Education Department Developmental Psychology
We share our expertise on the development of individual differences with our students.
- In the English-taught Research Master in Psychology: Individual Differences and Assessment, we train students to conduct research in developmental psychology. This program is open to international applicants with a relevant bachelor degree.
- In the English and Dutch Bachelor Psychology, we teach topics concerning normal and deviant development, in the first years, and also in the majors Forensic Psychology and Developmental and Lifespan psychology. This English-program is open to international applicants with a relevant high school degree.
- Additionally, our Dutch programs 'Master Klinische Kinder- en Jeugdpsychologie' and 'Master Klinische Forensische Psychologie' and the new English program 'Master Positive Psychology and Well-being' (within the program 'Master Psychologie en Geestelijke Gezondheid' (PGG)) are focused on applying theoretical knowledge in clinical settings. This Master PGG also includes the track 'Cognitive Neuropsychology'.
Please find below a detailed overview of the courses and tracks that are offered by our department.
BACHELOR Psychology (NL/EN)
General
- Academic director Bachelor (NL): Sabitha Soedama (other dpt.)
- Academic director Bachelor (EN): Jelle Sijtsema
- Major Developmental Psychology and Lifespan Psychology program and thesis coordinator: Gabriel Olaru
- Major Forensic Psychology program and thesis coordinator: Nicola Ballhausen
Course
- Developmental psychology
Coördinator (NL): Yasemin Erbas
Coordinator (EN): Nicola Ballhausen - Personality psychology
Coördinator (NL): Manon van Scheppingen
Coordinator (EN): Gabriel Olaru - Communication skills & group skills
- Psychological assessment
Coördinator (NL): MKP teachers
Coordinator (EN): Carlo Garofalo
Major Developmental Psychology and Lifespan Psychology
- Developmental disorders
Coördinator (NL): Stefan Bogaerts
Coordinator (EN): Atha Chasiotis - Development of personal relationships
Coördinator (NL): Gerine Lodder
Coordinator (EN): Gerine Lodder - Development of talent and motivation
Coördinator (NL): Charlotte Out
Coordinator (EN): Yasemin Erbas
Major Forensic Psychology
- Introduction to forensic psychology
Coördinator (NL): Elien De Caluwé
Coordinator (EN): Jelle Sijtsema - Risk assessment
Coördinator (NL): Petra Habets
Coordinator (EN): Petra Habets - Criminality, cognition and personality
Coördinator (NL): Elien De Caluwé
Coordinator (EN): Carlo Garofalo
MASTER Psychology and Mental Health (PGG)
General
- Academic director Master PGG: Elien De Caluwé
- Program/thesis coordinator Clinical Child and Youth Psychology: Manon van Scheppingen
- Program/thesis coordinator Clinical Forensic Psychology: Elien De Caluwé
- Program/thesis coordinator Positive Psychology and Well-being: Eeske van Roekel and Marianne van Woerkom [other dpt.]
- Program/thesis coordinator Clinical (Adults/Elderly) Psychology: Ivan Nyklicek [other dpt.]
- Program/thesis coordinator Cognitive Neuropsychology: Geert van Boxtel [other dpt.]
MASTER Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (in Dutch)
Course
- Development and developmental problems in children
Coordinator: Alexandra Hering - Development and developmental problems in adolescents
Coordinator: Rabia Chhangur - Treatment methods
Coordinator: [other dpt.] - Diagnostics
Coordinator: Annet Toornstra
MASTER Clinical Forensic Psychology (in Dutch)
Course
- Forensic Psychology
Coordinator: Jelle Sijtsema - Forensic Psychopathology
Coordinator: Stefan Bogaerts - Forensic treatment and care programs
Coordinator: Stefan Bogaerts - Diagnostics
Coordinator: Annet Toornstra
MASTER Positive Psychology and Well-being (PP)
Course
- Introduction to Positive Psychology
Coordinator: Atha Chasiotis - Personal development, Growth and Resilience
Coordinator: Nicola Ballhausen - Positive Institutions
Coordinator: HRS teachers - Assessment and Interventions
Coordinator: Charlotte Out/HRS teachers
MASTER Cognitive Neuropsychology
Course
- Neuropsychology of aging
Coordinator: Yvonne Brehmer/CNP teachers
RESEARCH MASTER Individual Differences and Assessment (IDA)
General
- Academic director Research Master IDA: Yvonne Brehmer
- International traineeship coordinator: Manon van Scheppingen
- Traineeship coordinator: Carlo Garofalo
Course
- Theories of individual differences
Coordinator: Gabriel Olaru/Anne Reitz/MTO teachers - Extended assessment methods
Coordinator: Stefan Bogaerts/HRS teachers - Dynamics of individual differences
Coordinator: Gabriel Olaru/Yvonne Brehmer