Master in Psychology
Master of Science in Psychology (MSc)
Make the most of the best. Get all-round, in-depth training. Use problem-based learning to solve problems and get practical skills. Apply what you learn and go on to a successful career in psychology.
Be on the cutting edge in a top-rated programme. Specialise in one of three areas of psychology: brain and cognition, organisational or learning and performance. Take an integrated approach to brain structure and function, learn how we learn, or delve into organisational behaviour. Build up a skill set in the analysis and resolution of psychological problems.
It's not just the programme that's top-rated. Erasmus is a highly ranked university in dynamic bustling Rotterdam. The problem-based learning approach is centred on you. Work in small groups. Apply the latest theories and methods. Think and work independently, present results to various audiences, and launch a top-flight career in health, education, business or research.
The Master in Psychology is also offered in Dutch.
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Why study a Master in Psychology in Rotterdam?
| This is an intensive programme that emphasises psychology as it is practised. It is oriented toward problem-solving, and you work in small groups on solutions to psychological issues. The programme offers first-rate preparation for a career in healthcare, education, or business. |
Career opportunities Master in Psychology
| A number of possibilities await you as a psychologist. Depending on your specialty you can become a human-resources manager, a trainer, a career counsellor, a mentor for youth, education advisor, a therapist, or a clinical or developmental psychologist. You can become a researcher at a university or in the pharmaceutical industry, or get started with a counselling office or a forensics institute perhaps focussed on youth. |
Education objectives Master in Psychology
| Once you graduate you will be able to work in healthcare, business, or education doing any of the following:
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Curriculum Master in Psychology
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Mode of education Master in Psychology
| In the Master in psychology, we use Problem Based Learniong (PBL). In PBL, students work together in small groups on different psychological problems. Students have an active role and are responsible for their learning process. Once a week you have a lecture and you will gain experience with the work of a psychologist in various practical exercises and skills trainings. |
Target audience Master in Psychology
| Students with a fascination for the workings of the human mind do well to sign up for the Erasmus University Rotterdam master’s programme Psychology. The programme is open to students with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and offers a choice of three specialisations, in Brain and Cognition, Organisational Psychology and Psychology of Human Learning and Performance |
Admission criteria Master in Psychology
| The Master in Psychology is open to students with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology who have followed at least three courses in the field of their specialization. In addition, you need a successful proficiency test of English, a letter of motivation, a resume and a letter of recommendation.
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Application Master in Psychology
| To apply, you need to send the following documents (by postal mail):
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Specialisation Master in Psychology
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