Summary
This extracurricular programme amounts to 15 credits on top of your regular master programme.
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The MSc Honours Programme is uniquely designed for ambitious first year master’s students who want and are able to go the extra mile. This extracurricular programme amounts to 15 credits on top of your regular master programme. Are you up for an extra challenge? Eager to get the best out of your study and yourself? Feel like working in a team? Then the MSc Honours Programme might be just the right thing for you.
Why join the MSc Honours Programme?
The MSc Honours Programme gives you the opportunity to further develop your talents and interests within and outside your study domain. This is an environment where you are encouraged to experiment with new ideas and ultimately collaborate across cultural, professional, and personal boundaries. An important aim of the MSc Honours Programme is to support students in their endeavor to engage in positive academic, professional, personal and societal impact. The leadership track forms the basis of a strong honours community in which together we explore the broad concept of leadership and the art of living. There is one Master Honours Programme for the entire university.
How is the programme structured?
The honours programme lasts 15 months from the last weekend of September 2025 (mandatory kick-off weekend) until December 2026. The 15 credits are divided into 8 credits working on an interdisciplinary research project (HIP), which fits within the life sciences investment & research themes from WUR and is supervised by scientists from both Wageningen University and Wageningen Research.
This gives you the unique opportunity to look behind the scenes of the research that takes place at our university and research institutes, and to contribute to it; 5 credits are awarded for the art of living, the leadership labs, and a free choice to follow workshops such as visual design thinking, creative writing, spoken word, and/or participation in an (international) Summer Schools; 2 credits go to 'emerging issues'. Together we define issues that we want to explore. To this end, we invite guest speakers, organi6e excursions and collaborate with relevant expert and societal organi6ations.
After completing the honours programme you will receive an honours certificate together with your MSc diploma.
How do you join the MSc Honours Programme?
Information meetings will take place on:
- Thursday September 4th
- Monday September 8th
- Thursday September 11th
If you are interested in joining the programme please apply for the Honours Programme by Monday September 15th.
You can download the full application instructions here.
Contact us
Can't find the answer to your question about the MSc Honours programme on this page? Feel free to email us at: honours@wur.nl.