology or other programs related to working with patients. For UCM graduates it is difficult to compensate for this deficit in Bachelor’s courses as they are unable to follow them at UCM or at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

Maastricht University (UM) aims to prepare students for a successful career in the international job market. A good future begins with good education, but UM also provides excellent career guidance.

UM Career Services will help you explore your options so you can make the best decisions for you. For instance:

 Would a career in academia, in business or in government give you what you’re looking for?
 What competencies should you have to land your ideal job?
 Can you gain those competencies through your study programme or do you need extra training?
 What is the best way to profile yourself in a CV and in an introduction letter?

UM Career Services can help you answer these questions. We provide:

personal guidance from trained career counsellors
application training
career management training
workshops

We can also provide you with information on the labour market, vacancies, internships and traineeships. Visit the career services website for more information or check our website for prospective master students for more details on the master's programmes.

As UCM allows you to design your own curriculum to suit your individual interests, talents and ambitions, there is an almost unlimited range of future career possibilities. UCM graduates have gone on to a wide variety of professional careers in both the Netherlands and abroad.

These are some examples:

 Management Consultant
 Researcher
 Government Policy Advisor
 Assistant to EU Commissioner
 Think Tank Member
 Entrepreneur
 Industrial Designer
 Professional Musician
 Stock Trader
 NGO Project Coordinator
 Forensic Psychologist
 Theater Programmer
 Museum Curator
 Education Innovator

Your university experience can be much more than a professional training. It can stimulate an interest in knowledge, a love of critical debate and a fondness for argument. In short, it can be a way of life, where students and staff participate in an intellectual community. University College Maastricht endeavors to create such an intellectual community by providing a learning environment that fosters your desire to learn.
 

Exciting initiatives and fun extracurricular activities
Within Universalis there are fourteen different committees to provide UCM students with exciting initiatives and fun extracurricular activities.. Each committee takes care of a specific aspect of student life at UCM. For example, the Sports Committee organizes events that give UCM students the opportunity to engage in sports, the Party Committee hosts many thrilling parties every year, while the Politics Committee practices discussing delicate political topics and controversial issues in UCM's 'Tough Talks' and at the EuroMUN. 

Some hallmarks of Universalis' activities: the Universalis Ski Trip to France, a week full of ski and snowboard fun in the French Alps; hitch-hike trips to Bruges and Geneva, weekends of blind trips; and great parties in rented bars around Maastricht, dancing and socializing in different hilarious styles depending on the night’s theme...

Have a look at Universalis' website and the Facebook page for more information.

On the right a number of associations or organizations affiliated to the University of Maastricht. They contribute to the cultural climate at the university with classes, shows, performances and other cultural activities.

For more information on cultural activities in Maastricht also see:

 Maastrichtnet  
 Vrijthof Theatre  
 Lumière Cinema  
 Bonnefantenmuseum  

University College Maastricht charges a higher tuition fee than other bachelor’s programmes in the Netherlands for EU/EEA students as UCM is intensive, small scale, offers personal attention and an academic community.

For the actual tuition fees, please see the bachelor program University College Maastricht pages

Please note that the UCM tuition fee is subject to annual increases of about 4% per year, due to general inflation and other increased costs. The updated amounts are published on this website as soon as they have been set.

Important notes:
 The tuition fee does not cover books, accommodation and other living expenses.
 The tuition fee can be paid in one lump sum or in instalments. Paying in instalments is only possible if you have a Dutch bank account.
 In case you enrol in February your payment also starts as of February (so not the whole academic year).
 To find out which tuition fee applies, use the click model of Maastricht University.  

Information on how to finance your studies, including a waiver procedure, can be found on this page.

UCM offers scholarships during the September intake only. UCM Scholarships are awarded to five applicants who are invited to attend University College Maastricht.

Applicants who are eligible for the UCM scholarship are highly qualified, low-income students coming from a non-EU/EEA country who do not hold an EU/EEA passport. Scholarship applicants must be accepted to the Liberal Arts & Sciences programme of UCM for the September intake. Please note that current UCM students cannot apply for this scholarship.

The UCM scholarship is awarded for the duration of the Bachelor's programme, with a maximum of 36 months.

Annual amount of the UCM scholarship 2016-17

To apply for this scholarship, applicants must fill out and upload the application form by January 5th, 2016. Scholarship applications have to be uploaded in the category ‘Apply for Scholarship’ in MyUM. Scholarship applications received by email will not be taken into consideration. Applicants are informed about the decision in writing around March.

There are various options for students to find help with paying their fees and expenses.

