Admission requirements - Master Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics

Purpose and reason for the admission requirements

The criterion used for admission is

a WUR BSc degree in Management and Consumer Studies, or equivalent.

The norm for this equivalence is

≥30 ECTS in at least two of the following disciplines:

• Business economics (accounting, financial management)
• Decision theory (logistics, operations research)
• Information technology

Additionally, the candidate should have covered:

• ≥10 ECTS in Mathematics
• ≥5 ECTS in Statistics

Not all topics mentioned need to be mastered at the same level; they will be weighed by the Admission Board per individual application.

Method of assessment whether this norm is met

• Transcript of records displaying the content of previous course subjects and project work;
• Curriculum vitae displaying relevant work, internship and/or project experience on an academic level in a relevant field if applicable.

Scores attributed by the Admission Board

Admitted / not admitted / admitted under condition obtaining the BSc or MSc degree / not admitted with offer of pre-master

GPA

The Admission Board may allow and/or suggest compensation of knowledge gaps by:

• a GPA≥7.0* for the previous education for small discrepancies as new knowledge is sufficiently easily acquired;
• a GPA≥7.0* and an individual pre-master's programme for larger discrepancies that can be compensated in ≤30 ECTS and one year of study.

*Check the general admission page for the International credentials evaluation guide for international equivalencies to a Dutch GPA>7.0. This guide includes compensating factors for a slightly lower GPA the Admission Board may include in their judgement.

Pre-master's

A pre-master's programme can be constructed based on the deficiencies of your bachelor to the entry requirements of the master's programme. A pre-master's runs from 12 ECTS up and until 30ECTS, depending on your situation. An example below is applicable to a university of applied science student lacking statistical background. Please note that from this example no rights can be derived.

Contact the study advisor directly via mme.msc@wur.nl to discuss your possibilities at WUR, options on pre-masters' based on your transcript of grades, and how to mitigate knowledge gaps if you are still in the process of obtaining your degree. Find out more about pre-master's programmes.

Study programmes with knowledge gaps

University of Applied Sciences (NL: hbo) students often are required to follow additional courses in a pre-master or as a minor during the previous study programme to cover the required previous knowledge. This usually consists of courses on: mathematics, quantitative research methodology and statistics, business economics, operations research and/or information technology.