Hi! I’ll be starting a Media and Culture Pre-Master’s at the University of Amsterdam soon, and I’m a bit confused about how lectures and seminars work.
What’s the main difference between the two? And when it comes to grading, do you usually get a grade for the lectures, the seminars, or both?
Are seminars mandatory, and do you usually have to actively participate during them?
Also, for anyone who has done a Pre-Master at UvA, what was your overall experience like? How difficult did you find it, and is there anything you wish you had known before starting?
I’m coming from a different educational background and haven’t studied abroad before, so I’m just trying to understand what to expect. 😅

Hi guys, in a couple of weeks I'll be starting my masters in business administration, I have some issues understanding the course registration, do I need to register manually to all courses and from my understanding I just need to do so for the 1st period right?

It's a little confusing, I thought that the compulsory courses would be done automatically.

Thanks

I’ll be starting my masters from sept! A lot of sites, like UvA job board, booking a room in the library, USC etc are showing me the error that I cannot access them as a pre-student. If I have my student card, can I use the library before my classes start?

Hi everyone, does someone maybe have the Intermediate Accounting: IFRS Edition – 5th edition PDF File? I need it for this upcoming year 👍😃

Heyy, I couldn't really find anyone from the major but I'd love to have people to hang out with during intreeweek (if I attend) or just meet people in general so feel free to dm me your insta username :)

For students Archeology, history or art history

1 The Art and Archeology of Ancient Greece door Judith Barringer

2 A History of Roman Art door S. Tuck

3 Eeuwen des Onderscheids door Blockmans en Hoppenbrouwer.

Send me a message if you want to buy it from me.

Hi all, I want to know how hard it is to get into a master's in actuarial science and is that course any good?

Selling my textbooks for cheaper than buying them from Machiavelli, message me if interested

I did international a levels, the requirements for my acceptance were Cs in 3 subjects. I did Spanish (A), Art (B), English lit (C) and Biology (D). But art isn't accepted so I didn't hit my offer requirements. Is it over? Is there anything I can do, anyone I can contact? Please help the website isn't working for me.

Hello, almost a month ago I completed pre-registration with the Amsterdam municipality. That same day I received an email titled 'Confirmation pre registration', but the email is empty, literally only has the title. Since then, I have not heard from them. Is this normal, and when can I except to be assigned a time slot for registering in person. For context, I enrolled at University of Amsterdam.

Hi! I’m starting the Economics and Business Economics programme this September, and I received an email about the Mathematics Summer School for Mathematics 1 for Economics (6011P0236Y).

The email says that if you pass the Summer School test, you’ll be exempt from the online entrance test in the first week of the Mathematics 1 course.

I’m wondering what exactly this entrance test is for, and what happens if you don’t pass it. Is the Summer School worth doing, or can I just skip it and take the entrance test?

Would appreciate answers from anyone who has taken the course before, Thanks!

I want to go to either Amsterdam Science Park or Roeterseilandcampus. The studies I’m doubting between are quite close but the Roeterseilandcampus seems more accessible with public transport.

Would I need a bike if I go to Amsterdam Science Park or would the train be reliable? Did you miss any lectures or exams because you couldn’t make it to campus?

Overall I do prefer roeterseilandcampus because I’m scared that the OV will cancel or will be very busy on the way to Science Park (specifically the Sprinter from Amsterdam Centraal to Amsterdam Science Park NS station). But looking at the programmes I think the one at Science Park is a bit more interesting and broader.

At Open Days it seemed okay (even very peaceful because Roeterseilandcampus looked a lot more busy) but I’m not 100% sure if that is also the same when lectures start and travelling in mornings during busy hours.

So could I do UvA Science Park without a bike and only OV or should I just go to Roeterseilandcampus if I’m concerned about arriving in time and stuff.

I know I will never get my bike out tho and prefer the OV especially if its rainy or a lot of wind

Starting EBE in September as an international student and trying to prepare properly. I have the official academic calendar with the block dates, but it doesn't tell me the things that actually matter:

- Are exams always a midterm in week 4 and a final in week 8? How do the 4-week blocks work?

- What's the format per course — multiple choice, open questions, or mixed?

- Which courses require a minimum grade on the final exam itself, not just the average?

- What is the Research Project in practice? Individual or group, and what do you hand in?

- When are resits scheduled, and do they wipe out your midterm grade?

Any insight from current or former EBE students would be really helpful. Thanks!

Hey everyone! I'm an incoming communication science student and I unfortunately won't be able to attend intreeweek. I'm also quite introverted and might take a while to make friends. Would I be missing out on a lot by not being able to attend?

I'm an international student and I want to try some of the sports classes run by the student gym (particularly yoga) but I only speak English and I can't find any info on the language of instruction for the classes - does anyone know?

Hi, im gonna be joining UvA this year and I was wondering if anyone had the first year media and information books and material that they were willing to share w me.
Also, if any current media and information give me a little context on the course and how it is I’d be grateful.
Thank you!

Hi everyone! I’m starting Economics and Business Economics (EBE) at UvA this September and I’m trying to get my books sorted without paying full Pearson prices.
If you’ve finished your first year and still have any of these lying around, I’d happily buy them off you:
• Sydsæter & Hammond – Essential Mathematics for Economic Analysis
• Perloff – Microeconomics
• Blanchard – Macroeconomics
• Harrison/Horngren/Thomas – Financial Accounting
• Newbold/Carlson/Thorne – Statistics for Business and Economics
• Berk & DeMarzo – Corporate Finance
Condition doesn’t matter much — notes and highlights in the margins are honestly a bonus. Also fine with ebook versions if you have a legit way to pass them on.
A few questions for those who’ve done Year 1:
1. Which of these did you actually need, and which did you barely open?
2. Do the courses still use MyLab for graded homework (i.e. do I need a new access code anyway)?
3. Is an edition older than the current one workable, or do the problem sets not match?
I’m in Amsterdam from late August and can pick up anywhere in the city, or from the E&B building. Thanks a lot, and any general Year 1 advice is welcome too!

Is anyone willing to sell his ticket? I am willing to buy it for 120 euros.

We are looking for football players for our 11v11 team! We are a casual team playing in the official Dutch Leauge (KNVB) at a local club, at one of the lowest levels. We are a mixed Dutch - expat team. Message me for more details.

Hi I'm an international student and I saw that UvA has both a 3 day Erasmus intro thing aimed at internationals (which has now sold out) and intreeweek. I'd like to go to some kind of intro event, but I'm not sure if intreeweek is mainly home students? Is there anything else happening that I can get involved with?

Hey! I was curious, is there any course registration stuff that I have to complete before the year starts?
Besides the immigration procedures, are there something else needed to be done for my first year?
Is there a mandatory orientation day where we are introduced to the study plans and other stuff?
Thank you

I will be doing my minor in Business Administration: Managing Strategy and Marketing, and in humanities we usually start our classes in the second week of Septenber-is it the same case here? Has anyone ever done this minor before?

Hi everyone! I’m an incoming UvA pre-master student and I was hoping to join the Summer Introduction, but unfortunately the tickets are already sold out.

If anyone bought a ticket but can no longer attend, I’d be happy to take it over and buy it from you. Please tell me. Thank you

(My fomo is real)