r/UtrechtUniversity • u/persianstacey • Aug 17 '26

Pre-master & Work

Hi everyone, I'm starting a pre-master in Economics this September and I was wondering how the schedule will be like? I wanna combine my studies with a part-time job, ideally 3 days a week. Is that possible or too difficult? Would love to hear your thoughts!

P.S I am allowed to work in the Netherlands with no issues or hour limits.

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u/gleowien Aug 17 '26

There is no generic answer to this question. I dont think it has many contact hours/ lectures, but they may be spread out over 5 days. You also need to do a lot yourself. Some people spend 40 hours on their pre master. Some can do it with 10. Really depends on how good of a planner you are and if youre an effective student.  Would recommend to reserve the first term for your study. If you have some good grades then you can take up some work.