Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences (Master Degree)

To gain admission to the programme we have 3 requirements:

First, to gain admission to the programme we require sufficient knowledge and insight on clinical reasoning. Applicants who a successfully completed the following Bachelor of Science programmes meet this requirement:

• Physiotherapy
• Occupational or exercise therapy (Cesar Mensendieck)
• Medicine

Second, sufficient knowledge on basic mathematical and analytical skills are required to successfully complete our academic Master programme. This requirement can be met in either of the following ways:

• By successfully completing an academic Bachelor of Science programme, equivalent to the academic level in the Netherlands.
• By successfully completing courses on mathematical and analytical skills at an academic level. The Admission Board will determine whether the courses taken are of a sufficient level.
• By completing a GMAT test. For admission, a minimum score of 300 is required to be eligible for admission. Note that successful students of the master's programme Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Sciences typically have a GMAT score of at least 450. If your score is between 300-450, we therefore advise you to follow an additional educational programme to meet the required mathematical and analytical standards. Please note that it takes time to make a GMAT test and to receive the results! On average, the process will take you three months. The cost of this test is approximately 250 US Dollar.

Third, VU Amsterdam requires all applicants for a Master's programme, taught in English, to have a sufficient level of English proficiency. Therefore all apllicants have to to take an English language test and need to submit their score as part of their application.

An exception is made for:

• Dutch students who have obtained a VWO degree
• Students that have completed their education in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia

General English language proficiency requirements

VU Amsterdam requires all applicants to take an English test. You can, however, begin your application without having the test results. Exceptions are made for students who have completed a bachelor or master in Canada, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand or Australia.

The minimum English language proficiency requirements for admission to this master programme are:

• IELTS: 6.5 overall
• TOEFL Internet-based test: 92 overall
• Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE): A, B, C
• Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE): A, B, C