Maastricht Science Programme (abbreviated as MSP) is an

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liberal arts and sciences programme, founded in 2010. The programme is part of

Maastricht University Maastricht University (abbreviated as UM; nl, Universiteit Maastricht) is a public research university in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 1976, it is the second youngest of the thirteen Dutch universities. In 2021, 22,383 students studied a ...

( nl, Universiteit Maastricht) and offers an honours programme. It is located in

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in the

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History

The Maastricht Science Programme was founded in 2010 and received its first students in the 2011–12 academic year. The MSP is the second liberal arts and sciences programme in Maastricht alongside its sister programme,

University College Maastricht University College Maastricht (UCM) is an English language, internationally oriented, liberal arts and sciences college housed in the 15th century ''Nieuwenhof'' monastery in Maastricht, Netherlands. Founded in 2002, it is the second of its kind ...

(UCM). Like UCM, the Maastricht Science Programme is part of the Faculty of Science and Engineering of Maastricht University.

Academics

Courses at the Maastricht Science Programme are taught fully in

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. After graduating from the MSP, students obtain a

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(BSc). Classes are small and structured using

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(PBL). Students also participate in undergraduate research.

Curriculum structure

At the Maastricht Science Programme (MSP), students construct their curriculum by choosing courses in the fields of:Course Catalog
Maastricht University. * Astronomy * Biology * Biomedical Engineering * Biomaterials * Chemistry * Entrepreneurship * Mathematics * Neuroscience * Physics Courses are structured in a 1000 to 3000-level structure, indicating an increasing level of complexity and requiring previous knowledge. Per semester, students choose 4 courses (each 5 ECTS). In addition to courses, students are required to choose two skill trainings (each 2.5 ECTS). Finally, students are required to take one project (5 ECTS) per semester. A BSc degree at the MSP comprises a total of 180 ECTS. Students enrol in a maximum of 30 ECTS per semester or 60 ECTS per academic year. The final semester of the MSP consists of the Bachelor Thesis Research module (BTR), which is worth 30 ECTS.

References

External links

Science Programme'' homepage

''Aperture'' homepage
{{Maastricht Education in Maastricht Maastricht University Liberal arts colleges at universities in the Netherlands Educational institutions established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Netherlands