Study programme
Programme outline
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Below, you will find an overview of courses from the current academic year of this Master's. This overview is meant to give you an idea of what to expect. The course offer may change in the coming academic year.
Academic Professional
Throughout the entire year, the Academic Professional course will let you focus on the development of your professional identity. This course addresses themes such as:
- scientific and professional integrity
- ethics
- cooperation with other professionals/disciplines
- job-market orientation
Internship
During your internship, you will get to work as a junior psychologist in one of the practical or research fields of social, health and organisational psychology.
Examples of organizations where our students have done their internship;
- Hays
- Schouten & Nelissen
- Heineken
- Critical Mass (in Dutch)
- TBWA\NEBOKO
- Royal Haskoning DHV
- Coca Cola (in Dutch)
- Lab of Love (in Dutch)
- Totta Research (in Dutch)
- The Netherlands Nutricion Centre
- FrieslandCampina
- Tabula Rasa
- Pure Talent (in Dutch)
- RADAR
- RIVM
- Cap Gemini
- Kraft / Heinz
For more information, please check our students website on internship.
Thesis
During your thesis, you will learn to function independently as a researcher in the field of social, health and organisational psychology.
Examples of thesis themes from the Social Influence and Health Promotion track:
- Sustainability and consumer behavior
- Behavior change
- Living healthy on a healthy planet
- Need crafting and well-being
- Close relationships
- Autonomy and social cognition
- Decision and behavioral biases
- Digital habits and AI
- Self-regulation
Examples of thesis themes from the Work & Organisation track:
- Work-related well-being & sustainable labour participation
- Emerging digital technologies in the workplace
- Intrapreneurship and self-leadership
- Organisation crafting and job crafting
- Leadership in organizations
- Conflict and bullying in the workplace
- Gender issues in the workplace
- Fear of missing out in the workplace
- Ethical and moral behavior in the workplace
- Diversity and inclusion in the workplace
I had a lot of fun doing this Master's programme. I found the degree programme to be interesting and challenging. I learned a lot about the fascinating aspects of behaviour and social influence. We spent attention on both theory and practice while doing that.
