Master's programs in Social Psychology
Study how people behave in their social surroundings, and what influences this behavior. In the field of Social Psychology we offer two specialized tracks, Research Master's, and Double Degrees.
Study Social Psychology at Tilburg University
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Economic Psychology
1 year English Starts end of AugustBecome an expert in economic behavior and consumer psychology, and learn to make decisions related to marketing, financial behavior, and communication. You will learn how companies, non-profits, and governments can use theories of economic and psychological reasoning to understand and influence consumer decisions and financial behaviors.
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Work and Organizational Psychology
1 year English Starts end of AugustIn the Master’s track in Work and Organizational Psychology you will learn how to apply science-based solutions to human problems in work and organizational settings. You learn how to optimize employee performance, improve processes and relationships, enhance fairness and equity in teams, and increase subjective well-being in organizations.
Research Master's programs in Social Psychology
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Research Master in Psychology: Individual Differences and Assessment
2 years English Starts end of AugustBecome a research expert in the area of individual differences and assessment, such as personality, character, and temperament, as well as individual differences in within-person changes across time. Study how such differences affect people's lives in the domains of work and health. The Research Master is an excellent preparation for a PhD or a career in applied research, for example in the domains of human resources, health policy, clinical research, or management.
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Research Master in Social and Behavioral Sciences
2 years English Starts end of AugustBecome a research expert on individual behavior in different social contexts (e.g., peers, organizations, and societies). You will study the central theme 'individual in social context' through four different disciplinary lenses, with one chosen as your track specialization: Social Psychology, Organization Studies, Sociology, and Methods and Statistics. This program is an excellent preparation for a PhD program.
Double Degree programs in Social Psychology
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Cross-Cultural Economic Psychology (Double degree)
2 years English Starts end of AugustGain the best of two outstanding universities and graduate with two degrees: the MSc in Psychology from the University of Osnabrück, with a specalization in Cross-Cultural Psychology, and the MSc in Social Psychology from Tilburg University, with a specialization in either Economic Psychology or Work and Organizational Psychology.
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Applied Social Psychology (Double degree)
2 years English Starts end of AugustGet the best of two outstanding universities and graduate with two degrees in applied social psychology: the MSc in Psychology from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, and the MSc in Social Psychology from Tilburg University in the Netherlands. Enrich your major in Social Psychology with minors from management, Asian studies, sociology, economics or other applied fields.
Why Social Psychology in Tilburg?
- Study how people behave in their social surroundings, and what influences this behavior.
- Problems particularly related to consumer behavior, work and organizational behavior, and decision making in social, economic and organizational contexts, are important themes.
- Benefit from an interactive learning environment in a small-scale international classroom.
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