Overview

The Accountancy and Control programme from University of Amsterdam offers you a challenging combination of academic training and the practical application of accounting and financial management related topics.

These topics range from international financial and reporting standards (IFRS), to complex real-life business cases. You will develop your intellectual skills, professional knowledge and gain the latest insights to take with you to your first employer.

Discover the tracks of the Master's Accountancy and Control

In this Master's programme, you choose one of the tracks. You will experience a combination of general courses and track-specific courses. You are allowed to switch tracks after you have started in the programme.

Accountancy: How can users rely on the information provided in financial reports? How do preparers of financial reports provide relevant information to users? These are the core questions in the Accountancy track.

Control: How can information help organisations reach their goals? This is the core question you will learn how to answer in the Control track.

Financial Management: The Financial Management track provides you with the knowledge and skills that are essential for a career in finance and control.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

International Financial Reporting

Incentives & Control

Accountability & Risk Management

Data Analytics & Professional Skills

Financial Statement Analysis & Valuation

Judgement & Decision Making in Accounting

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Disciplines

Economics Finance Accounting View 17 other Masters in Accounting in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

GRE^®

152 _{(quantitative)}

GMAT

560

600 _{(recommended)}

We are looking for students who have shown academic potential to keep up with the high level and workload of the programme. We will assess your application in its entirety, but we are looking for students with good results in their Bachelor’s degree.

Previous experience has shown that applicants with a GPA equivalent to a Dutch grade of 7.0 and higher have a good chance to be selected to the programme.  Check this list to see which grade is equivalent to a Dutch 7.0 in your degree. Please note that applications with a lower GPA can still be submitted and will be assessed.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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6.5

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General requirements

You are eligible to apply if you hold an academic Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, including a specialisation in:

Business Economics or (Fiscal);

Economics;

Business Administration.

If your degree is in another field, you can still apply if you have completed all the following courses.

For the Accountancy or Control specialisation:

Management Accounting (intermediate level)

Financial Accounting (intermediate level)

Finance (introductory level)

Quantitative research methods (intermediate level).

For the Financial Management specialisation:

Management Accounting (introductory level)

Financial Accounting (introductory level)

Finance (introductory level)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

24050 EUR / year

≈ 24050 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2695 EUR / year

≈ 2695 EUR / year

Living costs

Amsterdam

Netherlands

1000 - 1500 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Discover the tracks of the Master's Accountancy and Control

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