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  • Applied Cognitive Psychology In English
    Degree: Psychology (66604)
    Duration: 1 year
    Learn to apply knowledge of human cognitive, sensory and motor systems in real-life situations.
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  • Applied EthicsIn English
    Degree: Philosophy (60822)
    Duration: 1 year
    The Master in Applied Ethics is an interdisciplinary and international programme focused on the interaction between moral practice and ethical theory.
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  • Banking and FinanceIn English
    Degree: International Economics and Business (60648)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this one-year programme, you will learn how to contribute to an efficient and effective international industry, with special attention to international financial markets, institutions and regulation.
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  • Bestuur en beleidIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    Bestuur en beleid gaat over de aanpak en organisatie van maatschappelijke issues binnen de publieke sector, in een politieke omgeving en in interactie met burgers, bedrijven en maatschappelijke organisaties.
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  • Bestuur en beleid voor professionalsIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en organisatiewetenschap (75057)
    Duration: 2 years
    In dit programma voor professionals verkent u, in een geïntegreerd werk-en leertraject, de wisselwerking tussen samenleving en openbaar bestuur en ontdekt u daarin uw eigen rol.
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  • Business Development and EntrepreneurshipIn English
    Degree: International Economics and Business (60648)
    Duration: 1 year
    This English-taught Master's programme provides the analytical tools and skills for new business development in established and new organizations.
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  • Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology In English
    Degree: Psychology (66604)
    Duration: 1 year
    Learn about the psychology of children and adolescents. Apply your knowledge of developmental psychology in clinical practice.
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  • Clinical Child, Family and Education StudiesIn English
    Degree: Pedagogische Wetenschappen (66607)
    Duration: 1 year
    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.
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  • Clinical PsychologyIn English
    Degree: Psychology (66604)
    Duration: 1 year
    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.
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  • Communicatie, beleid en managementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    Dit masterprogramma biedt je zicht op de rol van communicatie bij strategievorming, beleidsbepaling en leidinggeven in een organisatie. Ook voor gedragsbeïnvloeding van externe doelgroepen, samenwerking en kennismanagement wordt communicatie ingezet.
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  • Conflict Studies and Human RightsIn English
    Degree: International Relations (60734)
    Duration: 1 year
    This Master’s programme Conflict Studies and Human Rights focuses on the analysis of contemporary violent conflict with an emphasis on the interconnectedness of violence.
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  • Cultural Anthropology: Sociocultural TransformationIn English
    Degree: Cultural Anthropology: Sociocultural Transformation (research) (60378)
    Duration: 2 years
    As a qualified anthropologist, you will study the relation between cultural diversity and power within the process of sociocultural transformation.
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  • Cultural Anthropology: Sustainable CitizenshipIn English
    Degree: Culturele Antropologie (60745)
    Duration: 1 year
    Explore the relationship between citizenship, cultural diversity, and social sustainability.
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  • Development and Socialisation in Childhood and AdolescenceIn English
    Degree: Development and Socialisation in Childhood and Adolescence (research) (60382)
    Duration: 2 years
    Become a social scientist in the field of developmental psychology, pedagogy, and/or interdisciplinary social sciences.
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  • Economic PolicyIn English
    Degree: Economic Policy (60389)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this one-year, English-taught Master’s programme in Economics, you will analyse and evaluate government policy and management.
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  • Educational SciencesIn English
    Degree: Onderwijswetenschappen (60099)
    Duration: 1 year
    Learn to organise educational learning processes, learning environments and change management. Use this knowledge to improve education and commercial training.
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  • Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction (Research)In English
    Degree: Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction (research) (60749)
    Duration: 2 years
    Explore the complexity of cognitive and social learning processes.
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  • European GovernanceIn English
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    This interdisciplinary Master’s programme investigates vital questions facing European countries today. It will equip you with the knowledge and skills to answer these questions and formulate appropriate responses to the challenges they pose.
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  • European LawIn English
    Degree: European Law (60602)
    Duration: 1 year
    The international Master's programme in European Law provides a thorough and highly-individualised training that prepares for a legal career in multinational environment.
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  • Financial ManagementIn English
    Degree: International Economics and Business (60648)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this one-year Master's programme, you will learn to to deal with economic, managerial, regulatory, and reporting issues to maximise enterprise value.
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  • Gender StudiesIn English
    Degree: Arts & Culture (60087)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this Master in Gender Studies, you'll learn to develop and implement sustainable perspectives in emancipation policies, diversity management, cultural initiatives and political activism.
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  • Gender Studies (Research)In English
    Degree: Arts & Culture (Research) (60829)
    Duration: 2 years
    In this Research Master programme you will learn to critically analyse how gender intersects with other social and historical categories such as race, class, age, religion and sexuality.
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  • Geschiedenis van politiek en maatschappij In Dutch
    Degree: Geschiedenis (66034)
    Duration: 1 year
    In het masterprogramma Geschiedenis van politiek en maatschappij leer je hoe je historische inzichten over het functioneren van democratie, burgerschap en de markt kunt gebruiken om hedendaagse problemen op te lossen.
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  • Global CriminologyIn English
    Degree: Criminologie (66469)
    Duration: 1 year
    The Master's programme Global Criminology offers a critical and comparative perspective on criminology and the growing demand for experts in global crime, penology and security.
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  • History of Politics and SocietyIn English
    Degree: History (66034)
    Duration: 1 year
    In the Master's programme History of Politics and Society you will learn how to use historical insights into the functioning of democracy, citizenship and the market to solve current-day problems.
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  • Intercultural CommunicationIn <div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first">English</li> <li class="last">Multilingual</li> </ul></div>
    Degree: Linguistics (60815)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this interdisciplinary Master’s programme, you will carry out practice-oriented research relating to communication optimisation in multilingual and international contexts.
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  • Interculturele communicatieIn <div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first">Dutch</li> <li class="last">Multilingual</li> </ul></div>
    Degree: Taalwetenschappen (60815)
    Duration: 1 year
    In de interdisciplinaire master Interculturele communicatie doe je praktijkgericht onderzoek naar de optimalisering van communicatie in meertalige en internationale contexten.
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  • International ManagementIn English
    Degree: International Economics and Business (60648)
    Duration: 1 year
    In this one-year Master's programme, you specialise in managerial decision making in a global context, with a keen eye for all stakeholders while managing international businesses.
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  • International Relations in Historical PerspectiveIn English
    Degree: International Relations (60734)
    Duration: 1 year
    The Master of International Relations in Historical Perspective bridges the historical and political science approaches of international relations. In this way, the programme offers you the best of both worlds.
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  • Law and EconomicsIn English
    Degree: Law and Economics, Economics of Competition and Regulation (60742, 60388)
    Duration: 1 year
    This one-year Master's programme offers an in-depth examination of issues in economic and legal aspects, meeting the growing demand for multidisciplinary experts in the field.
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  • Legal ResearchIn English
    Degree: Legal Research (research) (60744)
    Duration: 2 years
    The Master's programme Legal Research makes a well-trained lawyer out of you with a research-oriented mindset, which is crucial in this changing society and a basic requirement for a PhD study.
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  • Leraar voorbereidend hoger onderwijsIn Dutch
    Degree: Afhankelijk van schoolvak (68533 / 68534 / 68535)
    Duration: 1 year
    Word eerstegraads leraar in aardrijkskunde, biologie, Duits, economie, Engels, filosofie, Frans, geschiedenis, godsdienst, informatica, kunstgeschiedenis, maatschappijleer, natuurkunde, Nederlands, scheikunde, Spaans of wiskunde.
