27 Life Sciences MSc Degree Programs in Netherlands

Are you a recent graduate in the life sciences field? Do you want to master up your science skills? To become a more independent and versatile professional? This master of science in molecular life sciences offers just that. The perfect balance between workplace learning and applied research.

Today's health care system faces many challenges. The new interdisciplinary two years Master PHM will train you to contribute to a more integrated health care system.

Study arts, science, and technology to understand societal transformations. CAST’s renowned MSc programme attracts top global applicants, focusing on how creativity, imagination, and innovation shape society. It prepares you for careers in academia, governance, or the cultural sector.

The MSc Agroecology - Resilient Farming and Food Systems is jointly offered by ISARA (France) and Wageningen University (The Netherlands). You have a strong interest in sustainable agriculture and agroecosystem management? Join us!

In the Molecular Sciences Master's programme, you will learn about all aspects of the functioning and synthesis of molecules. Choose a specialisation at the intersection of chemistry, molecular life sciences, and biology. Deepen your knowledge in areas such as solid-state chemistry, spectroscopy, organic or physical chemistry, or molecular biology. Combine theoretical courses with extensive research internships in a multidisciplinary and international learning environment and get your MSc degree in Molecular Sciences.

The cell is the building block of life. Increased knowledge of the mechanisms of the biomolecular and biochemical processes in the cell leads to better medicines, new methods for combating diseases.

The MSc in Biomolecular Sciences is connected to research institute GBB, which has an excellent international reputation and covers the field of systems-, chemical-, and synthetic biology. You are going to study in internationally oriented research and business area and will have the possibility to join the International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition in Boston. Besides that, our faculty is the home of the 2016 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Ben Feringa, and the Nobel Prize winner in Physics, Frits Zernike.

During the two-year Master's program Ecology and Evolution you will gain insight into the living organism in relation to its environment. Ecology and evolution are strongly interdependent: without ecology, we cannot really understand natural selection; and without evolution, we cannot really understand the properties of organisms and their interaction with the environment. Ecology and evolution are relevant for all domains of the life sciences.

Are you passionate about physical activity, ageing, health and sports? And would you like to know more about how exercise and nutrition influences health, performance and disease? Then Human Movement Sciences could just be the programme for you. It covers all aspects of the relationship between physical activity and health – from patients trying to get better, to individuals just trying to stay fit, to top athletes aiming for the pinnacle of their sport. The programme offers a great deal of variety, with courses covering themes as diverse as nutrition, muscle & brain function, energy production and metabolic profiling. Because of this variety of courses and an individual 4-5 month research-driven internship/placement, you can pursue your own interests within the programme. Upon graduation, you will be well-prepared to work as a researcher, product developer, exercise scientist or trainer at, for example, a rehabilitation institute or a major sporting club.

The ocean is vital for our economy, our health and well-being, for climate, food and biodiversity. However, due to increasing human-induced impact such as pollution and CO2 emissions the ocean is rapidly changing. As part of the two-year Master’s programme Marine Sciences, you will learn how marine systems and processes operate naturally – and how they change through human intervention.

Do you want to disentangle and understand the complex interaction of development, education, and learning? Are you curious about how processes in educational contexts relate to the cognitive and social development of children, youth, and adults? The Master’s programme in Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction invites you to tackle these topics and more.

The two-year selective Master's degree Program in Marine Biology focuses on life in our seas and oceans. Whether you are interested in biological oceanography, conservation of marine mammals, coastal marine ecology or genomics, we offer plenty opportunity to receive a well-founded, expansive research-focused academic training in marine biology. Together with your mentor (a professor in the marine biology Program) you will design your own tailored study Program fitting your personal preferences and career plans. The Program also offers a business and policy oriented track.

The global challenges with respect to the environment and sustainability are huge and can only be addressed in an interdisciplinary approach. Since it is impossible to address all these issues equally in a Master's degree program, specialization is essential.

The expertise gained in this master is essential in attempts to limit global climate change and its negative impacts, and adapt successfully to the consequences of climate change. Governments and companies seek advice from environmental psychologists to understand the human dimension of sustainable development, and leading journals, such as Nature, stress the importance of the social sciences for solving environmental and energy-related problems. This master will equip you for job opportunities that focus on finding effective and acceptable societal solutions to these problems.

How can we make use of the immune system in order to target cancer? How does early life nutrition impact metabolic health in adulthood? How can microorganisms help fight against infectious diseases? Molecular Medicine and Innovative Treatment is a research-oriented selective two-year master's program. During this program, research-minded students are trained to become the next generation of successful scientists in academia and private section environments. Students will be challenged with exciting cutting-edge research and methodologies and will learn how to critically read the literature, design novel research questions, translate hypotheses into testable research plans, and how to communicate research.

The MSc in Science Education and Communication offers a highly interactive and interdisciplinary global curriculum, with tracks in education and communication, this last one being largely practice-based. You are going to study in an international context, where there have been two Nobel Prize winners: Ben Feringa (Chemistry, 2016) and Frits Zernike (Physics).