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Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE)

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE)

A small interdisciplinary college joining politics, psychology, law and economics to approach social problems from several angles and design new solutions.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 February 2027
Admission
SelectiveIB grades
EU/EEA fee
€5,6592026/27 PPLE fee
More facts
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027

Deadlines

  1. 1 December 2026*

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    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 February 2027

    Applications close
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
    DetailsSource
All dates for this programme (1 more)

  1. 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

Politics, psychology, law and economics are combined so that you approach social challenges through all four lenses, in small tutorial groups. Year one has core courses in each discipline, such as Politics, Power and Governance, Law, Justice and Morality and Psychology and Society, plus integrative seminars on human rights and solidarity, and you pick a major by the end of the year. In years two and three about half your courses are in your major, politics, psychology, law, or economics and business, and half stay interdisciplinary, ending in a bachelor's thesis. You can add an exchange semester. Graduates go into policy, consultancy and research, or master's in law, economics, policy or psychology.

What you need

  • IB Diplomaat least 34 points
  • Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLminimum 4
Requirements in full

Every IB applicant at University of Amsterdam

Full IB Diploma needed (IB courses alone are not accepted); English as an IB exam subject covers the English requirement.

Where it says so

Its entry requirements

Check it on uva.nl

How places are decided

    • IB grades
    • Entrance exam
    • Interview
    Selective: apply between 1 October and 1 February. Grades (34 IB points over six subjects), an entrance exam and an interview decide; intake about 250.
Sources (3)
  1. Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics (PPLE) at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements
  3. IB applicants at UvA

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