Study programme

Programme outline 

 Period 1Period 2Period 3 and 4

Courses for all tracks

  • From Theory to Intervention 5 EC
  • Academic Professional
    (incl. internship and thesis preparation, Period 1-4) 5 EC
  • Two elective courses, 5 EC each. For example: Health Promotion and Behavior change 5 EC; Social Influence, Public Communication and Advertising 5 EC
  • Academic Professional
  • Internship & Thesis 30 EC
  • Academic Professional

Courses per track:

  • Social Influence and Health Promotion
  • Work and Organisation
  • Communication  5 EC
  • Work and Performance 5 EC
  • Nudging 5 EC
  • Organisation Development
    5 EC
  • Internship & Thesis 30 EC
  • Academic Professional


Below, you will find an overview of courses from the current academic year of the programme. This overview is meant to give you an idea of what to expect. The course offer may change in the coming academic year.

Academic Professional

Throughout the entire year, the Academic Professional course will let you focus on the development of your professional identity. This course addresses themes such as:

  • scientific and professional integrity
  • ethics
  • cooperation with other professionals/disciplines
  • job-market orientation

Internship

During your internship, you will get to work as a junior psychologist in one of the practical or research fields of social, health and organisational psychology.

Examples of organisations where our students have done their internship:

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For more information, please check our  on internship.

Thesis

During your thesis, you will learn to function independently as a researcher in the field of social, health and organisational psychology.

Examples of thesis themes from the Social Influence and Health Promotion track:

  • Sustainability and consumer behaviour
  • Behaviour change
  • Living healthy on a healthy planet
  • Need crafting and well-being
  • Close relationships
  • Autonomy and social cognition
  • Decision and behavioural biases
  • Digital habits and AI
  • Self-regulation

Examples of thesis themes from the Work & Organisation track:

  • Work-related well-being & sustainable labour participation
  • Emerging digital technologies in the workplace
  • Intrapreneurship and self-leadership
  • Organisation crafting and job crafting
  • Leadership in organisations
  • Conflict and bullying in the workplace
  • Gender issues in the workplace
  • Fear of missing out in the workplace
  • Ethical and moral behaviour in the workplace
  • Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

I had a lot of fun doing this Master's programme. I found the degree programme to be interesting and challenging. I learned a lot about the fascinating aspects of behaviour and social influence. We spent attention on both theory and practice while doing that.

Aukje, alumna specialised in social psychology