Primary medical qualification (physician entry)

Master in Medicine (Geneeskunde), leading to the basisarts qualification (MSc)

Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Medicine) · Rotterdam, Netherlands

Master Geneeskunde

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Qualification and identity

Exact qualification: Master in Medicine (Geneeskunde), leading to the basisarts qualification Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Qualification purpose: Primary medical qualification (physician entry)
Awarding institution: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Faculty / school: Erasmus MC, Erasmus University Rotterdam (Medicine)
Campus: Rotterdam
Country: Netherlands
Entry route: Other verified route Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Progression to the medical stage: Entry follows a bachelor in medicine (or a recognised premaster programme). Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

Program structure

Duration: 3 years full-time, 180 EC Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Intake: September Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Graduation requirements: Not verified

Coschappen (clerkships) · Years 1-3 of the master
A few weeks of teaching, then clerkships at affiliated healthcare institutions
Location: Erasmus MC and affiliated institutions · Language: Dutch
Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

Teaching language

Classroom, clinical and patient-interaction languages are recorded separately when the school states them.

Dutch — Program languageSource: eur.nl · verified October 13, 2026

Admissions

Requirements are shown as the school publishes them, per applicant category. Examination requirements are never assumed from the country.

Domestic and general requirements

Bachelor's degree requirement · RequiredBachelor in medicine (or completed EUC/Leiden premaster), from an NVAO-accredited programme, not older than five years at the startSource: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Health / immunisation requirement · RequiredNo vaccination deficiencies against the national vaccination programme and proof of no hepatitis B transmission riskSource: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

International and non-EU applicants

Language requirement · Required · International applicantsHolders of a non-Dutch diploma must show sufficient command of Dutch (e.g. VWO Dutch or NT2 exam II, B2)Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

Examinations and language tests

NT2 (Nederlands als tweede taal), exam II (B2) — Optional (International applicants) · minimum PassOne of the ways to meet the Dutch language requirement for non-Dutch diploma holders.Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

International admissions: Restricted eligibility — Requires a medical bachelor (or recognised premaster) and Dutch language proficiency for holders of a non-Dutch diploma. Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

Deadlines

Deadlines belong to a stated intake year and are never rolled forward. A past date is shown as passed.

Deadlines not verified.

Tuition and fees

Amounts are shown in the original currency, with their basis (per year, semester or whole program) and the student category they apply to. Different bases are never added together or compared.

Category	Amount	Basis	Year / stage
Wettelijk collegegeld (statutory fee)EEA, Swiss or Surinamese nationality (or WHW art. 7.45a(1)(b)) and meeting the further statutory conditions	€2,771	per academic year	2027-2028Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Instellingscollegegeld master, Erasmus MCEER students paying the institutional fee	€29,300	per academic year	2027-2028Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
Instellingscollegegeld master, Erasmus MCNon-EER students	€37,000	per academic year	2027-2028Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026

Living costs, travel, insurance and clinical-stage charges are separate from tuition. Comparing costs across countries.

Clinical training

More than 30 affiliated healthcare institutions in the region — Affiliated hospital
Placements arranged by the school
Clerkships (coschappen) at a selection of affiliated institutions.
Source: eur.nl · verified October 14, 2026
A published hospital affiliation is not a guarantee that every student is placed there.

Recognition and accreditation

National authorization or recognition

Permission from the national education or health authority to run the program or award the degree.

Not verified yet

Institutional accreditation

Accreditation of the university or institution as a whole.

Not verified yet

Medical-program accreditation

Accreditation of the medical degree program by a medical-education accreditor.

Not verified yet

Directory listing

An entry in a directory such as WDOMS. A listing is not accreditation or endorsement.

No directory reference recorded

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ECFMG Sponsor Notes

No ECFMG Sponsor Note recorded. ECFMG does not accredit schools; a Sponsor Note describes ECFMG's own requirements for graduates of particular years. Check the WDOMS profile of the school for current wording. Sponsor Notes explained

Sources and verification

Last verified October 13, 2026.

https://www.eur.nl/erasmusmc/media/2026-07-toelatingsregeling-master-geneeskunde-2026-2027 · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.eur.nl/master/geneeskunde · Official program page · verified October 14, 2026
https://www.eur.nl/onderwijs/praktische-zaken/inschrijving/collegegeld/collegegeldtarieven-2027-2028 · Official fees page · verified October 14, 2026

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