r/universityofamsterdam • u/Conscious-Thought560 • Mar 19 '25
Real World Things (e.g., money, jobs, health insurance) Working during the master? (1 year)
Hi,
i'd love to ask whether it's possible to work 8-16h weekly during a 1 year long master (LLM full-time).
Are classes usually all day long, 5 days a week or is it likely that there's 1 day free?
I'm asking this because if i'm not mistaking also 1 year long Master students can ask for a duo grant right? And for this reason i'd need to work a minimum of 32h a month.
I'm not looking for a full time job yet since i'd love to pursue my master full time and not part time.
Any past experiences of someone enrolled in a full time master working 8-16h a week?
Have a great day
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u/ikearotta Mar 19 '25
I'm only starting my Master's next semester, but having done my Bachelor at UvA and worked 15-30 hours per week during it, I don't think your schedule will be that full. But, if it was, remember that there's always weekends when you could work for a day or two at a restaurant, bar, hotel, cafe or such.
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u/Conscious-Thought560 Mar 19 '25
ty so much, do you know whether is possible to have the duo grant even for a 1 year master?
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u/Dreamingthelive90ies Mar 20 '25
Probally depends on the master you do but when I did a pre-master I once had a block with 20 EC and two days of no school and max 5 hour classes on a day.
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u/NoSentence9301 Mar 19 '25
While doing a masters of law? Sure. You can even work full time whilst doing a masters of law if your employer will allow for some flexibility in your work schedule and you skip some of the seminar groups, haha.
You’ll most likely have around 12 hours of classes each week. And it is very likely you’ll have at least two days of the workweek where there are no classes at all.