Published 12 May 2005
Admission criteria Admissions information (Dutch)
Type of master Research Master
Language of instruction English
Duration of programme 2 years
Title Master of Science (MSc)
CROHO-code 60226
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Logic (MSc)

Programme outline

The Master's programme in Logic at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is a strongly interdisciplinary and international two-year Research Master's programme that focuses on the central role of logic as mediator and tool for both sciences and the humanities. The programme enjoys a strong international reputation as an excellent research training programme. Graduates of the programme frequently move on to become key players in the international logical research community.

The programme was established in 1995 by the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation (ILLC), and remains firmly embedded in this research institute, with staff members from the fields of Computer Science, Philosophy, Cognitive Science, (computational) Linguistics and Mathematics. The goal and the underlying spirit of the MSc programme in Logic is to connect traditional fundamental research in the formal sciences with a wide variety of applications that range from Information Sciences to Linguistics and Philosophy.

Studying Logic at the University of Amsterdam

The MSc programme in Logic is a research-oriented educational programme for highly motivated students with excellent academic records. The programme is open to students from all over the world and is based on a scheme known as the I³ system: Interdisciplinarity, Internationality and Individuality.

  • Interdisciplinarity: We strongly believe that logic is an important research area that spans Mathematics, Computer science, Philosophy and Linguistics and has important applications in the social sciences. This programme is quite unique in that logic is the main area of interest, whereas at most other universities around the world it is only a minor part of other fields.
  • Internationality: The majority of students in the Master's programme in Logic comes from outside the Netherlands. The wide variety of nationalities represented in the programme creates flexibility and encourages open and inquisitive minds. In short, geographic mobility creates intellectual mobility.
  • Individuality: Since the main educational goal of this programme is the formation of an individual research profile on the basis of each student's strengths and interests, there are very few required core courses. Participation in all other courses is subject to thorough discussion with the dedicated academic mentors.

What our students say

Loes Olde Loohuis, Dutch student in Logic 2006-2008

'The fun thing about being a Logic student at the ILLC is that you don't just learn about the various approaches, but that you are challenged to see connections between them, to build bridges and to combine insights from various perspectives. For me one of the greatest advantages of the MSc programme in Logic is the high degree of freedom. As a student you are free to develop, explore or create whatever it is that makes your heart beat faster.'

Read more about what our international students have to say by clicking the link below.

Accreditation and degree

The Master's programme in Logic has been legally accredited by the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and has received the top ranking of ‘excellent' (= world leader in this area) in the categories ‘research quality of the programme', ‘research quality of the teaching staff', ‘student support and guidance' and ‘results of the programme'.

Upon successful completion of the programme students will receive an accredited Master's degree in Logic and the title Master of Science (MSc). You can find more information on accreditation and degrees via the links below.

Source: MSc Logic