According to the Teaching & Examination Regulations (TER), applicants are expected to satisfy four admission requirements:

1. relevant undergraduate degree (TER B Article 3.1.2),
2. solid logic background (TER B Article 3.1.3),
3. academic excellence (TER B Article 3.1.4), and
4. English language proficiency (TER B Article 3.1.5).

Requirement 4. is a formal requirement and cannot be waived by the Admissions Board. The Admissions Board sometimes admits candidates who do not satisfy all three requirements 1., 2., and 3., but convince the Admissions Board otherwise that their admission is in the interest of both programme and applicant.

Please note: applications should be complete (including two letters of reference and the, sufficient, result of an English proficiency test) by the relevant deadline.

• Relevant undergraduate degree

  Applicants are expected to have a Bachelor's or equivalent degree in one of the following fields: computer science, artificial intelligence, mathematics, philosophy, or linguistics. Dual degrees covering a combination of two of these subjects will be considered as satisfying the relevant undergraduate degree requirement, but very broad interdisciplinary degrees that do not include a sufficient amount of depth in one particular subject are usually not considered as a relevant undergraduate degree.

  The Admissions Board will consider admitting candidates who do not satisfy the requirement of relevant undergraduate degree if their list of courses proves that they have acquired the necessary background for postgraduate work in logic.

• Logic background

  Applicants are expected to have solid background in modern formal logic, affinity with mathematical and formal thinking and sufficient familiarity with mathematical proofs. In practice, this means that incoming students are expected to have taken a course in mathematical logic up to and including the proof of the completeness theorem for first-order logic and have taken courses requiring mathematical or formal reasoning. Note that introductory logic courses in philosophy and linguistics departments usually do not provide enough logic background to satisfy this requirement: often, courses in philosophy departments covering this material are called Metalogic.

  The Admissions Board is aware that courses covering this material are not offered at all universities and will consider admitting candidates who do not satisfy this requirement if they have an otherwise very strong formal background.

• Academic excellence

  Applicants are expected to display academic excellence, usually witnessed by a very strong academic record, i.e., the equivalent of a Dutch cum laude distinction. In particular, the Admissions Board expects excellent performance in courses that are relevant for the Master of Logic.

  While grades in the undergraduate degree are one important indicator, the Admissions Board does not base its decision entirely on grades. Other indicators for academic excellence include academic awards and prizes, undergraduate publications, co-authorship in research publications, involvement in research projects, or engagement in logic-related activities. This list is not exhaustive: there are many ways to convince the Admissions Board that an applicant is academically excellent.

• English language proficiency

  English language proficiency is a formal requirement and can be demonstrated by one of the following examinations with the corresponding minimum scores:

  • TOEFL Test
    Internet-based Test (iBT) with a minimum overall score of 100 and at least the following subscores:
    Listening: 22 or higher
    Reading: 24 or higher
    Writing: 24 or higher
    Speaking: 25 or higher

    Test Scores for all but Cambridge English may not be older than 2 years from the date the application is submitted by the applicant.

    The TOEFL-code for the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam is: 9011. 

    Other test versions or modules are not accepted. Examples of this include but are not limited to: TOEFL MyBest Scores or TOEFL Home Edition.
    

  • Academic IELTS Test
    Minimum overall score of 7.0/9.0 and all individual subscores at least 6.5/9.0.

    Test Scores for all but Cambridge English may not be older than 2 years from the date the application is submitted by the applicant.

    Other test versions or modules are not accepted. Examples of this include but are not limited to: IELTS Indicator, IELTS One Skill Retake and IELTS Online Academic.
    

  • Cambridge English Qualifications:
    C1 Advanced with a minimum score of 190 or C2.
  • LANGUAGECERT Academic
    Minimum overall score of 75 an all subscores at least 70.

    Test Scores for all but Cambridge English may not be older than 2 years from the date the application is submitted by the applicant.

  • Pearson PTE Academic
    Minimum overall score of 75 and all individual subscores at least 71.

    Test Scores for all but Cambridge English may not be older than 2 years from the date the application is submitted by the applicant.

  Additional Information
  

  • The result of your English proficiency test must be uploaded together with your application in DataNose.  

  • The deadline for submitting a sufficient English proficiency test result is the same as the application deadline for your Master’s programme. Applications without a sufficient English proficiency test result will not be dealt with. 

  • Test scores may not be older than two years (from the day that applications are submitted). Cambridge English test results older than two years will be accepted.  

  • English proficiency tests other than the ones mentioned above will not be accepted.

  Exemptions
  Applicants automatically satisfy the English language requirement if one of the following options applies:

  • Applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree from a Dutch university;

  • Applicants who successfully finished a full academic programme at an esteemed institute in one of the following countries: Australia, Canada (except for French-taught programmes), Ireland, New Zealand, UK or USA. 

  Applicants who completed a double degree programme at Bachelor’s level which was only partly completed in one of the above-mentioned countries cannot be exempt. 

• Applicants with a postgraduate degree

  In general, the MSc Logic is intended for students who have completed an undergraduate degree, but  not yet a postgraduate degree. If you decide to apply despite already having completed, or being enrolled in, a postgraduate program, please carefully explain your decision in your letter of motivation.