Frequently asked questions

Am I eligible for the Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship?

In order to be directly eligible to the Master Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship, the curriculum of your relevant Bachelor’s program needs to meet the following criteria:

• A minimum of 15 EC in mathematics and statistics, which include at least 5 EC in mathematics and 5 EC in statistics.

Courses in:

• Databases
• Algorithms
• Programming (at least one language, preferably Python)
• Machine Learning / Data Mining

Next to this you need to meet the English language requirement. For those students who have sufficient knowledge of statistics and mathematics, but who are not immediately eligible for the master’s program itself, we offer a half-year pre-master’s program of 30 EC. The courses of the pre-master’s program Data Science in Business and Entrepreneurship start in the first week of February. For more information, go to our pre-master page. If you want to know for sure if you are eligible to the program, you have to fill in an application form at Tilburg University or an application form at TU/E You will be asked to submit an application package where transcripts of records are required, next to other documents explained on our website. The Admissions Committee will assess your file and provide further advice about your eligibility for the Master DSBE or the Pre-Master. More information about the admission is found on or page about admission requirements.

Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship