Honours programme
Do you feel you can handle more than your regular study programme?
If you are looking for an extra challenge come join the Honours Programme bachelor EEMCS. The Honours Programme is an extracurricular programme of 20 EC on top of your regular programme. The Honours Programme starts in your second year and takes two years to complete.
As an Honours student you will be enrolled in the Honours community of TU Delft. It is important to know that the Honours Programme requires a lot of initiative and self-reliance of participating students.
The Honours Programme offers you the opportunity to set up and carry out a research project of 15 EC under the guidance of a self-arranged supervisor. In addition, 5 EC must be completed in the interfaculty part of the programme, which is offered faculty transcending to all TU Delft students participating in the Honours Programme. There will be a TU Delft kick-off meeting at the start of the Honours Programme (September) with detailed information about this part.
At least 15 credits must be completed in the faculty component of the HPB, which consists of a research project with a research group inside or outside the EEMCS faculty. The responsible supervisor is a staff member of our faculty. You are personally responsible to find a suitable project and supervisor.
Alternatively, you can choose one of these programs:
If you choose to apply for a special programme you need to hand in your CV, grade list and proposal form to honourscommittee-eemcs@tudelft.nl before the deadline and complete the application procedure of the specific specialization.
Admission requirements:
- You have completed the first academic year in a single year.
- You have an average grade of 8.0 or higher for all your year 1 courses.
- You hand in a complete application package, consisting of the proposal, CV and grade list, before the deadline.
In the faculty information meeting on the 6th of June, we will provide detailed information about the HPB programme. The slides from this meeting can be found here. You can find the answers to frequently asked questions in the FAQ at the top of this page. From 1 August to 31 August you can apply for the Honours Programme.
If you want to apply for the Honours programme, you can send a completed proposal form, CV and list of marks with GPA to honourscommittee-eemcs@tudelft.nl before 31 August 2023.
You can find the template for the proposal here.
Students are selected by the Honours Committee based on the proposal, CV and grades of the first year of your Bachelor study.
What are we looking for in your proposal?
- A convincing motivation statement
- A feasible study plan
- A clear and delineated problem description
- A problem that is (societally) relevant
- A confirmed supervisor
At the end of the second year of your Honours Programme you will present your project at a poster presentation market. The final reporting of the project will be done in the format of a journal paper, which could potentially be published in a scientific journal.
Honours students are awarded an Honours certificate if they have completed the standard Bachelor degree programme and the Honours Programme within three years. Students who have successfully completed the HPB will be awarded a certificate signed by the chair of the Board of Examiners and the Rector Magnificus.
EEMCS Contacts
Honourscommittee-EEMCS@TUDelft.nl
Coordination EEMCS Honours Programmes
Wolter Groenevelt,
Director of Studies
Applied Mathematics
Paddy French,
Honours Programme coordinator
Electrical Engineering
Julian Urbano,
Honours Programme Bachelor coordinator
Computer Science & Engineering
Willem-Paul Brinkman,
Director of Studies
Master Computer Science
Koen Langendoen,
Director of Studies
Master Embedded Systems
Rene van Swaaij,
Director of Studies
Master Sustainable Energy Technology
Do you feel you can handle more than your regular study programme?
Honours Programme 20 EC extracurricular
Students who have shown an excellent performance during the first semester (at least 30EC, no fails or resits, and a weighted average mark of 7.5 out of ten or higher) may apply for the Delft University of Technology Honours programme for outstanding Master’s students.
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Based on the above criterion and their HPM proposal with their project description, students will be selected and admitted to the HPM by the director of studies or an HPM coordinator or HPM committee established by the director of studies.
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Students can only apply for the extra honours programme
before 1 March during the first year of their master programme.
The HPM will comprise at least 20 EC:
A common part of 5 EC
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UD2010 Critical Reflection on Technology (5 EC) or
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UD2012 Business Leadership for Engineers (5 EC)
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TPM019A Leadership Skills for Engineers
An individual part of 15 EC
The individual part is up to you. You may try to broaden your scope or seek in depth projects at your own or another faculty (individually or in a group/mono disciplinary or multidisciplinary).
