Zuyd University of Applied Sciences

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Academic staff
1,500
Students13,551
Location
Heerlen, Sittard, and Maastricht
,
Netherlands
Websitehttp://www.zuyd.nl

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences (Dutch: Zuyd Hogeschool) is a University of Applied Sciences with campuses in Heerlen, Sittard and Maastricht in the southeastern Netherlands.

The main focus of Zuyd University is on Bachelor programmes, 52 in total,[1] most of them in Dutch. There are currently[when?] 8 master programmes.[1]

In the 2008 edition of the Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs ('Higher Education Guide'), Zuyd University takes first place of the 13 larger universities of applied sciences, with an average score of 6.85.[2]

Academics

Zuyd University has the following divisions:[3]

  • Economics, Languages, Communication and Hospitality
  • Health Care
  • Social Studies, Behaviour & Society
  • Arts & Design, Music
  • Teacher Training / Education
  • Technology and Engineering

Zuyd University of Applied Sciences consists of the following faculties, at three different locations:[4]

Faculty Location
Ergo therapy[5] Heerlen
Health and Technology Heerlen
Logopedics Heerlen
Nursing Heerlen
Construction Heerlen
Applied Science Heerlen
ICT Heerlen
Technology Heerlen
Facility Management Heerlen
Education Heerlen/Maastricht
International Business & Communication (incorporating the Maastricht School of Translation and Interpreting) Maastricht
Social Pedagogic Work Maastricht
Social Pedagogic Work Sittard
Social Work Sittard
Hotel Management School[6] Maastricht
Academy of Music Maastricht
Academy of Fine Arts Maastricht
Academy of Media Design and Technology Maastricht
Academy of Dramatic Arts Maastricht
Academy of Architecture Maastricht
Work and Law Sittard
Marketing Management Sittard
Academie Verloskunde Maastricht (University of Midwifery Education & Studies) Maastricht

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Kengetallen". Over de hogeschool (in Dutch). Hogeschool Zuyd. Archived from the original on 2006-05-03.
  2. ^ Keuzegids Hoger Onderwijs [Higher Education Guide] (in Dutch). 2008.[verification needed]
  3. ^ "Our Study programs". Archived from the original on 2006-10-09.
  4. ^ "Faculteiten". Over de hogeschool (in Dutch). Hogeschool Zuyd. Archived from the original on 2006-05-11.
  5. ^ "Welkom op de site van de Faculteit Ergotherapie van de Hogeschool Zuyd!" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2006-05-04.
  6. ^ "Home". Hotel Management School Maastricht (in Dutch).

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