Masters

Applied Cognitive Psychology Learn to apply knowledge of human cognitive, sensory and motor systems in real-life situations.

Applied Data Science Become a data science professional with excellent analytic capabilities in domains such as health science, geo science, social and behavioural science and media.

Artificial Intelligence This Master’s offers you an integrative and cutting-edge approach to the field from the viewpoints of Informatics, Logic, Cognition, Psychology, Philosophy, and Linguistics.

Bio Inspired Innovation This programme is aimed at Life Sciences students who want to innovate services, products and production systems and are interested in bio inspired design and science.

Bioinformatics and Biocomplexity Master integrative and cutting edge computational approaches to crack the biological code. You will be an expert scientist with plentiful research opportunities.

Business Informatics This programme combines theory, methods, and techniques from business and organisational science with the tools and practices of information and computing science.

Climate Physics This Master’s programme offers you a unique combination of theoretical courses and practical training in all aspects of the Earth’s climate and their interactions.

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Learn about the psychology of children and adolescents. Apply your knowledge of developmental psychology in clinical practice.

Clinical Child, Family and Education Studies This Master’s programme (Orthopedagogiek) in Pedagogy will train you to become a scientist practitioner who is able to analyse, perform assessments and intervene, when problems in raising children or adolescents arise.

Clinical Psychology Learn how to treat and prevent psychological problems and disorders. Acquire fundamental knowledge and skills in evidence-based psychotherapies and become familiar with the research methods.

Computing Science Learn the advanced concepts, software design methods, problem-solving techniques, and analytic skills necessary to create information-driven systems.

Cultural Anthropology: Sociocultural Transformation As a qualified anthropologist, you will study the relation between cultural diversity and power within the process of sociocultural transformation.

Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable Citizenship Explore the relationship between citizenship, cultural diversity, and social sustainability.

Data Science This research Master’s teaches how to expand the existing boundaries of Data Science by designing new theories, models, algorithms and tools for the whole Data Management pipeline.

Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence Become a social scientist in the field of developmental psychology, pedagogy, and/or interdisciplinary social sciences.

Drug Innovation This programme prepares students for a job in drug innovation, at research institutes, the pharmaceutical, and biotechnology industry, or in policymaking in science and health care.

Educational Sciences Learn to organise educational learning processes, learning environments and change management. Use this knowledge to improve education and commercial training.

Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction (Research) Explore the complexity of cognitive and social learning processes.

Environmental Biology The goal of this programme is to make you understand how plants, animals and microbes function and adapt to changing environments.

Experimental Physics As a student in the Master’s programme in Experimental Physics you will receive advanced training in the fundamental scientific theories that describe the world around us.

Game and Media Technology This Master’s provides you with both fundamental and applied knowledge of the techniques for handling spatial data. You will work on creating the systems and techniques behind the game and media system.

History and Philosophy of Science This Master’s offers a unique opportunity to study the foundations, practices, and culture of the sciences and humanities from a historical and philosophical perspective.

Human Computer Interaction This Master's is an interdisciplinary programme, focussing on both the fundamental and applied knowledge of human and machine communication, as well as their interaction.

Mathematical Sciences In this programme you will dive deep into mathematics, develop research skills in pure, applied and industrial areas and learn to think out of the box.

Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social Sciences State-of-the-art research in methodology and statistics of the biomedical, behavioural and social sciences.

Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism Advanced research training in hotly debated societal issues.

Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences This Master’s programme is research oriented and takes a multidisciplinary approach to study molecules related to health and disease in cells and organisms.

Nanomaterials Science Learn how to design, make, and apply next generation materials to find solutions for the transition to a sustainable society.

Neuropsychology Learn to assess and treat cognitive and behavioural disorders following brain damage.

Science and Business Management The programme is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills for scientific research, but also to be able to translate a scientific idea into a successful product.

Science Education and Communication For teaching, educational design, and educational research in biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, or physics.

Social and Health Psychology (Research) Investigate the social and health-related aspects of behavioural regulation

Social Challenges, Policies and Interventions Social policy and interventions in the domain of health and wellbeing from an interdisciplinary perspective.

Social, Health and Organisational Psychology This programme will teach you how theories from the field of social, health and organisational psychology can contribute to the management of complex problems within these specific psychological areas.

Sociology and Social Research Become an excellent researcher who qualifies for a PhD or a career outside academia.

Sociology: Contemporary Social Problems You will be thoroughly trained to analyse and advise on contemporary social issues. You will develop into an academic professional on your own chosen theme.

Sustainable and Circular Chemistry Learn about the chemistry-specific aspects (molecules and materials) of the sustainability and circularity transition. This Master's provides a systems thinking framework to tackle challenges associated with these transitions in societal context.

Theoretical Physics Let this Master's be your gateway to understanding the fascinating world of physics, ranging from the unimaginably small scales of elementary particles to the vast dimensions of our universe.

Youth Development and Social Change Learn to integrate knowledge from different disciplines to understand youth issues and to create solutions to address youth problems, such as social media, gaming; substance use; marginalisation and exclusion; and health and happiness.

Youth, Education and Society This interdisciplinary programme (Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukken) in Pedagogy teaches you to connect issues of youth and education to contemporary, (inter)national social issues.