Admission requirements - Master Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics
Interested in the master's programme Supply Chain Analytics? In general, we aim for students with a background in Business Administration, Business Economics, Logistics, or Operations Research. Find out whether your knowledge and skills match the entry level of the programme.
This page describes the previous knowledge and skills required for admission to the Sustainable Supply Chain Analytics programme specifically. For the additional general admission requirements of Wageningen University & Research, application deadlines and the application procedure, visit How to apply for a master's programme?
Are you interested in the programme, but not sure whether your background matches the stated requirements? Feel free to contact us.
Admission requirements
Required knowledge and skills
Purpose and reason for the admission requirements
The criterion used for admission is
a WUR BSc degree in Management and Consumer Studies, or equivalent.
The norm for this equivalence is
≥30 ECTS in at least two of the following disciplines:
- Business economics (accounting, financial management)
- Decision theory (logistics, operations research)
- Information technology
Additionally, the candidate should have covered:
- ≥10 ECTS in Mathematics
- ≥5 ECTS in Statistics
Not all topics mentioned need to be mastered at the same level; they will be weighed by the Admission Board per individual application.
Method of assessment whether this norm is met
- Transcript of records displaying the content of previous course subjects and project work;
- Curriculum vitae displaying relevant work, internship and/or project experience on an academic level in a relevant field if applicable.
Scores attributed by the Admission Board
Admitted / not admitted / admitted under condition obtaining the BSc or MSc degree / not admitted with offer of pre-master
Compensation of knowledge gaps
The Admission Board may allow and/or suggest compensation of knowledge gaps by:
- a GPA≥7.0* for the previous education for small discrepancies as new knowledge is sufficiently easily acquired;
- a GPA≥7.0* and an individual pre-master's programme for larger discrepancies that can be compensated in ≤30 ECTS and one year of study.
*Check the general admission page for the International credentials evaluation guide for international equivalencies to a Dutch GPA>7.0. This guide includes compensating factors for a slightly lower GPA the Admission Board may include in their judgement.
Contact us through the contact button above to discuss the possibilities of a pre-master or how to mitigate knowledge gaps if you are still in the process of obtaining your degree.
Find out more about pre-master's programmes.
Additional context for admission
Study programmes with knowledge gaps
University of Applied Sciences (NL: hbo) students often are required to follow additional courses in a pre-master or as a minor during the previous study programme to cover the required previous knowledge. This usually consists of courses on: mathematics, quantitative research methodology and statistics, business economics, operations research and/or information technology.
Please note this is a two year programme, but registered with DUO as a one year programme. This may affect the duration of your DUO student loan and/or travel product. For more information, see Extra Studiefinanciering WU and DUO.