WUR

Sources

• Minors https://www.wur.nl/en/education/minors

  WUR defines bachelor's minors as coherent 24 ECTS course packages and notes that students can add a course to reach 30 ECTS.

• Regulations Governing Flexible Bachelor's or Master's Programmes https://www.wur.nl/en/show/regulations-governing-flexible-bachelors-or-masters-programmes.htm

  WUR's regulation states that every bachelor's or master's student is entitled to compile a flexible programme within an existing BSc or MSc programme; the programme requires prior approval by the Examining Board.

  A flexible BSc still follows WUR constraints: 180 ECTS, a mandatory BSc thesis, introductory, advanced and specialist course structure, and a diploma listing the closest regular degree programme with the flexible programme qualification.

• Study programme - BSc Animal Sciences https://www.wur.nl/en/education/bachelor/bachelors-animal-sciences

  A programme page shows a three-year bachelor with third-year free choice, including courses at WUR, another Dutch university or abroad, and a BSc minor option.

• Bachelor's in Food Technology https://www.wur.nl/en/education/bachelor/bachelors-food-technology

  A bachelor programme page states the three-year 180 ECTS structure and notes that third-year free electives can be taken at WUR, another university or abroad.

• Facts and figures about Wageningen University & Research https://www.wur.nl/en/about-wur/facts-figures

  WUR's official Facts and figures page reports Wageningen University & Research students in October 2025: 5,175 BSc students, 6,754 MSc students and 99 pre-master students.

  The undergraduate field records the BSc students row. The specialist category does not apply to the Dutch model.