Behavioural and Social Sciences (Research)
Are you considering a research career in an academic or an applied setting? Do you want to specialize within the field of behavioural and social sciences and receive a multidisciplinary training?
As a research master student, you choose one of our three multidisciplinary themes. The theme-specific courses will give you a broad view on the theme and will introduce you to the unique perspectives of the theme-related specializations. In the course of the first semester you will choose your own specialization. It will enable you to tailor your master's to the topics that you wish to engage in.
1. Mental Health: Perspectives from Neuro- and Clinical Psychology
What are the origins of psychopathological and brain disorders?
Specializations: Clinical Neuropsychology | Clinical Psychology | Psychometrics and Statistics
2. Individual Development in Social Context
How do individuals develop across their lifespan?
Specializations: Developmental Psychology | Orthopedagogy | Pedagogical and Educational Sciences | Psychometrics and Statistics | Sociology
3. Understanding Societal Change
How do individuals and groups adapt to the changing world?
Specializations: Environmental Psychology | Organizational Psychology | Psychometrics and Statistics | Social psychology | Sociology
Sufficient knowledge of the English language. | CPE in Advanced English:>=185 | TOEFL: an overall score of >= 100, with >= 25 on speaking and writing on the internet-based form | IELTS: an overall score of >= 7, with >=7 on speaking and writing (academic version) |
University bachelor in a social science (e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Pedagogics, Educational Sciences).
- Assessment interview: If you apply for the programme, you may be invited for an interview with the Admission Board to provide additional information about their motives and aspirations to enter the research master's programme.
- Reference letter: You must arrange for two names of academic referees who have knowledge of your academic record. Please note: only provide two names, it is not necessary to arrange letters of references.)
- (Motivation-) letter: Your motivation to enter the research master's programme and your professional background are important elements in successful completion of the programme. Also, it is very important for us to know what your objectives are in completing the research master so your needs can be assessed. Please write (type) a short report (no longer than 1 to 2 pages) listing your motivation, relevant study or work experience and any other information which you think is related to your admission such as thesis proposals, areas of particular interest and/or professional qualifications in social and behavioural sciences.
- High performance during the Bachelor's degree programme (weighted average BA grade at least 7.5 or equivalent)
- Preference for one of the three domains
- Knowledge of relevant theories and statistics (including multiple regression and analysis of variance), and experience with statistical software packages.
Job examples
- Mental Health: Perspectives from Neuro- and Clinical Psychology
- clinical psychologist
- neuropsychologist
- management consultant
- data analyst.
- Understanding Societal Change
- consultant
- researcher at research company (eg. NIDI, SCP, TNO)
- policy advisor
- scientific advisor
- lecturer
- data analyst or scientist
- project leader
- information specialist
- developer
- political advisor.
- Individual Development in Social Context
- researcher at a research company (eg. NIDI, SCP, TNO)
- lecturer
- orthopedagoog
- educational scientist
- information specialist
- policy advisor
- political advisor.