Loans and Government Maintenance Grants

The Dutch government offers financial support for university students. Dutch nationals receive a monthly maintenance grant as well as a public transportation pass. Dutch students whose parents have low incomes are eligible for additional grants.

Under certain conditions EU/EEA students are also eligible for several grants and loans.

The Dutch government offers Dutch and EU/EEA students loans at subsidized rates and on favourable terms to pay their tuition fees. This includes the higher UCM tuition fee. For more details please check the website of DUO.

Applicants invited to attend UCM who apply for the DUO loan may contact the UCM Office of Admissions as they can provide a letter confirming the higher tuition fee at UCM. This letter can only be provided once a student has been invited to attend.

Waivers for increased fee paying EU/EEA students
Applicants who are unable to pay the UCM tuition fee may apply for a waiver by uploading a letter stating the reasons for their inability to pay together with official documentation of their financial situation (recent (parental) tax-return or statements of personal wealth).

Waivers must be submitted simultaneously with the application. Waiver requests received after the application deadline or separate from an application cannot be processed.

The UCM Board of Admission reviews all waiver requests during the application procedure and informs the applicant on its decision as soon as possible. Requests for waivers are rejected if applicants have:

Personal funds available
 Parents or guardians who are able to support them financially
 Access to maintenance grants.
 Access to subsidized loans.

Scholarships
University College Maastricht offers scholarships for students who have to pay the non-EU/EEA tuition fee. Please see our scholarship page for more information.

Useful links

www.grantfinder.nl 
www.studyin.nl
The Global Study Awards  

Student Jobs
Some students support their studies by taking a student job. The College and the University employ a number of student assistants as promo-teamers, administrative assistants, computer helpdesk personnel, research assistants and alike. Such jobs are usually for 8 hours a week. Furthermore, there are several student employment agencies in Maastricht that can help you get jobs outside the university.

Living expenses are not covered by the tuition fee and University College Maastricht is not in a position to grant its students any form of financial aid.

All applicants must make sure that they have sufficient funds to cover all living expenses before commencing their studies. More information on financing your studies and estimated living costs can be found here.

Step 1: 0nline registration & application

Please note that in order to apply for this course with the Faculty of Law, you first need to register at Maastricht University (UM). After completion of the initial registration form, you will receive an email containing the user ID and password, which you need for the application to the Faculty of Law. If you have any questions concerning your registration and application at Maastricht University, please contact us viasophie.tax@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Registration

For registration at Maastricht University please go to: MyUM account form. Complete all required fields on the form (marked with an *) and other relevant fields. If you need help with a specific question, click on the question mark.

Within 24 hours, you will receive an email at the email address you entered on the registration form. Please go to your inbox and follow the instructions in this email, which will contain your user ID and password and a link to the My UM portal.

Application

Please go to the MyUM portal for the online application and enter your user ID and password in order to log on: Click on ADMISSIONS and choose "new application" to go to the application form.

Make sure to enter the following data:
Faculty--> choose "Faculty of Law  (FdR)"
Program of study --> choose "Law: InSciTe" 
If you do not select the correct programme of study, this might cause a delay in your application.

Please note that you have to fill out the period as follows:
Start: 01-04-2019
End: 31-05-2019

Step 2: Uploading documents

You will need to upload the following documents while filling in the online application, so please have them ready in digital form:

• a copy of your passport 
• a portrait photo that we need for your UM id card
• a curriculum vitae
• a filled in copy of the InSciTe course additional information form

The entrance exams take place twice a year, once in January 2023 and once in March 2023. The next entrance exams will take place on Thursday 16 March 2023. Please note that the entrance exams for Globalisation and Law & European Law School may also be held on Friday 17 March in case the number applicants exceeds the number of places available. This will be definite after the registration deadline.

• Martin Dixon, Textbook on International Law, Oxford University Press, last available edition

During the exam you can use:

• Any basic collection of treaties (e.g. Asser, Blackstone's)

To register for the entrance exam, please fill in this registration form. The registration deadline is 23 February 2023.

You have to pay a fee of € 50,00. This fee can be paid after completing the registration form. 

The entrance exams take place twice a year, once in January 2023 and once in March 2023. The next entrance exams will take place on Thursday 16 March 2023. Please note that the entrance exams for Globalisation and Law & European Law School may also be held on Friday 17 March in case the number applicants exceeds the number of places available. This will be definite after the registration deadline.

