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Utrecht University · Netherlands

Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences

Life at the molecular and cellular level through biology, chemistry, physics and pharmaceutical science, with wet-lab work, computer practicals, programming and bioinformatics in the first 18 months.

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Where
UtrechtNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027
Admission
Open to all who qualify
EU/EEA fee
€2,7712027/28 statutory fee
More facts
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

    Create your Studielink account
    Your own plan
    Details

    Not an official deadline. With a Dutch address you log in with DigiD, which the government says takes about five days. Without one you upload a scan or photo of your passport or EU identity card and Studielink verifies it automatically. Either way, do it well before 15 January.

    Source

  2. 1 May 2027

    Application deadline, programmes without numerus fixus (EU/EEA)
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    Details

    Both Dutch deadlines fall well before this. How a conditional place pending results is handled is set by each institution; ask yours.

    Source

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in the Netherlands

What it is

Year one lays a foundation in biology, chemistry and physics with courses such as Cell Biology, Mathematics and Programming, Physical Chemistry, Biomolecular Chemistry and Biological Physics. In years two and three you take twelve electives, at least six within the major and up to six from the whole university catalogue, organised in four themes: Genes to Organisms, Molecules and Cells, Molecules and Medicine, and Biophysics and Modelling. The programme finishes with a bachelor thesis, a research project of your own under the supervision of scientific staff.

What you need

  • Maths AA HL
  • Biology HL
  • Chemistry HL
  • Physics (SL or HL)
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at Utrecht University

The IB Diploma counts as equivalent to VWO. IB English A or B, SL or HL, meets every UU English level. Strictest subjects: Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences needs Maths AA HL, Biology HL, Chemistry HL, Physics SL.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uu.nl

How places are decided

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    No cap: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May; matching is part of enrolment (voluntary if you live abroad).
Sources (3)
  1. Molecular and Biophysical Life Sciences at UU — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UU

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