Masters Programs in Amsterdam Netherlands 2020

2-year part-time Master program in Amsterdam/Leiden (Netherlands). You can choose to take the Master in Cyber Security by e-learning, in a physical classroom environment (only 1 evening per week!) or a combination of both.

Stand-alone program: Certificate in Cyber Security - Threat Detection (part of the Master in Cyber Security)

Cyber Security threats do not respect borders. With the dramatic rise in global cybercrime,

Cyber Security has become one of the fastest growing IT disciplines in the world today. No organization wants to be a victim of cybercrime. The fallout can take years to fix and in some instances, it can be hard to fully recover at all. The growing concern among decision makers at major organizations over cybercrime is, therefore, boosting the demand for Cyber Security experts worldwide. (ISC)2, being a security certification and industry body, revealed that by 2020, there will be a shortfall of 1.5 million Cyber Security experts. Be quick and get your global Master degree in Cyber Security now!... [-]

The best marketers prove themselves where it matters: at the heart of the business world. This is where your Master’s in Marketing at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam begins.

Each of your seven courses kicks off with a briefing at a leading national or international organization – such as Heineken, Microsoft, SuitSupply, FrieslandCampina and TUI. These global brands will present their current challenges and ask you to provide a solution.

As a team, you will tackle the most pressing issues of the day. How can Microsoft Office 365 compete when almost everyone uses a free service such as Google Docs? What sales and product strategy should FrieslandCampina adopt for its Chocomel brand in France, Germany and China – markets where chocolate drinks are perceived very differently?... [-]

Create solutions for the sustainability challenges of the Anthropocene

Earth history has entered the Anthropocene. While inherently a contested concept, the term denotes a new period in Earth history that is characterized by the unprecedented impact of human activities on the Earth’s geological and ecological systems. This specialization integrates the disciplinary insights from Earth Sciences, Environmental Economics and Environmental Policy and Governance to arrive at interdisciplinary solutions to the complex sustainability problems of tomorrow.

The first year lays the groundwork in the three disciplines and methods of interdisciplinary research, including fieldwork. From a strong grounding in Earth Sciences, we explore integrated approaches towards solving global sustainability challenges by adding the insights of environmental economics and environmental policy studies. Climate change is a central and cross-cutting theme throughout this specialization. In the second year, our students can deepen their studies in three distinct streams: energy, ecosystems and biodiversity, and water. Our motto is: “Integrating Earth Sciences, Environmental Economics and Governance to address tomorrow’s complex sustainability challenges”.... [-]

Some think of multimodal communication as something modern, as text and video are combined on websites, or as we both hear and see people we are talking with through apps on our smartphones. Yet humans have been communicating multimodally since prehistoric times, with vocal sounds and hand gestures. Despite the fast pace of digital technology development, videos are played and texts are read largely on the same real-time scale as that of face-to-face interaction – the human time scale. How and why are different kinds of meanings and functions distributed over different modes of communication? How are those meanings, functions, and modes integrated into different media, including the embodied medium of face-to-face interaction? In this MA track, you will learn how multimodal communication works, meaning both how different forms of it are constructed and how they communicate ideas in different ways (such as making abstract ideas easier to understand through metaphors). Attention is given to the use of both written and spoken language in combination with other modes of communication. We welcome students from abroad as well as those from the Netherlands. The courses in the track are taught in English. What you learn in this programme could be applied in a variety of jobs, such as those of communication advisor, marketing consultant, trainer for media businesses, website consultant, or as background for further study towards a PhD. ... [-]

A bank and an insurance company. Two businesses in the same sector. Just like a shipper and a haulier. What do they have in common, and what are the differences? How do they complement each other? And why are some more successful than others? If you are curious about the ins and outs of this ‘game’, about the companies active in business services and about the people who work for them, then Business Administration is the Master’s programme for you.

Because business services is a very wide-ranging industry, so too is this degree. You engage in an in-depth analysis of companies from a variety of sectors. You specialize in specific business processes. And you make use of know-how drawn from information technology, economics and the social sciences.... [-]

Financial Engineering is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program.

Expanding markets and the increasing complexity and variety of financial products have generated a growing demand for skilled professionals to create, price and hedge complex derivatives. The specialization in Financial Engineering provides you with advanced qualifications in operations research and finance, from the management of financial portfolios to risk analysis in financial markets. Financial Engineering is the place where finance meets operations research!

Financial Engineering uses techniques from operations research such as simulation and simulation-based optimization for evaluating options or portfolio optimization. Financial analysts find work at major banks, brokers, and institutional investors such as insurance companies.... [-]

Supply Chain Management is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program.

In an interconnected world, organizations increasingly collaborate in order to efficiently distribute their services to customers. This requires the integration of various key processes across organizations. The specialization Supply Chain Management equips you with expertise in supply chains, as well as the sophisticated quantitative methods and tools from optimization, that you need to effectively design, implement and manage supply chain processes.

