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 educational. 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 Masters in Psychology is also offered in Dutch.

Education objectives Masters in Psychology

Once you graduate you will be able to work in healthcare, business, or education doing any of the following:

• gather information in a scientific manner;
• formulate diagnoses and strategies for improvement;
• draw up and carry out an action plan for individuals or groups;
• note down your results.
  

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Career oppertunities Masters 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.

Target audience Masters 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 Educational Psychology.

Please see below for information about the specialisation within this Masters Programme. Whether a specialisation is offered full-time or part-time, is indicated accordingly.

Admission requirements Masters in Psychology

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology with proven education and interest related to the field of the Master specialisation. The Examination Board of Psychology will judge your prior education. If you are in doubt whether your application is suitable, please make the earliest possible contact.
• Proven ability in English. You will need a certified copy of a TOEFL or IELTS test. A minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper based), 250 (computer based) or 100 (internet based) is required. For the IELTS test, a minimum score of 7.0 is required.
• Letter of Recommendation by a senior staff member of your home university.
• A personal statement of motivation (max. 1 page).
• A curriculum vitae.
  
• For more details about the admission requirements and application, please contact the international coordinator at master-psy@remove-this.fsw.eur.nl

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Admission and application Masters in Psychology

The application deadline for prospective students from the EU/EEA is July 1st. For non EU prospective students is the application deadline May 1st.

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