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Sociology

University of Amsterdam · Netherlands

Sociology

How societies work and how social rules and inequality shape lives, across education, work, gender, class, media and politics, with research skills to improve society.

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Where
AmsterdamNetherlands
Degree
BSc
Length
3 years
Taught in
English
Starts
Autumn 2027
Apply by
1 May 2027Housing by 1 Apr
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 April 2027

    Deadline if you want UvA Housing (non-selective programmes)
    DetailsSource

  3. 1 May 2027

    Final deadline, non-selective programmes
    Hard deadline
    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

Year one teaches sociological theory, research methodology, statistics, philosophy of social science and the sociology of institutions, with an Amsterdam Research Project in qualitative methods. Year two lets you explore six domains: urban society, race, gender and sexuality, migration and citizenship, globalising cultures, health and society, and education and work, with advanced statistics, theory and qualitative analysis. In year three you have elective space for specialising or a minor, an exchange or internship, and a Bachelor Research Project, an independent study within a group project that produces a thesis. English and bilingual tracks are offered.

What you need

  • Maths AA SL/HL or AI HL at grade 4 is highly recommended, not required.
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

    • Everyone eligible is admitted
    No cap: meet the requirements and you are admitted. Apply in Studielink by 1 May (earlier if you want UvA housing) and complete UvA Matching.
Sources (2)
  1. Sociology at UvA — checked 2026-09-30
  2. Entry requirements

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