Social, Health and Organisational Psychology
Tuition
Duration
Admissions Deadline
Location
Profile
Just do it! With the help of advertising campaigns, companies try to sell their products. What works and what doesn’t? Project-X parties organised via Facebook. Unhealthy eating habits. Workplace bullying. Although a wide range of issues, the same rule applies to all of them: it comes down to the way in which people affect each other’s behaviour. In this Master’s programme, you study human behaviour and behaviour change in a social, health, or organisational context.TracksDuring this Master’s programme, you will choose between the following three tracks:Social Influence: about the social influence of behaviour and attitude changeHealth Promotion: about improving health-related behaviourWork and Organisation: about the functioning and wellbeing of individuals and teams in organisationsBy choosing a track and elective courses you can explore your personal field of interest.Research drivenThis Master’s programme connects closely to our research programmes Social-cognitive and Interpersonal Determinants of Behaviour, Health Psychology: Self-regulation, and Work and Organisational Psychology. Connecting theory and practice is essential in our master. You will develop theory-driven interventions by means of the PATH model (Problem-Analysis-Test-Help).Do you want to know more about our research? Watch the videos of Professor Belle Derks about Work and Organisational Psychology (in Dutch) or about Social Psychology by Professor Kees van den Bos. A video of Professor Denise de Ridder about Health Psychology: Self-regulation will follow soon.Every organisation wants enthusiastic employees. But what can they do to get them?International orientationThe courses in this Master’s programme are rooted in international scientific literature and are focused on the internaitonal context. You can do your internship and/or thesis abroad or in (internaitonal) organisations in the Netherlands, such as Trendsactive, Cocal Cola, Hays, Sogeti (in Dutch), Philips and Nutrica. As our student, you are primarily responsible for finding your own internship organisation.The department of Social, Health and Organisational Psychology has a database of internship organisations and has an internaitonal network you can use.Programme objectivesYou will gain specialised knowledge, skills and insights in the fields of Social Psychology, Health Psychology and/or Work and Organisational Psychology. Your development as an academic professional is of central concern.As a Master’s graduate, you will be able to analyse and propose interventions for social, health or organisational issues, such as:integration and participation issuesconsumer behaviouremployability of employeesinnovation and performance in organisationsradicalisationgender inequalityself-regulation issueshealth-related behaviour
Map
Sorry, no records were found. Please adjust your search criteria and try again.
Sorry, unable to load the Maps API.
Admissions Requirements
A bachelor's degree in a related field is required. Applicants from non-anglophone countries must provide proof of English proficiency (TOEFL 93 and IELTS 6.5). Admission Deadline: April 1
Related Programs
Program Information
Utrecht
Utrecht
3584 CH
Netherlands
- 1 year
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
Additional Information
Considerations