Wageningen University & Research · Netherlands
Animal Sciences
The biology of animals, from pets to livestock and fish, and how their health, behaviour and welfare connect with people, food production and the environment, including sustainable livestock farming.
- Where
- WageningenNetherlands
- Degree
- BSc
- Length
- 3 years
- Taught in
- English
- Starts
- Autumn 2027
- Apply by
- Not published yet2026: 15 June (EU/EEA, in Studielink)
- 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
Not published yet2026: 15 June (EU/EEA, in Studielink)
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1 December 2026*
Create your Studielink accountYour own planDetails
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 -
1 May 2027, 23:59*
Last day to keep your right to a place (programmes without selection)Equal considerationDetails
Apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a non-selective programme you qualify for. The government says a first application after 1 May may be refused - the programme can still take you, but does not have to. Some institutions set earlier dates of their own, and theirs is the one that binds.
Studielink closes at 23:59 on 1 May. The government’s rule is what makes it an equal-consideration date: apply by 1 May and you are entitled to admission to a programme you qualify for ("Aanmelding tot en met 1 mei betekent ook recht op toelating"); a first application after 1 May "kan door de opleiding geweigerd worden" - the programme may still take you, but it does not have to. Some programmes close earlier for capacity or matching reasons, and the programme’s own date is the one that binds.
Source -
6 July 2027*
IB results releasedDetails
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.
What it is
Year one covers animal biology, the diversity of domesticated animals, chemistry, mathematics and statistics, and includes an internship. Year two brings genetics, ecology, immunology, zoology, animal nutrition and epidemiology, and you choose between Animal Management and Care, which looks at animals and their effects on environment and society, and Biological Functioning of Animals, which looks at internal processes. Teaching mixes lectures, group tutorials, lab and computer practicals, excursions and fieldwork. Year three offers electives and a minor, possibly abroad, and an original research thesis. Graduates work as policy advisers, researchers, teachers and animal welfare inspectors, often after a master's in animal sciences.
What you need
- Maths AA (SL or HL) or AI HLOne of Maths, Chemistry and Biology must be HL.
- Chemistry (SL or HL)
- Biology (SL or HL)
Requirements in full
Every IB applicant at Wageningen University & Research
Full IB Diploma. Strictest: Maths AI HL or AA SL/HL plus Chemistry and Physics, one at HL (2026 list). IB taught only in English, English A at 5, or English B HL 6/SL 7 covers English.
How places are decided
- No cap: meet the subject requirements and you are admitted. Apply early and send your marks so WUR can list any missing subjects. 2026 criteria; 2027 not yet published.
Sources (3)
- Animal Sciences at WUR — checked 2026-09-30
- Entry requirements
- IB applicants at WUR
Other degrees at WUR
