TIAS Online Premaster

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Duration

At least 9 weeks

Fees

€ 450 per required module (exempt from VAT)

Language

English

Customization

Fully online and at a personalized pace

Diploma

Certificate of Participation

Course details:

Develop basic academic knowledge and skills

A premaster enables you to quickly develop basic academic knowledge and skills. This will help you progress smoothly through your master's and bring it to a successful conclusion. It is an ideal way to prepare for an Executive Master of Science at TIAS School for Business and Society.

The TIAS Premaster is fully online and at a personalized pace, allowing easy integration into your work and personal life

Directly after registration, you will get access to our online learning environment. The TIAS Premaster offers the flexibility of fully online learning, enabling you to study anytime, anywhere and at your own pace. Your Program Adviser and the digital learning environment provide guidance in creating a personalized study plan, ensuring completion of the premaster before starting your Master's Program.

Attend the Premaster in Dutch or English

We offer our premaster program in both English and Dutch. In consultation with your Program Adviser, you can decide which edition suits you best to prepare for your master at TIAS.

The Dutch edition includes in-person lectures. Read more about the Dutch edition here.

Participant profile

The premaster is designed for people with a higher professional degree (“HBO”) who are interested in pursuing a master's at TIAS. Completing a premaster is compulsory for this group.

In case you own a university degree (“WO”), the premaster can help you to refresh and update your academic knowledge. Voluntarily, you can decide to attend the full program or select the modules you want to update.

In certain cases, the Academic Director may decide that completion of one or more components of the premaster is required despite your university degree.

This program is not intended for students of our Full-time Master in Management. For more information about the premaster associated with this study program, please go here.

Why TIAS School for Business & Society?

Financial Times top-ranked business school for executive and in-company education.
All lecturers are top experts from academia and the business world.
Directly applicable scientific and practical knowledge.
Flexible programs tailored to your needs.

What can a Premaster do for you?

The premaster is intended to ensure that Executive Master participants are on equal footing in terms of basic academic knowledge and skills at the start of the program. This lays the foundation for a successful completion of the master's degree. On completing your premaster program, you will receive a certificate of participation.

A strong, unique, & fully online format

The TIAS Premaster gives access to the master programs of TIAS. As many of our participants are doing their master's part-time alongside their normal work, TIAS premasters are designed to be completed in a relatively short period of time.

After registering for the premaster, you can start immediately in our online learning environment.

The Premaster consists of three different modules:

The fact that the program is fully online enables you to complete it at your own desired pace. In general, we advise you to assume that you will need at least 9 weeks (about 2 months) to complete the premaster. With this time frame, you have 3 weeks to prepare for lectures, attend lectures, and complete exams. The premaster consists of the following 3 modules:

Accounting and Finance: this module covers basic academic and analytical knowledge of accounting (external financial reporting) and finance (corporate finance).
Quantitative Methods: This module provides an understanding of the quantitative methods commonly used in academic literature.
Academic Reading and Writing: this module focuses on looking up, finding, reading, evaluating, and integrating scientific literature into a short self-written academic paper.

Your studyplan

Your Program Adviser is happy to help you draw up a study plan based on your learning objectives. This plan will be custom designed in consultation with the Academic Director and consider your educational background, intended master and relevant work experience.

The TIAS Premaster is fully online and at a personalized pace

When your registration is completed for this program, we will give you access to the online learning environment.

Is your intended Master starting soon? Feel free to contact a Program Adviser to check whether it is possible, advisable, and feasible to complete your premaster on time before the start.

If you want to study the premaster in Dutch, one out of the three lecture days will be in-class. Please click here to find out more about when you can start.

Cost of the TIAS online premaster

The online premaster costs € 450 per required module (exempt from VAT). If you are not required to attend, but would like to refresh your knowledge, you can also access the online materials for free. If you decide you prefer full participation with online lectures, texts, tests and feedback, even though it is not a requirement, the standard tuition fee per module applies.

Faculty TIAS online premaster

The lectures in this premaster are given by the following faculty members:

Academic Director

Ellen Peeters

Assistant Professor

Faculty

Full Professor

Full Professor

Lecturer

Lecturer

Academic Reading and Writing: Dr. Morris Oosterling, Dr. Wiljan Hendrikx, Prof.dr.ing Tim de Leeuw
Accounting & Finance: Prof.dr. Dirk Brounen, Drs. Jean Gieskens AC CCM QT
Quantitative Methods and Academic Reading & Writing: Prof.dr.ing Tim de Leeuw, Dr. Amu Faiz, Prof.dr. Joris Knoben, Drs. Jean Gieskens AC CCM QT