Mathematics Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Overview

How can we spread covid patients across hospitals, with a mathematical model? How do prime numbers help to encrypt chat messages? And how does math contribute to intelligent software?

In the Mathematics programme from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, you undoubtedly learnt about calculus, derivatives, algebra, and more – but did you learn how these theories work or why they are true? At the bachelor level you are on cue to acquire new insights into these mathematical phenomena and to discover the buttressing logic.  You will also be diving into other branches of mathematics, deviating thoroughly from those you were taught at high school.

Start your career

With a degree in Mathematics, there are many different directions your career could take you. Your problem-solving and analytical skills will make you an asset in almost any commercial company, government organisation or consultancy. You would be well prepared to work in a diverse range of fields, including financial modeling, option pricing, statistics, IT, data analysis, research and teaching. Alumni from the programme have landed jobs at consultancies, banks, academic institutions, R&D companies, insurance firms, the Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (CBS) and data-science companies like Google, Yahoo or Booking.com. Whatever you choose, we can guarantee it won't take you long to find a job.b.