For example:
- Write a paper with publication
- Mini project not related to the thesis or with a different supervisor
- A project not in the same track/specialisation
This programme gives you the opportunity to collaborate with experts and to have personal supervision in an early stage of your master programme. The end product must be a scientific paper or report.
To receive the Honours Programme TU Delft certificate you have to finish your regular master programme and the honours programme within two years. The Board of Examiners will be responsible for assessing whether all the requirements of the HPM have been met.
If you want to finish your master programme ‘cum laude’ only the grades for the regular programme are taken into account.
Honours community
If you are selected for the Honours Programme you become a member of the TU Delft community for honours students. The community has been set up to enhance the mutual exchange and networking amongst honours students and to inspire each other. The community has a board and organises all kind of activities for honours students.
Application and proposal
Students will be selected by the honours committee on the basis of a written application. In your application you have to describe your, motivation and honours project together with the name of the member of the EEMCS scientific staff, who will supervise you. Please, also attach your CV and your Grade list (GPA)
Please sign digitally (not a scan) the Application Form, and send this form to: Honourscommittee-EEMCS@tudelft.nl
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Application Form
EEMCS Contacts
Honourscommittee-EEMCS@TUDelft.nl
Coordination EEMCS Honours Programmes
Martin van Gijzen,
Director of Studies
Applied Mathematics
Paddy French,
Honours Programme coordinator
Electrical Engineering
Julian Urbano,
Honours Programme Bachelor coordinator
Computer Science & Engineering
Willem-Paul Brinkman,
Director of Studies
Master Computer Science
Koen Langendoen,
Director of Studies
Master Embedded Systems
Rene van Swaaij,
Director of Studies
Master Sustainable Energy Technology
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First of all, if you want to do a special programme, you also need to submit your grade list, CV and proposal (partly filled in) before the 31st of August to honourscommittee-eemcs@tudelft.nl. If you apply for the special programme and hear later on that you did not get accepted, you will get one to two more weeks to complete your proposal form with a research project description and supervisor. Please get in touch with honourscommittee-eemcs@tudelft.nl as soon as possible to arrange a new deadline.
The risk of not getting accepting to a special programme means that you need to think of a plan B over the summer holidays and be ready to set plan B in action. You can also choose to retract your application for the Honours Programme.
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You are personally responsible to find a research topic and supervisor. You may know a lecturer from a course who does research in a field that you are interested in, or perhaps you already have a topic in mind and only need a supervisor with similar interests. On Project Forum you can find the all the EEMCS Research Groups and see whether they have anything on offer. You can also take a look at the TU Delft Research Portal for inspiration.
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It is possible to approach someone from a different TU Delft faculty to do your research project with. However, you will still need an EEMCS faculty member as your second supervisor. This supervisor will ensure that the project is sufficiently connected to an EEMCS topic.
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The requirements for the Honours Certificate are that you finish both the Honours programme and your bachelor within two years. If you are delayed, you can still finish your work, but the credits will be indicated as extra-curricular on your diploma. You will not receive the Honours Certificate. You can also decide to stop with the Honours Programme altogether.
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It really helps to talk with other people about your doubts! Do you know a student who is currently doing to Honours Programme? Ask them about their experience! Talk to your supervisor and make clear arrangements so that you both know what to expect. And ask yourself again, why do you want to do the Honours Programme?
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You can visit the end-of-year event of the second year Honours students to see what they have been working on. This event will be held on the 14th of June 2023 19:00-22:00 in the hall of the Aula.
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It is possible to complete your Honours project in less than two years (for example in a period of three months). Together with your supervisor you can make a feasible planning. Note that the research project still has to be equivalent to 15 EC and that the mandatory poster presentation is on a fixed date.
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It is not possible to combine the Honours Programme with a pause of a year in your studies.
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It is not recommended to do a minor abroad while you are also doing the Honours Programme. In order to get the maximum out of your minor abroad, it is advised to spend your full attention and time on your experience in a different country, rather than working on a Honours project at distance.
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You will get a pass or fail at the end of your project, based on your research work. The pass or fail is granted by the Honours Coordinator of your programme and your supervisor.