Pre-Master

Course Code: PREM
ECTS Credits: 30.0

Description

The Pre-Master programme prepares students for entry into academic Master’s programmes at partner universities in the Netherlands or abroad.

By offering the pre-master within the curriculum, students gain a significant time advantage. They can complete the required academic preparation during their studies at BUas, allowing them to transition directly into a WO (research university) Master’s programme upon graduation, without the need for an additional bridging year. Depending on the specific Master’s programme and institutional agreements, the pre-master can be completed either at BUas or at the partner university.

This semester-long programme addresses academic requirements not included in the core Applied Data Science & AI curriculum and focuses on subject-specific content needed for admission into selected Master’s programmes.

This structure reflects the academic pathway in the Netherlands. Universities abroad often accept students directly into Master’s programmes without requiring a pre-master, as the HBO degree is formally recognized as a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). There is no formal distinction made between HBO and WO bachelor’s degrees in many international admissions processes.

Content

1. Aivancity (Paris) 🌐

B.Sc. (Breda) and M.Sc. (Paris) in 4 years (Fast Track) or 5 years (Regular Track).

Details
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
  • Master of Data Engineering & Cloud Computing
  • Admittance to Year 5 of both programmes without a pre-master:
    • MSc in one year after the Bachelor in Breda
    • This means BaMa in 4 years (Fast track) or 5 years (Regular track)
  • Tuition fee: €12.500 in the master year; BUas tuition fee in the bachelor years

2. JADS (‘s Hertogenbosch) 🌐

Seamless connection to master Data Science & Entrepreneurship via pre-master at Tilburg University in semester 5 (Fast track) / Semester 7 (Regular track).

Details
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Entrepreneurship
  • Pre-master in Year 4 of the bachelor ADS&AI
  • Tuition fee: Tuition fees 2025-2026, Non-EEA: € 22.700, EEA: € 2.601 (2025-26)
  • Pre-master @ Tilburg University (30 ECTS), content:
    • Academic Competences Information Management
    • Business Research Techniques
    • Research assignment JADS (Machine Learning / Entrepreneurship)
    • Choose 2 from:
      • Introduction to AI
      • Software Engineering
      • Responsible AI
  • Come-to-JADS-day organized in the beginning of May.

3. TU/e (Eindhoven) 🌐

seamless connection to master Data Science & Artificial Intelligence via hbo+ pre-master at TU/e in semester 5 (Fast track) / Semester 7 (Regular track).

Details
  • Pre-master in Year 4 of the bachelor ADS&AI
  • HBO plus programme, currently under development
  • First option to enroll for pre-master: academic year 2026–27

4. University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten (St. Pölten) 🌐

Admittance to Master Digital Innovation & Research. Currently in negotiation.

Details
  • Master Digital Innovation and Research (2 years)
  • In Austria Tution fee is €700,-/year

5. Buas Pre-master Strategic Business Management 🌐

a 75 ECTS honours track at BUas in semester 5 (Fast track) / Semester 7 (Regular track), leading to a huge supply of universities all over Europe, mainly in the field of Business applications.

Details

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