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  • Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukkenIn <div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first">Dutch</li> <li class="last">Multilingual</li> </ul></div>
    Degree: Pedagogische Wetenschappen (66607)
    Duration: 1 year
    Via dit Engelstalig programma Youth, Education and Society (Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukken) verwerf je inzicht in westerse en niet-westerse opvoedingsproblematiek.
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  • Management van Publieke VraagstukkenIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en organisatiewetenschap (75057)
    Duration:
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    In dit programma voor professionals leert u uitdagingen van organisaties met een publieke functie te herkennen en te vertalen naar betekenisvolle veranderaanpakken.
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  • Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social SciencesIn English
    Degree: Methodology and Statistics for the Behavioural, Biomedical and Social Sciences (research) (60384)
    Duration: 2 years
    State-of-the-art research in methodology and statistics of the biomedical, behavioural and social sciences.
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  • Migration, Ethnic Relations and MulticulturalismIn English
    Degree: Migration, Ethnic Relations and Multiculturalism (research) (66631)
    Duration: 2 years
    Advanced research training in hotly debated societal issues.
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  • Multidisciplinary EconomicsIn English
    Degree: Multidisciplinary Economics (research) (60907)
    Duration: 2 years
    During this two-year research Master you will develop expertise in an economics research area of your interest and supplement this with knowledge from another field of research preparing you for a career as a researcher inside or outside academia.
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  • NeuropsychologyIn English
    Degree: Psychology (66604)
    Duration: 1 year
    Learn to assess and treat cognitive and behavioural disorders following brain damage.
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  • Notarieel rechtIn Dutch
    Degree: Notarieel recht (66828)
    Duration: 1 year
    De brede master Notarieel recht biedt je naast de civiele basis van dit rechtsgebied gedegen kennis van het verbintenissenrecht en goederenrecht.
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  • Onderneming en rechtIn Dutch
    Degree: Recht en onderneming (60741)
    Duration: 1 year
    De master Onderneming en recht geeft zicht op de rol en het functioneren van ondernemingen vanuit het perspectief van het ondernemingsrecht, arbeidsrecht en mededingingsrecht.
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  • OnderwijswetenschappenIn Dutch
    Degree: Onderwijskunde (66613)
    Duration: 1 year
    Het Engelstalige programma Educational Sciences (Onderwijswetenschappen) geeft je kennis om leeromgevingen, het onderwijs en bedrijfsopleidingen te verbeteren.
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  • Organisatie, cultuur en managementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en organisatiewetenschap (75057)
    Duration: 2 years
    In dit programma voor professionals krijgt u o.a. inzicht in culturele machtsprocessen in dienstverlenende organisaties die functioneren in een veranderende omgeving met oog voor context.
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  • Organisaties, verandering en managementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    Dit masterprogramma gaat in op veranderingen in organisaties en leert je daarbij oog te krijgen voor de effectiviteit van die organisaties zonder de aandacht voor mensen, interacties en processen te verliezen.
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  • OrthopedagogiekIn <div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first">Dutch</li> <li class="last">Multilingual</li> </ul></div>
    Degree: Pedagogische Wetenschappen (66607)
    Duration: 1 year
    Met dit Engelstalig programma Clinical Child, Family, Education and Society (Orthopedagogiek) doorbreek, voorkom of verbeter je problematische opvoedingssituaties.
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  • PrivaatrechtIn Dutch
    Degree: Nederlands recht (66451)
    Duration: 1 year
    De master Privaatrecht biedt een brede basis en de vaardigheden om met de steeds veranderende inhoud van het privaatrecht om te kunnen gaan.
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  • Public International LawIn English
    Degree: Public International Law (60856)
    Duration: 1 year
    The Master's programme Public International Law prepares you to reflect critically on legal, human and sustainable dilemmas in a globalized and interdependent world.
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  • Publiek managementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    Dit masterprogramma leert je inzien hoe de aanpak van maatschappelijke vraagstukken als criminaliteit, veiligheid, onderwijs, gezondheidszorg, jeugdzorg en probleemwijken georganiseerd kan worden. We willen je opleiden tot reflective practitioner.
