About this programme
In the two-year track Biophysics and Biophotonics in the Master's programme Physics and Astronomy, a joint degree with VU Amsterdam, you will use physics to explore the secrets of life processes or to develop biomedical technology. Biophysics and Biophotonics will suit you, if you.…
What the whole degree costs
Not just tuition. Everything, for the full 2 years. Living in Amsterdam · EU vs non-EU, select your country of origin.
- Tuition, 2 yearsEU: €2,694/yr statutory · non-EU: €26,000/yr€5,388–52,000
- Student room, 24 monthsrooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo, Amsterdam€22,200
- Living, 24 months€975/mo: food, transport, phone, books€23,400
- Visa & insurancenon-EU students only: +€45/mo insurance + €228 permit+€1,308
- Total, all-inliving in Amsterdam, EU vs non-EU. Choose above.€50,988–98,908
Rent source: uva.nl
Where it stands
Computed from SparkPath's verified records · 2 axes across the field, in-country.
Can I get in?
The published requirements, checked against the official programme page. Open the section that applies to you.
Academic requirements3 on record
- Applicants with an academic Bachelor's degree in (Applied) Physics, Astronomy
Local variants + foreign-degree pathway1 on record
- a comparable discipline; Applicants with a UvA Bachelor's degree in Beta-gamma with a Physics major
Where you'd live
Median room rents by student area in Amsterdam. Sources: CBS / local city statistics.
rooms from €650/mo · typically €925/mo · Amsterdam
Everyday living around €975/mo (food, transport, phone, books).
Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.
The university
University of Amsterdam at a glance · Amsterdam, NL