The core courses of this program are oriented to computation with a solid basis in mathematics. This will enable you to master a broad spectrum of models and solution methods, and to design and analyze novel methods applicable to new situations.... [-]

Operations Research Theory is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program.

If you are interested in a career-defining the rules of the game of industry and production practice by having a deep understanding of the possibilities of cutting-edge techniques, if you want to pursue an academic career, or if you just love the mathematics of operations research, then the Operations Research Theory specialization is for you. It offers you deeper knowledge and understanding of this research area and eventually, through the thesis, participate in front-line research in operations research.

Next, to the core courses of the program, lectures are provided through the Dutch Network on the Mathematics of Operations Research, a collaboration of the top researchers from throughout the Netherlands. This way, the specialization offers the opportunity of learning from a wide range of leading researchers in the field.... [-]

Quantitative Economics is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program. This in-depth study into cross-roads of applied econometrics and economics offers you the challenge to explore the active research fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics and/or micro-finance.

Econometrics connects to many academic disciplines including mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, and business studies, and is primarily concerned with the science and art of using economic theory and statistical techniques to analyse economic data. This program offers you the chance to explore the classical and general intersection of economics and econometrics

Marketing Data Science is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program. This hands-on study into econometric methods for analyzing marketing data to facilitate better marketing strategies let you become the quantitative marketing specialist and place you at the forefront of a successful professional career.

Marketing Data Science connects many academic disciplines including mathematics, statistics, economics, and marketing, and is primarily concerned with the use of microeconomics, consumer behavior and statistical techniques to analyze data sets with multiple hierarchies such as product, brand, location, distribution, etc. The econometric methods can be used to analyze volume shares, advertising effects, sale strategies, consumer behavior, brand loyalty schemes, TV and social media advertising, and many other topics.... [-]

Financial Econometrics is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program. This hands-on study into the econometric methods used on a daily basis in the financial industry will let you become the quantitative financial specialist and will place you at the forefront of a successful professional career.

Financial Econometrics connects different academic disciplines including mathematics, statistics, finance, and business studies, and is primarily concerned with the use of financial economic theory and statistical techniques to analyse finance-economic data sets. The econometric methods can be used to analyse financial risk, investment strategies, financial economic policy, monetary policy, high-frequency trading, capital markets, financial stability, and many other topics.... [-]

Econometric Theory is a specialization of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program. This in-depth study into the foundations of econometric methods offers you the challenge to explore and master an active research field that will place you first in any academic or professional career.

Econometrics connects to many academic disciplines including mathematics, statistics, economics, finance, and business studies, and is primarily concerned with the science and art of using economic theory and statistical techniques to analyse economic/finance/marketing data. This principle can be used in so many directions that econometrics can be regarded as a very general study.... [-]

In our specialization Econometrics and Data Science of the Econometrics and Operations Research master's program, we welcome you in the fast-developing world of econometrics and data science methods for ultra-high dimensional data sets. In this specialization, we cover the statistical theory of high-dimensional spaces, the computer science skills of handling big data, the econometric methodology of identifying causal economic relations in a data-rich environment. You further learn the practical skills of analyzing, modeling and forecasting key financial and economic variables, for the purpose of improving policy and decision-making.

The specialization Econometrics and Data Science offers an excellent opportunity for those wishing to enhance their quantitative profile for a career in data science. The program combines different academic disciplines including statistics, econometrics, computer science, economics, and business, but it is more than a simple intersection of these. In essence, it is concerned with the theory and practice of transforming large and complex data sets into pieces of information that are potentially beneficial for a wide range of purposes relevant to corporates, economic and government institutions, and financial service companies. This will give you a distinct and strong profile, placing you at pole position for a successful career as a data scientist in professional, business and academic environments.... [-]

Data science: a shock to the financial system, or its biggest opportunity? The availability of big data, in combination with rapidly increasing computing power, is uncovering mechanisms not visible before. Blockchain has the ability to fundamentally change the way we register and administer information. Networks provide the opportunity to build robust and stable interactions. Major challenges lie ahead in understanding what these fascinating new technologies imply for our financial infrastructure.

These developments call for a new type of finance graduate. The Duisenberg Honours Program in Finance and Technology trains you to master traditional finance techniques in combination with developments in data science. Having graduated from the program, you’ll have the ability to understand the data techniques, how they can be applied in the financial sector, and how they can transform businesses. While you won’t be a data science specialist, you’ll form a bridge between the programmer and the manager. You’ll understand the technicians, apply the techniques in the financial sector, and sell them to the outside world.... [-]

For mining information from very large repositories of text, you need to know what you are looking for and how to find it. The Master’s programme Text Mining trains everyone with a Bachelor’s and or Master’s degree how to use text mining by applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques. You will learn what the possibilities and limitations are, and how to reflect on the outcomes and the cross-disciplinary aspects.

What is Text Mining? Did you ever wonder why there is such a need for finding information in text by using Artificial Intelligence techniques? Scientists and decision makers are very much in need of the information that must be somewhere in textual big data. Some examples:... [-]