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  • Religie en samenlevingIn Dutch
    Degree: Theologie & Religiewetenschappen (60824)
    Duration:
    • 1 year
    • 2 years
    In de master Religie en samenleving bestudeer je de veranderende maatschappelijke rol van religie in West-Europa, altijd met aandacht voor het transnationale karakter van religies.
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  • Religious StudiesIn English
    Degree: Arts & Culture (Research) (60829)
    Duration: 2 years
    The Research Master’s programme in Religious Studies offers research-based training in the multidisciplinary study of religion as a dynamic historical and cultural phenomenon.
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  • Research in Public Administration and Organisational ScienceIn English
    Degree: Research in Public Administration and Organizational Science (research) (60391)
    Duration: 2 years
    This challenging two-year Master's programme focuses on key issues of Public Administration and Organisation Theory. It will help you gain in-depth knowledge about societal problems and critical challenges faced by organisations in the public domain.
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  • Social and Health PsychologyIn English
    Degree: Social & Health Psychology (research) (60380)
    Duration: 2 years
    Investigate the social and health-related aspects of behavioural regulation
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  • Social Policy and Public HealthIn English
    Degree: Interdisciplinary Social Science (60746)
    Duration: 1 year
    Social policy and interventions in the domain of health and wellbeing from an interdisciplinary perspective.
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  • Social, Health and Organisational PsychologyIn English
    Degree: Psychology (66604)
    Duration: 1 year
    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.
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  • Sociology and Social ResearchIn English
    Degree: Sociology and Social Research (research) (60748)
    Duration: 2 years
    Become an excellent researcher who qualifies for a PhD or a career outside academia.
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  • Sociology: Contemporary Social ProblemsIn English
    Degree: Sociologie (66601)
    Duration: 1 year
    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.
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  • Sportbeleid en sportmanagementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 2 years
    Dit masterprogramma besteedt aandacht aan het ontwikkelen en uitvoeren van beleid en het begeleiden en managen van sportgerelateerde organisaties, zoals bonden, verenigingen, gemeentes, koepelorganisaties.
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  • Staats- en bestuursrechtIn Dutch
    Degree: Nederlands recht (66451)
    Duration: 1 year
    De master Staats- en bestuursrecht stelt je als jurist goed in staat om kritisch te reflecteren op problemen vanuit juridisch en maatschappelijk perspectief.
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  • StrafrechtIn Dutch
    Degree: Nederlands recht (66451)
    Duration: 1 year
    De master Strafrecht leert je op een wetenschappelijk verantwoorde manier antwoorden te vinden op maatschappelijk relevante, strafrechtelijke vraagstukken.
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  • Strategic Human Resource ManagementIn English
    Degree: Public Administration and Organisation Science (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    This Master’s programme focuses on Human Resource Management, in terms of serving both the organisation’s interests (good performance) and those of employees (for example, satisfaction and motivation).
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  • Strategisch Human Resource ManagementIn Dutch
    Degree: Bestuurs- en Organisatiewetenschap (60446)
    Duration: 1 year
    In dit masterprogramma kijken we naar het managen van arbeid en personeel, niet alleen gericht op het belang van de organisatie (goede prestaties) maar ook van de medewerkers (bijvoorbeeld tevredenheid en motivatie).
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  • Youth StudiesIn English
    Degree: Interdisciplinary Social Science (60746)
    Duration: 1 year
    Study youth issues in changing social contexts (e.g. influenced by society, family, school, peers). Observe and examine contemporary youth issues by combining different social scientific disciplines in an interdisciplinary way.
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  • Youth, Education and SocietyIn English
    Degree: Pedagogische Wetenschappen (66607)
    Duration: 1 year
    This interdisciplinary programme (Maatschappelijke opvoedingsvraagstukken) in Pedagogy teaches you to connect issues of youth and education to contemporary, (inter)national social issues.
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