MScPsychology: Work, Organisation and Health

Study location	Netherlands, Nijmegen
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	1 year (60 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	MSc

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from a research university. Your degree should include: - Statistics and Data Analysis (at least 15 EC, i.e. 420 study hours) and the statistical package SPSS. - Methods of psychological research (at least 20 EC, i.e. 560 study hours). - Social Psychology and Work/ Organisational/ Occupational Psychology at a Bachelor’s level (at least 30 EC, i.e. 840 study hours). - At least one empirical research project with substantial quantitative data and statistical analyses that resulted in an individually written report in APA-style. Please use this form to justify how your Bachelor’s courses meet the requirements regarding Statistics and Data Analysis (>15 EC), Methods of psychological research (>20 EC), and Social Psychology and Work/ Organisational/ Occupational Psychology (>30 EC). The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German / Dutch. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. It is required that you send verified copies of the entry qualification documents directly to the university by postal mail. Important! Never send original documents by post! Radboud University Central Student Administration P.O. Box 9102 6500 HC Nijmegen

Language requirements	English - IELTS Academic: ≥ 7.0 overall, subscores ≥ 6.5 - TOEFL iBT: ≥ 100, subscores ≥ 22 - Cambridge C1 Advanced or C2 proficiency: C or above

Other requirements	A motivation letter must be added to your application. Please provide a copy of your Bachelor’s thesis or another empirical research project with substantial quantitative data and statistical analyses that resulted in an individually written report in APA-style.

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Overview

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Programme structure

The study programme includes a coherent and balanced curriculum. The design of the programme is based on the scientist-practitioner model. You learn to base your own professional practice on current theoretical insights and you will develop a critical scientific attitude that will be of great value in actual practice. You will master the most important advisory skills and learn to apply acquired knowledge to a practical situation. The study load of this programme is 60 EC. After completing the programme you will be Master of Science in Psychology.

Career opportunities

You will be able to focus on a job in both the profit sector (in commercial companies and agencies) and the non-profit sector (government organisations, educational institutions and the healthcare sector). Most graduates end up working in positions that deal with one of the following, for example:

- Advising on a healthy work environment and on working hours and work breaks
- Counselling (and referring) employees who are forced to leave their job or who have already left their job
- Developing effective lifestyle and vitality programmes
- Putting the right employee in the right job
- Designing selection and development tools
- Developing training programmes or training employees to use certain skills
- Helping employees who feel stuck in their careers
- Advising organisations during change processes, which requires employees to move forward with the changes
- Advising companies on strategic HRM policies, remuneration and assessment and sustainable employability
- Counselling and advising teams and/or management on conflict management, collaboration or team changes.