New literature

• N. Jörg, S. Field, C. Brants, ‘Are Inquisitorial and Adversarial Systems Converging?’, in C. Harding, P. Fennel, N. Jörg, B. Swart (eds), ‘Criminal Justice in Europe; a Comparative Study’, Clarendon Press Oxford, 1995, pp. 41-56.

• Jeroen Blomsma and David Roef, ‘Forms and Aspects of Mens Rea’, in Keiler and Roef, ‘Comparative Concepts of Criminal Law’, Intersentia, 2019, 3nd edition, pp. 177-206.

• Johannes Keiler, ‘Causation’, in Keiler and Roef, ‘Comparative Concepts of Criminal Law’, Intersentia, 2019, 3nd edition, pp. 153-176.

• T. Weigend, ‘Germany’, in K. Ligeti (ed), ‘Toward a Prosecutor for the European Union, Volume 1, A Comparative Analysis’, Hart Publishing, 2013, pp.264-306.

• Fine, R. (1987). ‘Plea bargaining: An unnecessary evil.’ Marquette Law Review, Vol. 70(4), pp. 615-632 (available here)

• M. S. Groenhuijsen, H. Selçuk, ‘The Principle of Immediacy in Dutch Criminal Procedure in the Perspective of European Human Rights Law’, Zeitschrift für die gesamte Strafrechtswissenschaf, Vol. 126, Issue 1, 2014., pp. 248-276. (available here)

• Cape, J. Hodgson, T. Prakken, T. Spronken, ‘Procedural Rights at the investigative stage: Towards a real commitment to minimum standards’, in E. Cape et al, Suspects in Europe, Procedural Rights at the Investigative Stage of the Criminal Process in the European Union, Intersentia Antwerp 2007, p. 1-27

Case law

• ECtHR, Buzadji v. Moldova, 5 July 2016 (Application no. 23755/07) 
• ECtHR, Jalloh v. Germany, 11 July 2006, (Application no. 54810/00)
• ECtHR, Prade v. Germany, 3 March 2016 (Application no. 7215/10). 
• ECtHR, Salduz v. Turkey, 27 November 2008 (Application no.3639/02)

The list of ECtHR jurisprudence can be found in the HUDOC database.

To register for the entrance exam, please fill in this registration form. The registration deadline is 23 February 2023.

You have to pay a fee of € 50,00. This fee can be paid after completing the registration form. 

The entrance exams take place twice a year, once in January 2023 and once in March 2023. The next entrance exams will take place on Thursday 16 March. Please note that the entrance exams for Globalisation and Law & European Law School may also be held on Friday 17 March in case the number applicants exceeds the number of places available. This will be definite after the registration deadline.

• Textbook on EU Law (e.g. P. Craig & G. De Búrca, EU Law. Text, Cases and Materials, Oxford University Press, latest edition), ISBN 0199249431.

Concentrate on the following issues: History of EU, Institutions, Laws and Law-making in the EU, Principles of Direct Applicability, Direct Effects and Supremacy of EU Law, Free Movement of Goods, Free Movement of Persons.

• Blackstone’s EU Legislation
• the Treaty on European Union
• the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

To register for the entrance exam, please fill in this registration form. The registration deadline is 23 February 2023.

You have to pay a fee of € 50,00. This fee can be paid after completing the registration form. 

The programme of 60 credits (ECTS)  is composed of key courses taken from the BA Arts and Culture. You will gain a foundational knowledge in the field of study, get acquainted with Problem-Based Learning (PBL). You will also train skills like speaking in English in public.

Click here to view the complete programme overview of 2025/2026.

In 2024-25 the study fee for this programme was € 2,530 (for EU and non-EU students). The study fee for 2025-26 will be announced on this page as soon as possible. 

For more information, see the enrolment provisions (art. 28). 

For admission to the pre-master's programme you must have either a relevant bachelor's degree from a university of applied sciences (HBO) or another BA or BSc title that does not grant direct admission into the master's programme. You also must satisfy the language requirements.

The Admissions Committee of the programme will decide whether you are admitted.

Language requirements for English-language master's programmes

As English is the language of instruction in this study programme, it is essential that your English language skills are good enough for you to undertake intensive and challenging academic courses that are taught and examined in English. 

Answer the questions below to find out if you meet the language requirements.

Handling fee

Applicants who received their previous education in a non-EU/EEA country will have to pay a handling fee. More information on this handling fee and how to arrange this payment can be found on the Handling fee web page.

When you want to apply or are applying to this study programme, it is useful to know how we assess your application. You can find more information about this in this section. The Admission Board of the programme will decide whether you are admitted. After they have decided on your application, you will receive an email regarding acceptance or rejection to the pre-master year.